Louisiana state Sen. Cleo Fields (D), who served in Congress in the 1990s, has declared his candidacy for a new majority-Black congressional district created in January by the Legislature.
In a 2-to-1 decision, the panel sided with challengers who argued that the map that created a second Black majority district was an “impermissible racial gerrymander.” By Rick Rojas Reporting ...
A federal court on Tuesday tossed out a newly drawn congressional map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana – in a potential blow to Democrats seeking to seize control of ...
Two Donald Trump-appointed federal judges handed down a ruling Tuesday that would block Louisiana from using a newly authorized voter map that established an additional majority-Black district.
A federal three-judge panel has asked the Louisiana Legislature to draw yet another congressional map by June 3 or have the court produce "interim" boundaries to conduct the Nov. 5 election.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) — After a new Louisiana congressional map was rejected by a panel of three federal judges in Shreveport, it’s back to the drawing board for legislators who said they were ...
Louisiana’s six U.S. House members still don’t know the shape of the districts they’ll run for this fall. But that should clarify within a month, according to an order promulgated Tuesday by ...
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Louisiana lawmakers have less than a month to come up with a new congressional map or a panel of judges will draw it for them. That mandate comes from a three-person panel of ...
Justice Samuel Alito brings no vision and no unique insights to his job — other than unrelenting loyalty to the GOP.
A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday threw out Louisiana’s recently redrawn congressional map that included an additional majority-Black district, leaving the state without a settled ...
The judges set a May 6 hearing for all parties to discuss next steps. An appeal to the US Supreme Court is likely – casting doubt over what map will be used in this year’s elections. State ...