Lawsuit filed by voters over new congressional map
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A new lawsuit has been filed against the congressional map recently passed by the legislature that created a second majority-minority district.
This time white voters are accusing the legislature of gerrymandering the new district based on race to create the new district. The multiple plaintiffs from across the state claim in the court documents that the new map is similar to the Hays vs Louisiana map in the 90s that was found unconstitutional.
They find issues with the sixth district stretching from Baton Rouge to Shreveport and the shape it takes to do so.
The case was filed in the Western District Court, which is a more conservative court than the middle district that handled the original redistricting map case.
The Louisiana Legislature approved a new U.S. congressional voting map on Friday, Jan. 19. The House voted 86-16 to pass the map, and the Senate approved it 27-11. Gov. Jeff Landry signed off on it on Jan. 22.
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