In a 2-to-1 decision, the panel sided with challengers who argued that the map that created a second Black majority district was an “impermissible racial gerrymander.” By Rick Rojas Reporting ...

Louisiana state Sen. Cleo Fields (D), who served in Congress in the 1990s, has declared his candidacy for a new majority-Black congressional district created in January by the Legislature.

A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday threw out Louisiana’s recently redrawn congressional map that included an additional majority-Black district, leaving the state without a settled ...

A federal court on Tuesday tossed out a newly drawn congressional map that created a second majority-Black district in Louisiana – in a potential blow to Democrats seeking to seize control of ...

The panel ruled Tuesday that a newly redrawn congressional map violated the Equal Protection Clause. A federal three-judge panel on Tuesday threw out Louisiana’s recently redrawn congressional map ...

The judges set a May 6 hearing for all parties to discuss next steps. An appeal to the US Supreme Court is likely – casting doubt over what map will be used in this year’s elections. State ...

A federal three-judge panel has thrown out Louisiana's new congressional map that created a second Black district, leaving the state's political boundaries in question with the November election ...

Federal judges threatened Tuesday to redraw Louisiana's discarded congressional map themselves if state lawmakers fail to do so by June 3. Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional ...

A federal three-judge panel has asked the Louisiana Legislature to draw yet another congressional map by June 3 or have the court produce "interim" boundaries to conduct the Nov. 5 election.

A panel of three federal judges has ordered the Louisiana Legislature to take another stab at drawing the state’s congressional districts, the latest update in a years-long saga that has seen ...