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Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat
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.
What happened
According to PBS News’s source item, Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seat, 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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- Louisiana passes new congressional map to eliminate majority-Black district, give GOP another seatPBS News - 2026-05-29T19:03:24+00:00
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