LOUISIANA ELIMINATES MAJORITY-BLACK HOUSE DISTRICT USING SUPREME COURT RULING
Voting Rights Breaking May 18, 2026

LOUISIANA ELIMINATES MAJORITY-BLACK HOUSE DISTRICT USING SUPREME COURT RULING

Republicans weaponize weakened Voting Rights Act to erase Black political power.

Louisiana Republicans advanced a plan to eliminate one of two majority-Black Democratic congressional seats, following the Supreme Court's decision that gutted Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act. Black residents testified against the move—their voices ignored. This is the template Southern Republicans will use across the region, including Georgia, to systematically erase Black representation.

Reported by The Atlanta Journal-Constitution

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