Louisiana lawmakers approve new congressional map favoring Republicans after Supreme Court ruling
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Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map designed to give Republicans a 5-1 seat advantage, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down the previous map as an illegal racial gerrymander. The new map leaves the state with only one majority-Black House district represented by Democrats, weakening the Voting Rights Act. The decision is part of a broader national redistricting battle ahead of the midterm elections, with Republican Gov. Jeff Landry expected to sign the measure.
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Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act.
That decision intensified a national redistricting battle fueled by President Donald Trump's efforts to protect the Republicans' slim House majority in this year's midterm elections.
Louisiana lawmakers have passed a new congressional map to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with one of its two majority-Black House districts. The map approved Friday is designed to give Louisiana a 5-1 split in Republicans’ favor. The U
