While the Supreme Court tries to make a decision on congressional maps in Louisiana, lawmakers and activists make their ...

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term. By Abbie VanSickle and Emily Cochrane Abbie VanSickle covers the Supreme Court ...

Republican state lawmakers in Louisiana hope a pending U.S. Supreme Court decision will require them to redraw the state’s ...

A Voting Rights Act lawsuit led the Legislature in 2024 to draw the current voting map, under which two of Louisiana’s six ...

A 19th Judicial District Court judge ruled Monday that Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill cannot be forced to defend the state’s new congressional map before the U.S. Supreme Court, dismissing a ...

Louisiana lawmakers return to Baton Rouge on Thursday for a special session to finagle 2026 election dates and deadlines. Why it matters: Any changes are the ultimate wait-and-see reaction to a ...

In a dispute over a Louisiana voting map, the conservative majority signaled it might prohibit using race as a factor in creating election districts. Resulting redistricting could let states cement ...

Washington — Members of the Supreme Court's conservative majority appeared open Wednesday to raising the bar for successfully challenging voting maps under a key pillar of the Voting Rights Act, a ...

Pending legislation could set the stage for the removal of one or both of the state's majority-Black districts.