Louisiana Legislature Passes Congressional Map That Eliminates One Majority-Black District

The Louisiana Legislature passed a new U.S. congressional map on May 29 that gives Republicans an advantage in five of six U.S. House seats in the upcoming midterm elections.
The Republican-led Senate chamber voted 28–10 on an amended version of SB 121 after it passed the state House.
The bill eliminated a black-majority district that stretched from Shreveport to Baton Rouge and adjusted district lines around the southern part of the state, including areas near New Orleans and Baton Rouge.
The legislation will be sent to Gov. Jeff Landry’s desk, and the Republican is expected to sign it.
State lawmakers started making efforts to redistrict after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled on April 29 that race could not be used as the primary factor when drawing boundaries for Louisiana’s electoral districts….