A new Louisiana Supreme Court map proposed in Senate Bill 255, which was authored by Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Beauregard Town is a historic district in Baton Rouge remembered as a place where residents would gather for big social events as the local economy boomed during the ...

Five members of the EBR Metro Council spoke at a press conference on Wednesday, June 26, at Baton Rouge City Hall. WGMB Baton Rouge Posted: June 26, 2024 | Last updated: June 26, 2024 ...

Supreme Court says Louisiana must use congressional map with 2 majority black districts. Share Copy Link. ... The new majority-Black district runs from Baton Rouge to Shreveport and puts ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — Voters against the new majority district are taking legal action against the state. A group of twelve voters who are named in the lawsuit say the new map is violating their ...

In June 2022, Baton Rouge-based U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick issued an injunction against the map, saying challengers would likely win their suit claiming it violated the Voting Rights Act.

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Some historic buildings on Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus are still being used today. The National Register of Historic Places Registration Form said the ...

Louisiana's Legislature has approved a new congressional map that adds a second majority Black district with boundaries stretching from Baton Rouge to Alexandria to Shreveport, ending two years of ...

The new map will lower the Black voting-age population in Carter’s district to 51%, while drawing a new 6th Congressional District as a narrow strip through the center of the state, from ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — A federal court decision on Friday has given the state legislature until Jan. 15 to draw a new map in the Louisiana redistricting court case, which would require a second ...

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) — Some historic buildings on Southern University’s Baton Rouge campus are still being used today. The National Register of Historic Places Registration Form said the ...

The post Map with two 2 mostly Black congressional districts being challenged by non-Black voters appeared first on TheGrio. The case was filed in Louisiana’s western federal district, which ...