Louisiana lawmakers and voting rights advocates are closely watching the ongoing partisan dispute over Texas’ congressional district map, knowing that their own map is anything but settled.
While Louisiana has not been pulled into the broader redistricting battle that Democrats and Republicans are waging, the state knows firsthand how long these fights can draw out.
The Supreme Court has yet to make a decision on a case revolving around Louisiana’s 2024 congressional map, which created a second majority-Black district in the state. That means that halfway to the next census, it’s in the unusual position of still not knowing its final district lines after years of court battles. And a new request from the Supreme Court that broadened the scope of the case has upped the ante.