Louisiana pushes rapid redraw of congressional map after Supreme Court voting-rights ruling
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After the Supreme Court's ruling on the Voting Rights Act, Louisiana moved quickly to redraw its congressional map to favor Republicans; the Court expedited transmission of the opinion to lower courts, Gov. Landry suspended May primaries, and the anticipated map shift from 4 GOP/2 Democratic to 5 GOP/1 Democrat highlights broader redistricting pressure in the South ahead of the midterms.
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