Louisiana Republicans approve congressional map eliminating majority-Black district
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Jane C. Timm
2d ago· 3 min readenNews
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Summary
Louisiana Republicans have approved a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black districts and creates an additional Republican-leaning district. The map, passed by the state Senate after modifications in the state House, is expected to result in five Republicans and one Democrat being elected to Congress. The redistricting was prompted by the U.S. Supreme Court ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, which found the previous congressional map unconstitutional.
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The map, which is expected to help elect five Republicans and one Democrat to Congress, was passed out of the state Senate Friday afternoon after being tweaked in the state House earlier in the week.
Legislators drew the new lines in response to a major U.S. Supreme Court ruling, Louisiana v. Callais, which found the existing congressional map unconstitutional.
Louisiana Republicans approved a new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state’s two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place
