Democrat Cleo Fields has won a Louisiana congressional race in a recently redrawn second majority-Black district ...

Cleo Fields, a longtime Baton Rouge politician, won more than 50 percent of the vote in an open primary, negating the need ...

This year’s elections are proceeding under the challenged map, which could boost Democrats’ chances of retaking the ...

The high court eventually affirmed the ruling from Alabama, which led to a new map and a second district that could elect a Black lawmaker. The justices returned the Louisiana case to federal ...

Agreeing with the challengers, U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick blocked Louisiana from using the lines drawn in 2022 in any elections and gave state lawmakers the opportunity to draw a new map that ...

Supreme Court Will Weigh in on New Mostly Black Louisiana Congressional District, After Election WASHINGTON (AP) — The Supreme Court said Monday it will take up a new redistricting case ...

At issue now is Louisiana’s new map, which the Legislature passed in January to avoid a court taking over the drawing of the lines. It includes a second majority-Black district. The new map came ...