Shomari Figures secured the Democratic nomination with 61% of the vote, totaling 21,926 votes over state House Minority Leader Anthony Daniels, who received 13,990 votes.
New Black congressional district in Louisiana bows to politics, not race, backers say
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of power in Congress — and the fortunes of two prominent state politicians. At issue is a congressional map that was approved this year with the backing of the state’s new Republican
By KEVIN McGILL Associated Press NEW ORLEANS (AP) — Louisiana is awaiting a decision from three federal judges that could affect the balance of power in Congress — and the fortunes of two prominent state politicians. At issue is a congressional map that was approved this year with the backing of the state’s new Republican
A panel of three federal judges agreed to throw out new Louisiana Congressional district maps adopted by the Legislature earlier this year.
A federal court on Tuesday blocked Louisiana from using a congressional map signed into law this year that had been redrawn to include a second majority-Black district. In a 2-1 vote, the three-judge panel of the U.S. District Court in Monroe, Louisiana, found that Senate Bill 8, which provided for the redistricting of congressional districts in the state, violated a clause in the 14th Amendment that ensures equal protection under the Constitution. The case is likely to end up before the Supreme...
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district boundaries as the state prepares for fall congressional elections. The 2-1 ruling forbids the use of a map drawn up in January by the Legislature […]
SB255 passed with 85 yeas and nine nays on Thursday, April 24. The bill says that the state should split into seven Supreme Court districts. Each district should have one justice elected from it.
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — A new congressional map giving Louisiana a second majority-Black House district was rejected Tuesday by a panel of three federal judges, fueling new uncertainty about district […]
Ahead of May 7’s primary election, five of the eight Republican candidates for Indiana’s 8th Congressional District met for a debate at the Ohio Township Trustee Office.
In 2023, GoPro announced the latest device to join its flagship action camera line – the GoPro Hero 12 Black. The action camera shares a good number of similarities with its predecessor, the GoPro Hero 11 Black. The two action cameras feature similar designs, the same 1/1.9-inch CMOS image sensor, and matching image and video resolutions. Both cameras also take advantage of identical waterproof ratings and the same-sized batteries. Of course, there’s always room for improvement and GoPro...
The Lions turned to their past when making their new uniforms