Bipartisan push for Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district
Gov. Jeff Landry shakes hands with Louisiana lawmakers while entering the State Capitol’s House chamber on Jan. 15, the first day of a special session on redistricting and election matters. (Michael Johnson/The Advocate, Pool)
On the first day of a federal court-ordered redistricting special session, which also fell on Martin Luther King Jr. Day, Louisiana’s elected officials appeared to adopt a motto from the civil rights leader.
“It’s never the wrong time to do the right thing,” King said in a 1964 speech.
Democrats and most Republicans, including Gov. Jeff Landry, seemed to be on the same page about what the “righ…
