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Judges Challenge Voting Map Change | Lake Charles News
Three judges from Louisiana’s 19th Judicial District are suing Governor Jeff Landry, Attorney General Liz Murrill, and Secretary of State Nancy Landry to reopen a decades-old federal voting rights case — arguing the state’s new judicial map undermines Black voter power and violates a court-ordered agreement. The original 1991 ruling mandated a three-subdistrict system with two majority-Black districts to ensure fair judicial representation. Last year’s legislative overhaul scrapped that structure, replacing it with two subdistricts and an at-large seat — a move the judges claim was done…
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