Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling
The proposal would shift Louisiana’s congressional delegation to 5-1 Republican and could force Democratic Rep. Cleo Fields out of his seat.
- Early Wednesday, the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee approved a congressional map reducing Louisiana's majority-Black districts from two to one, with the 4-3 vote advancing Senate Bill 121 proposed by Republican Sen. Jay Morris of West Monroe.
- Following the U.S. Supreme Court's ruling in the Callais case that deemed the previous map an illegal racial gerrymander, Republican Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the May 16 elections to allow the Legislature to draw new boundaries.
- Senate Bill 121 would force incumbent Black Democratic Congressmen Troy Carter and Cleo Fields to compete for the same seat. "The voices of Black voters are under attack," Carter said after hours of resident testimony.
- The full Senate is expected to vote Thursday on the bill before sending it to a House committee next week, with Republicans controlling a supermajority making passage likely before the June 1 session end.
- This effort is part of a 10-month-long national redistricting battle involving about one-third of the states, as Republicans in other Southern states including Tennessee and Alabama have similarly attempted to eliminate House districts with large minority populations that elected Democrats.
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Louisiana advances plan to eliminate majority-Black US House district after court ruling
Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black, Democratic-held congressional seats.
Louisiana GOP lawmakers advance map eliminating one Democratic House district
Republicans in the Louisiana Senate voted early Wednesday to advance a new congressional map that would give the GOP another seat in the House from the state after a recent Supreme Court decision that struck down its previous lines
Louisiana advances congressional map with reduced Black representation
Louisiana senators voted early Wednesday to advance a congressional map that eliminates one of the state's majority-Black districts.Why it matters: The proposed map pits U.S. Rep. Troy Carter against U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields for their seats, which are currently in two different districts, writes Piper Hutchinson of the Louisiana Illuminator.The latest: Senate committee members stayed up overnight to hear hours of testimony from residents about the …
Louisiana Senate Panel advances 5-1 congressional map
BATON ROUGE A Louisiana Senate committee voted early Wednesday to advance a new congressional redistricting plan that would eliminate one of the states two majority-Democratic districts and create a 5-1 Republican advantage in the U.S. House delegation.The 4-3 vote came at 4:25 a.m. after more than nine hours of testimony during an overnight hearing. The decision sends Senate Bill 121, authored by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, to the full Sena…
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