Louisiana Redistricting: Perspectives on Threats and Opportunities
TL;DR
U.S. Rep. Garret Graves, a White Republican from Baton Rouge, criticized a bill backed by Gov. Jeff Landry and Louisiana Republicans that could place him in a Black-majority congressional district, while protecting the district of U.S. Rep Julia Letlow. The bill aims to redraw Louisiana's congressional maps to feature a second majority-Black district, with state Sen. Glen Womack's proposal supported by the new GOP governor having a strong chance of becoming law. Graves sarcastically praised the "imaginative creativity" of the bill, which seeks to connect disparate river basins, and expressed his objection to the plan.
Topics:nationpolitics#congressional-redistricting#garret-graves#jeff-landry#louisiana#politics#special-session
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