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Lawmakers, civil‑rights lawyers and members of Congress urge maps that preserve Black voting opportunity at Senate redistricting hearing
Summary
At a Louisiana Senate committee hearing, sponsors and civil‑rights attorneys backed Senate Bill 407 and urged maps that preserve meaningful opportunity for Black voters after the Supreme Court’s Calais decision; visiting members of Congress testified in favor of fairness and community input.
Senator Price introduced Senate Bill 407 on the floor of the Senate redistricting committee, saying the measure would update Louisiana’s 6th Congressional District with a validated 2026 precinct shapefile and set a transition timeline so new boundaries govern elections for positions filed after Jan. 3, 2029. The sponsor said the bill protects incumbent terms and aims to ensure population equality consistent with the Fourteenth Amendment.
Supporters framed SB 407 as a practical response to the U.S. Supreme Court’s recent Calais decision. Senator Duplessis told the committee the ruling narrowed the remedial tools available under the Voting Rights Act and urged lawmakers to draw maps grounded in voting behavior and political geography so Black…
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