Apr 25, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) —  A bill to draw a new Louisiana Supreme Court map is on its way to Gov. Jeff Landry. The Legislature passed it in the 2024 Special Legislative Session. The bill creates a second majority-Black district out of seven districts. SB255 passed with a vote of 85-9 out of the house on Wednesday, April 24. The bill splits the state into seven Supreme Court districts, each with one justice to be elected. It has been more than 20 years since the districts were redrawn. Landry reportedly supported a second majority-Black district. New districts in the Greater Baton Rouge area, according to SB255 District 1 includes Livingston Parish along with parts of Orleans, St. Bernard St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington parishes. District 2 is composed of Avoyelles, Concordia, part of East Baton Rouge, East Carroll, East Feliciana and Iberville parishes. It also includes part of Lafayette, Madison, part of Ouachita, Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Landry, Tensas, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana parishes. District 6 includes part of Ascension Parish. It also includes Assumption, some of East Baton Rouge, part of Jefferson, a portion of Orleans, Plaquemines, part of St. James and some of St. John the Baptist parishes. District 7 includes parts of Ascension, Jefferson, Orleans, St. Charles, St. James and St. John the Baptist. Louisiana Legislature OK’s new congressional map with 2 majority-Black districts, sends it to governor NEW-SUPREME-COURT-MAPDownload Latest News National Enquirer editor talked of being pardoned by Trump for 2016 'electoral fraud’  WATCH: Driver fights off attacker on moving bus, ripped from seat before crash Many questions remain about proposed changes in rushed constitutional convention Ballooning immigrant detention enrages advocates Kim Kardashian to join Kamala Harris for roundtable with pardon recipients
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