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Louisiana’s February special session on redistricting will see lawmakers trying to protect themselves andother incumbents, angling for more partisan power and deciding whether to expand the number ofelected positions available to minority groups.
Louisiana lawmakers are planning a three-week February special session to redraw the state’s majorpolitical district maps, a once-a-decade effort to account for population changes as reflected in the latest U.S. Census data.
The Shape of Things to Come: Redistricting the Louisiana Way, Past and Future
The Louisiana Legislature adjourned Wednesday from a special session on redistricting Lawmakers completed four of the seven political maps they set out to redraw when they called themselves into session March 20. We wait to see if the federal Department of Justice will approve the new plans or if court challenges will alter the outcomes. […]
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The Louisiana Legislature is redrawing the state’s political representation maps this year to adjust to population changes recorded in the 2010 Census. A task mandated every 10 years, the job of redistricting is more challenging than usual this time because the state is losing a seat in Congress, Hurricane Katrina has shifted parts of the […]
Legislative committees responsible for redrawing voting districts have announced plans to invoke an exception to Louisiana’s open meetings law and hold a two-day, closed meeting to receive information relative to the law and history of redistricting. Given the significance of the 2010 redistricting cycle for Louisiana and the potential for major shifts of power nationally […]