Louisiana senators pass new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
The 27-10 vote sends the plan to the House and would leave Republicans with five of Louisiana’s six U.S. House seats.
- On Thursday, the Louisiana Senate voted 27-10 to pass Senate Bill 121, reducing the state's majority-Black U.S. House districts from two to one and potentially securing a 5-1 Republican delegation advantage.
- The proposal follows an April 29 U.S. Supreme Court ruling that struck down Louisiana's previous map for over-reliance on race, mandating state lawmakers to redraw districts to comply with judicial standards.
- Sen. Jay Morris, the bill's sponsor, admitted the map aims "to maximize a Republican advantage," while Democratic State Sen. Sam Jenkins argued it represents "using partisanship as cover for discriminatory practices."
- Gov. Jeff Landry postponed the U.S. House primaries to November 3 to accommodate the new map, with candidate qualifying scheduled for August 5-7.
- Across the South, Republican-led states are capitalizing on a weakened Voting Rights Act to redraw maps, with leaders in South Carolina similarly calling special sessions to pursue new congressional districts.
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Louisiana Senate approves new map that would scrap majority-Black district
Louisiana is a step closer to a new congressional map after the state Senate approved a plan Thursday that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both held by Democrats. The new map comes after the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s current House map last month in a ruling that found the state had illegally used race to draw a second majority-Black seat last cycle — the 6th District, represented by Democratic Rep. C…
State senators pass new House map - American Press
Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s congressional map, state senators passed a plan Thursday that would eliminate a majority-Black district while giving Republicans a chance to win an additional seat in the midterm elections. The new U.S. House districts, which still need House approval, would be used for primary elections poised to be postponed from Saturday until November. The high court’s ruling has led to a flurry …
Louisiana Senate OKs House map | Northwest Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
Two weeks after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, state senators passed a plan Thursday that would eliminate a majority-Black district while giving Republicans a chance to win an additional seat in the midterm elections.
Louisiana Senate committee drops one of two majority-Black districts in advancing map
Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, presents Senate Bill 121 to the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee in the early hours of Wednesday May 13 (Piper Hutchinson/Louisiana Illuminator)In a nearly 10-hour committee hearing that spanned overnight, Louisiana lawmakers advanced a congressional redistricting bill that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, giving Republicans another seat in their bid to maintain control of …
Louisiana senators take up new US House map while South Carolina plans for extra redistricting work
Two weeks after the US Supreme Court struck down Louisiana's congressional map, state senators passed a plan Thursday that would eliminate a majority-Black district while giving Republicans a chance to win an additional seat in the midterm elections.
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