The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a new voting map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black, Democratic-leaning congressional districts with only a few minor changes to a version approved by a legislative committee the day before.

The Louisiana Senate has approved a new congressional map that reduces majority-Black districts from two to one and creates a 5-1 Republican advantage in the state’s congressional delegation. The prop

Republican plan moves forward following nearly 10 hours of overnight testimony, could reshape voter representation

After hours of debate and comments from the public took the meeting well past midnight, the committee advanced a map to the full Senate. It’s the first concrete step in a deeply contentious process.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Since the U.S. Supreme Court struck down Louisiana’s electoral map roughly two weeks ago, political analyst Dr. Ed Chervenak says the re-drawing of that map will dominate the remainder of the state’s legislative session. “This ...

Leaders share their reactions after an overnight Louisiana Senate committee, which resulted in a vote to advance a new congressional map proposed by State Sen. Jay Morris.

The Louisiana State Senate approved a new congressional district map under Senate Bill 121 that would reduce the number of majority-Black districts from two to one. The bill passed in a 27-10 vote and now heads to the House for debate.

In a meeting that stretched into the early morning hours of Wednesday, state lawmakers advanced one proposed Louisiana congressional map and struck down another.