Lawmakers bank on single redistricting proposal as court deadline looms
Lawmakers advanced a single redistricting bill Friday that might comply with a federal court mandate for a second Black congressional district.
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Louisiana Legislature adjourns without approving new map for Congress seats
The Louisiana Legislature has adjourned without approving new congressional map that a federal judge ordered them to submit by Monday.
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Louisiana congressional map in Judge's hands after Legislature fails to act
U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick gave the Louisiana Legislature a June 20 deadline to draw a new congressional map with a second Black district.
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Louisiana lawmakers end court-ordered redistricting session without passing new congressional map
With Saturday’s action, state lawmakers have ceded the responsibility of drawing the congressional districts the state will use for the next ten years to the courts.
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7 maps the Louisiana Legislature will consider for new congressional districts
Louisiana lawmakers have so far filed seven maps to consider in a special session brought about after a federal court rejected a congressional redistricting proposal they approved earlier this year. The judge in the case has given legislators until Monday to submit a map with two majority-Black districts in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act.
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