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The case that would have determined whether one of the state's two majority-Black congressional districts was a racial gerrymander has been tabled by the U.S. Supreme Court.
A new item of business concerning early voting sites caused tension among Caddo Parish commissioners during this week's work session.
The Supreme Court on Friday put off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
The Supreme Court ordered further arguments over Louisiana's congressional map that created a second majority-Black district.
The Supreme Court is putting off ruling on a second Black majority congressional district in Louisiana, instead ordering new arguments in the fall.
The Supreme Court will not decide right now whether Louisiana violated the Constitution when it enacted a congressional map last year that created a second majority-Black district. In a surprise […]
Arguments in the case centered on Louisiana's response to U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick's 2022 finding that an earlier map likely violated the Voting Rights Act of 1965, a landmark law barring racial discrimination in voting, and whether the state relied too heavily on race in devising a remedial map adding a second Black-majority district.
Louisiana’s elections will be a little different in 2026. The state is going back to closed political party primaries for three public bodies on April 18, 2026, and a second or runoff primary on May 30,
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