Senate panel OKs 5-1 GOP favored congressional map
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 districts. The vote,...