NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Federal judges who recently threw out a congressional election map giving Louisiana a second mostly Black district said Tuesday the state Legislature must pass a new map by June 3 or face having the panel impose one on the state.
The order from a panel of two federal district judges and an appellate judge noted that they would begin work on a remedial plan while giving lawmakers a chance to come up with a plan.
State lawmakers are meeting in Baton Rouge in a regular session that will end by June 3.
“To be clear, the fact that the Court is proceeding with the remedial phase of this case does not foreclose the Louisiana Legislature from exercising its ‘sovereign interest’ by drawing a legally compliant map,” the judges wrote.
Whatever comes out of the court could impact the makeup of the next U.S. Congress. Given voting patterns, a new mostly Black district would give Democrats the chance to capture another House seat. The map that was recently tossed converted District 6, represented by Republican Rep. Garret Graves, into a mostly Black district. Democratic state Sen. Cleo Fields, a former congressman who is Black, had said he would run for the seat.
Apple's biggest announcements from its iPad event: new sizes, faster chips
Jessica Alba turns 43! The Sin City actress poses with her mini
Cowboys, RB Ezekiel Elliott reuniting after deal: AP source
I have 25 tattoos and started regretting every single one of them by the time I was 30
Workers at Stellantis plant near Detroit authorize strike in dispute over health and safety issues
Asia's first cylindrical FPSO facility completed in E China
Microsoft will invest $1.7 billion in AI and cloud infrastructure in Indonesia
A gunman kills 6 worshippers inside a Shiite mosque in western Afghanistan, the Taliban say
An Italian governor accused in a corruption probe has been placed under house arrest
Ashley Roberts shows off her incredible figure in a stylish Barbie
José Raúl Mulino: Panama’s new president
Explosion in Cambodia that killed 20 at an army base was likely caused by mishandling of ammunition