The Louisiana legislature gave final approval on Friday to a new congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black districts. The Republican-controlled legislature approved the new boundaries following a U.S. Supreme Court ruling that found the previous map unconstitutional.
According to NBC News, Louisiana Republicans approved the new congressional map Friday, eliminating one of the state's two majority-Black districts and drawing an additional Republican-leaning district in its place. The New York Times reported that a Supreme Court ruling last month rejected the state's previous congressional map as an illegal racial gerrymander.
NPR reported that Louisiana's Republican lawmakers moved to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional seats in the state after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the current map unconstitutional. The Supreme Court's decision set off a redistricting race across the South, according to the Times.
The new map creates five Republican-leaning districts out of Louisiana's six House districts, according to Politico. Bloomberg reported that the map would likely lead to a one-seat Republican pickup in the House delegation.
The Washington Examiner reported that the new map favors Republicans and eliminates a Black-majority district. The outlet described the approval as wrapping up a fast-moving redistricting fight.
The previous congressional map had established two majority-Black districts in Louisiana. The Supreme Court's ruling last month found that map to be an illegal racial gerrymander, according to the Times, and unconstitutional, according to NPR.
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