The state legislature will soon have to draw a new congressional map, after the Supreme Court ruled the current one unconstitutional. In a six-to-three ruling that fell right along ideological lines, the court ruled that the creation of the second majority-Black district, one that stretches diagonally from Shreveport to Baton Rouge, relied too much on race. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says the legislature may certainly use other factors in drawing a new map, but it may not intentionally use race.

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Attorney General Liz Murrill was pleased with today’s Supreme Court ruling.

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So now that the legislature has to draw a new map, the big question is, when will it actually do so? Jeff Palermo has the story.

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In a joint statement, House Speaker Phillip DeVillier and Senate President Cameron Henry say they’re reviewing the court’s ruling and are meeting with the members of their respective houses, representatives from the executive branch, elections officials and counsel to determine the next steps to be taken in the best interests of the state and its voters.