Louisiana is a step closer to a new congressional map after the state Senate approved a plan Thursday that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both held by Democrats. The new map comes after the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s current House map last month in a ruling that found the state had […]

Republican senators in Louisiana have advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black U.S. House districts for this year's elections. Meanwhile, Georgia Gov.

A Louisiana Senate committee voted Wednesday to create a new congressional map to give Republicans another seat in the House of Representatives.