Judges, Louisiana and congressional map
Louisiana given until June 3 to redraw congressional map amid dispute over racial gerrymandering
The federal court that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander is giving state lawmakers until the beginning of June to redraw the map themselves.
Judges say they’ll draw new Louisiana election map if lawmakers don’t by June 3
Federal judges say the Louisiana Legislature must pass a new election map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state.
Here's what we know about the latest status of Louisiana's elusive congressional map
Three federal judges who threw out Louisiana's new congressional map asked the state's chief elections officer Monday for a hard deadline on the latest a map can be in place to conduct the Nov. 5 elections.
Federal judges order Louisiana Legislature to draw yet another congressional map
A panel of three federal judges has ordered the Louisiana Legislature to take another stab at drawing the state’s congressional districts, the latest update in a years-long saga that has seen lawmakers adopt two maps that have run into court obstacles.
After federal judges toss Louisiana's new congressional map, here's what's next
A three-judge panel rejected Louisiana's recently redrawn congressional map last week, throwing a wrench into election planning for the fall. Why it matters: The state's top elections official has said a map needs to be in place by May 15 in advance of November's elections,
Louisiana, Jeff Landry and insurance bills
Louisiana lawmakers reject adding exceptions of rape and incest to abortion ban
Despite pleas from Democrats and gut-wrenching testimony from doctors and rape survivors, a GOP-controlled legislative ...
House passes bill to honor Luke Letlow, who died of COVID-19, with Louisiana post office
The House voted to rename a Louisiana post office after former Rep. Luke Letlow, who died nearly 3 1/2 years ago due to ...
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Crawfishers in Louisiana may see a new requirement. Here’s the proposed change.
Recreational crawfishers in Louisiana may see a new requirement in the months ahead as the state seeks to cut down on the ...
Black voters won a big victory in Louisiana. Some White voters said it violated their ‘personal dignity’
Nearly two years after a federal judge said that Louisiana’s congressional map diluted Black voting power, Black voters are ...
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Louisiana House votes to call convention to overhaul state constitution
Beau Beaullieu, R-New Iberia, is carrying legislation that sets up the framework for a constitutional convention. (Allison ...
Rolling Stones' Mick Jagger claims Louisiana governor 'trying to take us back to the Stone Age'
Rolling Stones’ frontman Mick Jagger called out Louisiana Republican Gov. Jeff Landry while performing at the New Orleans ...
For a Louisiana lawmaker, exempting incest and rape from the state's abortion ban is personal
Democratic state Rep. Delisha Boyd is fighting an uphill battle in her attempt to pass a bill that would exempt cases of rape ...
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BREAKING: In Louisiana, Federal judges order Legislature to draw new congressional map
A federal three-judge panel has asked the Louisiana Legislature to draw yet another congressional map by June 3 or have the ...
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Editorial: New Xavier medical school is good for Louisiana
The partnership between Ochsner Health and Xavier University of Louisiana to create a new medical school in New Orleans is a ...