Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order. A federal court had ruled in 2022 that Louisiana’s ...

The Supreme Court cleared a Louisiana congressional map that creates two majority-Black districts for this year’s election, marking a win for civil rights groups and state officials.

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last year ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the ...

In its court filing, Louisiana urged the justices to overturn the lower-court ruling, arguing that legislators had drawn the map as a “rescue operation” to make sure to protect powerful ...

Louisiana’s current GOP-drawn map, which was used in the November congressional election, has white majorities in five of six districts — despite Black people accounting for one-third of the ...

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.

The last-minute fight over Louisiana’s map could come to a head in the next few days, as state officials have said they need the map finalized by May 15 to have it ready for this year’s election.

Supreme Court orders Louisiana to use congressional map with additional Black district in 2024 vote. Supreme Court is seen on Capitol Hill in Washington, April 25, 2024.

Two Donald Trump-appointed federal judges handed down a ruling Tuesday that would block Louisiana from using a newly authorized voter map that established an additional majority-Black district.

Supreme Court clears way for Louisiana congressional map with 2 Black districts. The ruling could be a boon for Democrats and Black voters if the map is used for the November elections.

Although Black residents account for a third of Louisiana’s population, the state had originally passed a congressional map in 2022 that had one majority-Black district out of six.