Wild Video Shows Fight Break Out During Louisiana Congressional Map Hearing
Lawmakers are weighing proposals that could leave Louisiana with one or no majority-Black districts after a Supreme Court ruling changed redistricting rules.
- On Friday, Louisiana lawmakers held a public hearing at the State Capitol to discuss four proposed congressional maps following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that weakened the Voting Rights Act.
- The high court substantially weakened the Voting Rights Act, allowing map-drawers to exclude race from district considerations; Republican leaders are now using this ruling to redraw maps expected to favor GOP candidates.
- Sen. Gary Carter, D-New Orleans, clashed with sponsor Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, over proposed maps. Four Black congressmen—U.S. Rep. Troy Carter, U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, former U.S. Rep. Cedric Richmond, and former U.S. Rep. William Jefferson—testified together to preserve existing districts.
- Protesters filled the State Capitol hallways chanting "Shut it down," while Bishop Brandon Boutin testified that redistricting efforts fragment Black voices through "unfair systems and political maneuvering."
- The Legislature is expected to vote on the maps next week, though Rep. C. Denise Marcelle, D-Baton Rouge, warned that legal challenges are already prepared for any map without two majority-Black districts.
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