Federal court rejects Louisiana congressional maps

(The Center Square) – A federal court has thrown out the state's newly- drawn congressional maps that created a second majority Black district, leaving an uncertain outlook for the upcoming elections.The 2-1 decision issued by a threejudge panel from the U.S. District Court of Western Louisiana called the new maps 'an impermissible racial gerrymander' and ordered the parties to return on Monday…

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