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A new minority district in Louisiana seems to have forced out a sitting Republican before he even ran for re-election.

Yesterday, a three-judge panel in federal court in Shreveport threw out Louisiana's latest congressional map, and we're all very entertained.

The federal three-judge panel tasked with deciding Louisianas congressional future has ruled in a 2-1 decision that the map the Legislature drew in January that added a second majority-Black district

(The Center Square) – A federal court has thrown out the states newly-drawn congressional maps that created a second majority Black district, leaving an uncertain outlook for the upcoming elections.

A group of Black voters have asked a federal judge to move a lawsuit filed against the new congressional map from a conservative-stacked court in Monroe.

Five House Republicans' race projections have shifted from solid ground to more competitive over the last six months.

U.S. Rep. Garret Graves has had a rough few months.

In vintage Louisiana fashion, Democrats gain a second Louisiana seat.KEY POINTS FROM THIS ARTICLE— Earlier this week, Gov. Jeff Landry (R-LA) signed a new House map that creates a second Black-majority seat in the state.— The new district, stretching from Baton Rouge to Shreveport, would have favored Joe Biden by 20 points in 2020 and is Safe Democratic.— Former Rep. Cleo Fields (D) seems to be a frontrunner for the new seat, and, if elected, would return to Congress after a nearly 30 year...

Louisiana lawmakers and Governor Jeff Landry have approved a new congressional map that creates a second majority Black district.

Rep. Garret Graves (R-La.) is warning that Louisiana’s “boneheaded” new congressional map could put House Republicans in jeopardy of losing their majority come November, after his district was redrawn to create a majority-Black district. “In doing so [Speaker Mike Johnson (R-La.)] has a two-seat majority and they effectively just took one of those seats away voluntarily,”…