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Louisiana state senate
Coverage of Louisiana state senate in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana senate passes bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts
The Louisiana state senate passed a bill to eliminate one of two majority-Black congressional districts, which could give Republicans a 5-1 congressional majority. The bill was passed with a vote of 27-10. The supreme court's recent decision in Louisiana v Callais weakened the Voting Rights Act, leading to similar actions in other southern states.