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A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act

politicsMay 14, 2026
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A majority-Black district in Louisiana traces a long fight over the Voting Rights Act
A majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana spurred a major Supreme Court decision. The district lines trace decades of fights over the landmark Voting Rights Act.
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U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, D-La., attends a public comment session on congressional redistricting at the Louisiana state Capitol in Baton Rouge on May 8. The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that Fields

A majority-Black congressional district in Louisiana spurred a major Supreme Court decision. The district lines trace decades of fights over the landmark Voting Rights Act.

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