US EditionBlack residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
The U.S. Supreme Court will rule on a challenge to Louisiana’s second Black majority district created to improve representation under the Voting Rights Act.
- On Wednesday, the U.S. Supreme Court will hear a case that could remove U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields' seat after the Republican-controlled Louisiana Legislature and governor enacted a map creating a second Black majority district.
- In 2022, Louisiana's GOP-dominated Legislature drew a map that kept one Black majority district, while civil rights groups fought to create a second one leading to Cleo Fields' election last year.
- Black residents now account for 54% of registered voters in Fields' district, up from 24%, and leaders in predominantly Black communities across the 218-mile-long district say he finally gives them a voice.
- Community leaders said Cleo Fields has delivered tangible help, from aiding Social Security access to pursuing federal funding, while opponents contend the district was unconstitutionally gerrymandered.
- Among the priorities for the town of 4,000 is obtaining grant money to fix its failing sewage system, and with Cleo Fields' help it is in line to be approved for a grant next year.
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Black residents worry new Louisiana congressional district could be lost in Supreme Court case
Black residents in a newly created Louisiana congressional district fear they could lose their representation under a case being heard before the U.S. Supreme Court.
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