Louisiana redistricting map blocked by appeals court for diluting Black votes while Supreme Court considers broader case on race-conscious congressional district drawing.

BATON ROUGE, La. — A proposed Louisiana congressional map with a second majority-Black district, which could deliver another U.S. House seat to Democrats, received bipartisan support and advanced ...

Lawyers representing a group of Louisiana voters challenging the creation of a second majority-Black congressional district ...

A little over a week after Louisiana officials approved a congressional map with a second majority-Black district as part of an effort to resolve longstanding litigation, the state has been served ...

MONROE, La. (BRPROUD) — A panel of three federal judges agreed to throw out the new Louisiana Congressional district map adopted by the Legislature earlier this year. The case was heard in the Western ...

BATON ROUGE, La. ( Louisiana First) — Three South Louisiana parishes are under a burn ban as the state experiences hot and ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last year ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the ...

Washington — The Supreme Court is set to consider Monday whether to leave in place Louisiana's congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts and was used in the 2024 elections. The ...

WASHINGTON — The Supreme Court on Monday lifted its hold on a Louisiana political remap case, increasing the likelihood that the Republican-dominated state will have to redraw boundary lines to create ...

Photo caption: Gov. Jeff Landry speaks during the start of the special session in the House Chamber on Monday, Jan. 15, 2024, in Baton Rouge, La. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate via AP, Pool) A proposed ...