Redistricting

Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map on Friday afternoon, bringing an end to the legislature’s special session.

A federal judge gave Louisiana lawmakers until the end of January to redraw the state's congressional map.

Democrats and most Republicans, including Gov. Jeff Landry, seem to be on the same page when it comes to drawing a congressional map with two majority-Black districts.

A federal court gave Louisiana’s Legislature a January deadline to redraw the state’s congressional map in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act. That likely means lawmakers will have to include a second majority-Black district.

Voting rights advocates are locked in a court fight with Louisiana's top Republicans over whether the state must follow Alabama's court-ordered path in drawing a new, Black-majority congressional district.

A panel of federal appeals court judges is set to hear oral arguments Friday in the ongoing legal battle over Louisiana’s congressional maps.