In case you missed it, the Louisiana House on Thursday approved a bill shifting boundary lines for the state’s six congressional districts—without creating a second majority Black district sought by civil rights organizations. The vote for the bill by Republican House Speaker Clay Schexnayder was 70-33. A series of amendments creating a new “majority-minority” district
Legislature rejects bills creating new majority Black congressional district
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