Louisiana to Appeal After Judge Blocks Congressional Map, Orders New Black District

A person walks past a sign during a runoff election for Louisiana governor at a polling station at Quitman High School in Quitman, La., on Nov. 16, 2019. Matt Sullivan/Getty Images

A federal court judge on Monday struck down Louisiana’s new six-district congressional map and ordered the state redraw it to add a second majority-black district by June 20.

Following the decision by U.S. Middle District Judge Shelly Dick, Louisiana’s attorney general, Jeff Landry, swiftly announced the state would file an appeal.