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Louisiana Senate President Page Cortez and House Speaker Clay Schexnayder hired BakerHostetler law firm to provide “redistricting advice” for at least $10,000 per month for three months, according to a contract legislative staff provided Wednesday night in response to a public records request.
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Senate approves congressional map despite Democrats’ and civil rights groups’ opposition and a last-minute revelation that a firm hired by GOP legislative leaders offered input behind closed doors.
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The leading proposal from GOP leadership would maintain the current racial makeup of House districts.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we learn how school boards are prioritizing racial equity in their redistricting. We also hear about a new healthy food store coming to the Lower Ninth Ward, and talk to an LSU student about his upcoming debut on the quiz show, Jeopardy.
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A Republican-controlled Senate committee voted down five proposed maps that would’ve created a second majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana, earning sharp criticism from civil rights groups that have been closely watching the process.
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In the first vote of the state’s once-in-a-decade redistricting session, a Republican-controlled Senate committee voted down five proposals that would have given Louisiana a second majority-Black congressional district and advanced instead a GOP-backed plan that civil rights groups claim violates federal law.
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Louisiana lawmakers opened debate on the redrawing of the state’s legislative districts Wednesday, as civil rights groups and members of the public continue to clamor for more minority representation among the state’s elected officials.
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Today on Louisiana Considered, we hear why protestors at the state capitol are pushing back against some of the new proposed congressional maps. And, we learn about Orleans Parish School Board’s search for a new superintendent of schools.
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In Louisiana, a state where roughly one-out-of-three residents are Black, only one of the state’s six congressional districts has a majority Black population where voters of color stand a chance of choosing who will represent them.
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Louisiana’s once-in-a-decade restricting session will officially begin Feb. 1, state lawmakers announced Tuesday.