Louisiana redistricting map blocked by appeals court for diluting Black votes while Supreme Court considers broader case on race-conscious congressional district drawing.

Louisiana House Speaker Phillip DeVillier has told legislators to keep their calendars open for a possible redistricting ...

The current maps will stay in place at least until the U.S. Supreme Court issues its ruling in Louisiana v. Callais, a ...

The U.S. Supreme Court denied a request to speed up Louisiana's congressional map redrawing after a lower court found the map likely violated the Voting Rights Act by diluting Black voters' power.

Louisiana state officials were sued last year for a congressional map – passed by the Republican legislature over Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ veto – that made only one of its six ...

Updated on Aug. 1 at 9:03 pm. The Supreme Court on Friday afternoon instructed the parties in a Louisiana redistricting dispute to file new briefs on whether the creation of […] ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Today, the Louisiana Legislature passed a map that creates a second majority-Black congressional district after being granted a final opportunity to pass a map before a federal ...

Vermilion Parish’s NAACP members persuaded its City Council to redraw voting districts that weakened the representation of ...

However, judges granted the Legislature one last chance to redraw the map on its own. Lawmakers have until Jan. 30 to do so, or the current map will be put to the test with a trial in district court.

The Supreme Court signaled Friday that it will take a broader look at a high-profile redistricting fight over Louisiana’s ...

Residents of South Louisiana often see firsthand the devastation flooding can cause in a community. Unfortunately, scientists predict flooding will only become more common as the years go on.