The Supreme Court reinstated a Louisiana congressional voting map that includes an additional majority-Black district, delivering a significant win for African American voters and Democrats ahead of the November election.
The decision followed emergency appeals after a federal three-judge panel struck down the recently redrawn map, ruling it to be an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. This left Louisiana without a valid voting map for the 2024 election, which will influence control of the narrowly divided House of Representatives. The Supreme Court’s ruling brought clarity to the election, a move welcomed by Republican leaders in the state.
