Brooke Thornton
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first heard Oct 2025
last heard 30 May
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Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority black seats after the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled the old map unconstitutional.
That decision further weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act.
Democratic State Senator Royce DuPlessis expressed his frustration with the process and a map that dilutes the black vote.
Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed the bill into law.
The legislative session ends on Monday.
For NPR News, I'm Brooke Thornton in Baton Rouge.
Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority black seats after the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled the old map unconstitutional.
That decision further weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act.
Democratic State Senator Royce DuPlessis expressed his frustration with the process and a map that dilutes the black vote.
Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed the bill into law.
The legislative session ends on Monday.
For NPR News, I'm Brooke Thornton in Baton Rouge.
Republican lawmakers raced to eliminate one of two majority black seats after the U.S.
Supreme Court ruled the old map unconstitutional.
That decision further weakened a central part of the Voting Rights Act.
Democratic State Senator Royce DuPlessis expressed his frustration with the process and a map that dilutes the black vote.
Republican Louisiana Governor Jeff Landry has signed the bill into law.
The legislative session ends on Monday.
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