Judge’s order to add second Black congressional district to La. map has been put on hold

An official with the NAACP Legal Defense Fund says the new map with a single majority African American district dilutes Black political power

A federal appeals court has put on hold a district judge’s order for Louisiana to redraw new congressional districts by June 20 to include a second majority Black district.

The order late Thursday from the 5th U.S. Court of Appeals is the latest move in a legal battle between the Republican legislature and secretary of state and Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards.

Edwards had  today!

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