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Inside a packed courtroom at the Russell B. Long Federal Building in Baton Rouge, attorneys for civil rights groups began building their case that the current map, created in 2022, violates the ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana has a new congressional map, with a second majority-Black district, after Republican Gov. Jeff Landry signed it into law on Monday.
A view of the Mississippi River and downtown Baton Rouge from the Louisiana State Capitol’s observation deck on Nov. 12, 2021. Louisiana lawmakers on a Senate committee advanced a new state ...
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The Louisiana state Capitol in Baton Rouge. Stephen Smith / AP file. Jan. 19, 2024, 2:55 PM EST. ... The new map now goes to Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, for his signature.