Louisiana, Black Voters Urge Supreme Court to Uphold Congressional Map With 2 Black-Majority Districts

Non-black voters contested the redistricting plan that added an extra black-majority district, saying it was racially discriminatory.

The U.S. Supreme Court in Washington, on Sept. 18, 2023. Madalina Vasiliu/The Epoch Times

The state of Louisiana and a bloc of black voters asked the Supreme Court on July 30 to uphold an election map that created a second black-majority congressional district in Louisiana.

The new legal filings came after the Supreme Court voted 6–3 to issue an emergency order in May that for the time being directed Louisiana to use the map in upcoming elections.