Louisiana Lawmakers Pass Congressional Map Eliminating Majority-Black District
Louisiana lawmakers approved a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black districts, following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling in April. The map was passed by Republican lawmakers and is expected to be signed by the Republican governor.
Louisiana lawmakers passed a congressional map that eliminates a majority-Black district, according to corroborated reports. The new map was approved after an April Supreme Court ruling. Louisiana's Republican lawmakers approved the map, according to NPR. The Republican governor of Louisiana is expected to sign the map, according to the Guardian. Before the new map, Louisiana had two majority-Black congressional districts, according to NPR. The new map reconfigures the state’s sixth congressional district, currently represented by Cleo Fields, a Black Democrat, according to the Guardian.
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