A proposed new congressional district map that would create a second mostly Black district was rejected Tuesday by Louisiana’s Senate, which instead approved a map that looks very similar to the current configuration. Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, offered an amendment that would have altered the 5th Congressional District, now represented by Rep. Julia Letlow.
Louisiana Senate spurns proposed Black-majority congressional district
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