Louisiana Democrats Push Back as Maps Threaten to Wipe Out Majority-Black Districts
Lawmakers are weighing a map that could keep one or two majority-Black districts after the Supreme Court voided Louisiana’s current lines.
- Louisiana lawmakers will hold a public hearing on Friday at 9 a.m. to discuss new congressional maps, following a U.S. Supreme Court decision last week that struck down the state's existing district lines as unconstitutional.
- The Supreme Court ruling prompted Gov. Jeff Landry to suspend U.S. House primary elections, triggering multiple ongoing lawsuits from voters and the League of Women Voters of Louisiana challenging the governor's emergency order.
- Partisan debates center on the number of majority-Black districts, as Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, supports preserving one, while the Democratic Caucus demands two, noting that nearly a third of Louisiana residents are Black.
- Proposals under consideration include Senate Bill 130 and Senate Bill 121, though Senate President Cameron Henry, R-Metairie, noted that lawmakers may revert to a "jungle" primary system if elections remain suspended.
- Following Friday's public testimony, the committee plans to meet early next week to vote on a final map, as the location and number of majority-Black districts remain key points of debate in the ongoing legislative session.
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Bitter redistricting fight looms in Louisiana Legislature after Supreme Court ruling
Republicans said they would start drawing a new voting map for Congress as soon as Friday. Democrats countered that they’ll resist any attempts to reduce the number of majority-Black districts.
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Louisiana lawmakers to begin congressional map revisions Friday
State Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen. (Photo by Wes Muller/Louisiana Illuminator)A Louisiana legislative committee that oversees redistricting will meet Friday to hear public comments on a new congressional district map after the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision last week to overturn the existing version. Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, said the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, which he chairs, will likely favor a map that pres…
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