Louisiana Has To Draw New Congressional Maps To Comply With Voting Rights Act

Essence Magazine:

Chris Graythen / Staff / Getty Images By Rayna Reid Rayford ·Updated January 8, 2024

Lawmakers in Louisiana have until the end of the month “to draw and pass new congressional boundaries to replace a current map that a federal judge said violates the Voting Rights Act by diluting the power of the state’s Black voters,” the Associated Press reports.

This is the most recent development from a legal standpoint

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