Battle lines form in redistricting

This map shows the current configuration of Louisiana’s congressional districts. (Courtesy of U.S. Department of Interior)
Battle lines were being drawn between Democrats and Republicans in the Louisiana Legislature Tuesday as the two sides proposed new congressional maps as a special redistricting session got underway. Democrats are pushing for a second of the six congressional districts that would be likely to elect a Black representative. Map proposals filed by State Sen. Cleo Fields, D-Baton Rouge, would redraw…

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