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Southern Democrats warn Louisiana redistricting fight could reshape Black representation across the South

Democratic lawmakers from Louisiana, Texas, Georgia and Mississippi gathered at the Louisiana State Capitol on Wednesday to warn that Louisiana’s latest congressional redistricting fight is not an isolated state issue, but part of a broader regional effort to roll back Black voting power and Democratic representation across the South. The press conference, led by Rep….

Elections

Louisiana Republicans Cancel The Primary, Void The Votes, Then Advance A Map To Add A GOP Seat

Louisiana’s congressional election chaos is no longer theoretical. It is now moving through the Legislature. The Louisiana Senate voted Thursday to advance a Republican-backed congressional map that would likely return the state to a 5-1 Republican congressional delegation, eliminating one of Louisiana’s two majority-Black congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the current…