Legislator gives tongue-lashing to colleagues
BATON ROUGE — The only Republican bill that would have increased minority representation through redistricting reached its death on the...
Senate, Supreme Court redistrict maps Ok'd
BATON ROUGE — Both chambers of the state Legislature voted overwhelmingly to keep the same number of minority districts in the Louisiana...
High schoolers debate about redrawn districts
BATON ROUGE — Sparks flew between lawmakers and high school students at a House redistricting committee hearing Wednesday. A group of...
Congressional seats unchanged by Senate panel
BATON ROUGE — The state Senate on Tuesday advanced a Republican plan to keep only one of the state’s six congressional districts with a...
Minority districts shift in Louisiana
BATON ROUGE — A majority black district in northwest Louisiana looks like the first major casualty of war in the redistricting special...
Debate on redistricting bills begins Tuesday
BATON ROUGE — Republicans on Senate and House committees voted along party lines Friday to maintain a single minority-majority...