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Supreme Court Will Weigh in on New Mostly Black Louisiana Congressional District After Election

Noting the size of the state’s Black population, civil rights advocates challenged the map in a Baton Rouge-based federal court and won a ruling from U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick that the districts likely discriminated against Black voters.

CBS News on MSN · 2d

Supreme Court to hear dispute involving Louisiana congressional map that includes two majority-Black districts

Graves' District 6 was reconfigured to create the second majority-minority district. It now stretches from Shreveport, in Louisiana's northwest corner, to Baton Rouge, in the southeast, and connects predominantly Black populations from Shreveport, Alexandria, Lafayette and Baton Rouge.

The Times (Shreveport) on MSN · 20h

Democrats gain House seat in Louisiana with new majority Black 6th Congressional District

Louisiana voters flip House seat to Democrats in new majority Black 6th Congressional District that includes Shreveport and Baton Rouge.

FOX News on MSN · 1d

Speaker Mike Johnson wins re-election to House in Louisiana's 4th Congressional District

House Speaker Mike Johnson was declared the winner Tuesday night in his effort to keep Louisiana's 4th Congressional District solidly red, according to The Associated Press. The four-term congressman was first elected in 2016 but gained prominence as a leader in the GOP after he was elected by his fellow members of Congress last year to replace former GOP House Speaker Kevin McCarthy of California.

WWNO · 10h

Cleo Fields wins Louisiana 6th Congressional District election

State Sen. Cleo Fields is expected to win Louisiana's 6th Congressional District race. At midnight Wednesday, Fields had 51% of the vote against fellow Democrat Quinten Anderson and former Opelousas Sen. Elbert Guillory with all precincts reporting, according to the Secretary of State's website. AP has yet to call the race.

KSAT · 3d

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after election

The court's order Monday is the latest step in federal court battles over Louisiana congressional districts that have lasted more than two years. Louisiana has had two congressional maps blocked ...

Yahoo · 1d

Supreme Court to resolve Louisiana gerrymander

The U.S. Supreme Court agreed Monday to adjudicate a long-running fight over Louisiana's 6th Congressional District, which one federal court ordered to be redrawn as a majority-Black district and a second federal court tried to undo.

WRAL · 2d

Supreme Court agrees to review Louisiana congressional map that favors Democrats

The Supreme Court on Monday agreed to hear an appeal over Louisiana’s more Democratic-friendly congressional districts, though the case won’t impact this year’s election.

Higgins trounces crowded field in Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District

In Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District, incumbent U.S. Rep. Clay Higgins, R-La., has emerged victorious, winning against ...

The Hill2d

Supreme Court to review Louisiana congressional map after election

The Supreme Court announced Monday it will take up the fight over Louisiana ... a new congressional map. Like its predecessor, the design included only one majority-Black district.

Atlanta Journal-Constitution2d

Supreme Court will weigh in on new mostly Black Louisiana congressional district, after...

The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case involving Louisiana's congressional map with two mostly Black districts. The court won't hear arguments until early next ...