Driskill Mountain sits with a peak that is merely 535 feet above sea level, but by Louisiana standards it reigns supreme. It's the third lowest highpoint behind Florida's highest point at Britton ...

The U.S. Supreme Court is due to rule on Friday in a bid by Louisiana officials and civil rights groups to preserve an electoral map that raised the number of Black-majority congressional districts in ...

“As I have said all along, Louisiana can and should have a congressional map that represents our voting population, which is one-third Black.” “This is about simple math, basic fairness, and ...

Louisiana state lawmakers approved a new congressional map on Friday, drawing a second majority-Black district to comply with a court order. A federal court had ruled in 2022 that Louisiana’s ...

The justices asked that the case, which has implications for the political power of Black voters, be reargued next term.

Under Louisiana’s current congressional map, 23 percent of the voting-age population in this district is Black. That number would increase to 54 percent under Womack’s plan. Image courtesy of ...

20th, 432. now a new deadline for louisiana lawmakers to redraw our state’s congressional map since a federal judge says the current one violates the voting rights act within a two week with a ...

Supreme Court lets Louisiana use new congressional map in upcoming election 02:12. Washington — The Supreme Court on Wednesday said it will allow Louisiana to use for the 2024 elections a ...

A federal appeals court says the Louisiana legislature should get one last chance to revise its congressional district map before a constitutional challenge to the current plan moves forward. A ...

BATON ROUGE, La. — The Louisiana Legislature has until Jan. 15 to enact a new congressional map after a lower court last year ruled that the current political boundaries dilute the power of the ...

New majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana closer to reality; see why U.S. Supreme Court sends case over new maps back to appellate court ...