Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map designed to pick up GOP seat
Louisiana lawmakers have approved a new congressional map aimed at securing an additional Republican seat. This decision follows a Supreme Court ruling that invalidated the previous map for being an illegal racial gerrymander. The new map is expected to face legal challenges from Democrats who argue it still discriminates against Black voters.
- ▪The new congressional map was passed by Louisiana lawmakers to increase Republican representation.
- ▪Governor Jeff Landry is anticipated to sign the map into law.
- ▪The map redraws districts in a way that could lead to legal disputes over racial gerrymandering.
4 outlets in our directory ran this story, first to last over 7 hours. All of the coverage we found sits in one bucket: lean left. That one-sidedness is itself worth noticing.
- ▪ Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map favouring Republicans — Al Jazeera English
- ▪ Louisiana’s Legislature has passed a new congressional map to give the GOP another seat - AP News — Google News
- ▪ Louisiana approves new congressional map that could allow Republicans to pick up seat — ABC News — Top
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| Publication time | Fri, 29 May 2026 13:45:20 -0400 |
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U.S. Louisiana lawmakers pass congressional map designed to pick up GOP seat May 29, 2026 / 1:45 PM EDT / AP Add CBS News on Google Louisiana lawmakers passed a new congressional map Friday designed to pick up a Republican seat while leaving the state with just one of its two majority-Black House districts represented by Democrats.Republican Gov. Jeff Landry is expected to sign the new map into law. Approval of the new House map came a month after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down the state's current map as an illegal racial gerrymander, weakening the landmark 1965 federal Voting Rights Act.
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