The Louisiana Senate on Thursday approved a new voting map that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black, Democratic-leaning congressional districts with only a few minor changes to a version approved by a legislative committee the day before.
The Senate voted 27-10, along party lines, to approve the new map, which is broadly similar to one lawmakers passed in 2022.
Senate Bill 121, sponsored by Sen. Jay Morris, R-West Monroe, now heads to the House, which could further alter it.
