Sen. Caleb Kleinpeter, R-Port Allen, left, and Sen. Gary Carter, D-New Orleans, right, were on different sides of Senate Bill 121. (Photo by Gracie Thomas / LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — The Senate voted 27-10 along party lines Thursday to advance to the House a new voting map that favors Republican candidates in five of Louisiana’s six congressional districts. After a contentious, 9 1/2-hour meeting in the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee that las

U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., said the state’s black voters, who represent nearly one-third of the population, demand fair representation. (Photo by U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields Facebook) BATON ROUGE — A 5-1 congressional redistricting map will go before the Senate floor on Thursday, but not without continued pushback from Black legislators and the public. The new map maintains District 1, represented by House Majority Leader Steve Scalise, and District 4, held by Speaker of the Hou

In a marathon overnight session, a Senate committee approved a new congressional map for Louisiana that includes one black-majority district. (Photo courtesy of Louisiana Senate) BATON ROUGE — A bill eliminating one of Louisiana’s two majority-Democrat districts advanced from a Senate committee on a 4-3 vote early Wednesday following more than nine hours of overnight testimony, setting the stage for Republican voting majorities in five of the state’s six congressional distri

State Sen. Jay Morris, left, said he and his staff have received death threats after a contentious committee hearing called to redraw the state’s U.S. House districts. State Sen. Gary Carter apologized for losing his temper during a committee hearing that included the hot-button issue of congressional redistricting. (Photos by Cross Harris / LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — Republican state Sen. Jay Morris of West Monroe said Monday he and his staff received dea

State Sen. Sam Jenkins, left, sat next to state Sen. Gary Carter as Carter accused Republican state Sen. Jay Morris of weakening black representation through various bills. (Photo by Avery White / LSU Manship School News Service) BATON ROUGE — After a tumultuous day-long hearing Friday, lawmakers will try to break through the tension this week and propose new maps for Louisiana’s six congressional districts. A Senate panel is expected to resume debate Wednesday, and what it

The current map divided Louisiana into four congressional districts held by Republicans and two held by Democrats. It ruled unconstitutional by the U.S. Supreme Court last week. BATON ROUGE — As Louisiana lawmakers draw new congressional maps, one concern is how the changes might affect the districts of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and dilute Republican support in other areas, legislators said. Prodded by President Donald Trump, nati