As Louisiana Republicans scramble to redraw the state’s congressional map by month’s end, they are grappling with whether to draw a map with one majority-Black, Democratic district — or one with none at all.
A thorny question complicates that decision: Under the Supreme Court’s new interpretation of the Voting Rights Act, in which it’s nearly always unconstitutional to use race to draw district lines, is creating a majority-Black district still legal?
“The Legislature should pass a map that is defensible,” Gov. Jeff Landry said Tuesday. “Defensible means that once
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