Although a third of Louisianians are Black, less than a third of state legislative districts have majority Black populations.

(The Center Square) — Louisiana ... elections. The revised maps do not use new population data but instead update geographic boundaries to match precinct modifications made at the parish level ...

(The Center Square) — Louisiana ... recent changes to voting precincts submitted by parish governments through Jan. 16, which lawmakers say must be incorporated to ensure the smooth administration of ...

(KNOE) - Primary election day for Louisiana is today ... Should the Law Enforcement District of Jackson Parish renew a property tax of 9.23 mills for 10 years, starting in 2026?

The plaintiffs, a group of Louisiana ... Voting Rights Act that gives fair representation to Black voters. As Louisiana Public Radio reports, Aguiñaga asked the court to uphold the state’s current map ...

Louisiana’s Solicitor General Benjamin Aguiñaga argued in support of the map that created a second majority-Black district ... Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson, who was nominated by former ...

The state's current map, which was used in the 2024 election, was drawn after two lower courts found an earlier version with only one majority-black district ... Jackson. "It seems to me Louisiana ...

And on that score, Justice Jackson ... a third of the state's voting population. In June 2022, however, a judge in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Louisiana found that a ...

Voting concludes ... in Bossier Parish, according to Preston Edwards of Prep Hoops Louisiana. The 6-foot-7 small forward, an LHSCA/LHSBCA All-Star, made first-team all-district (1-4A) as a junior.

Opelousas resident Shauna Sias questions why people want to challenge a Louisiana congressional district created to afford Black communities fair representation. (Adam Mahoney/Capital B) ST. LANDRY ...