La. congressional districts for fall election up to U.S. Supreme Court

Louisiana Secretary of State Nancy Landry, left, sits with Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill as Gov. Jeff Landry speaks on opening day of a legislative special session focusing on crime, Feb. 19, at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge. (Hillary Schienuk/ The Advocate, Pool)
By Piper Hutchinson Louisiana Illuminator With no legislative path forward, Louisiana officials and Black voters are looking to the U.S. Supreme Court for answers on boundaries for the state’s congressional districts. On Tuesday, a panel of three federal judges ordered the Louisiana Legislature to take another stab at drawing the districts, giving them a June 3 deadline that corresponds with the…

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