Monday, February 24, 2025 | case-issue
Case: Voting Rights and Redistricting Louisiana v. Callais FAQ The Fight for Fair Maps in Louisiana and the Long Road to the Supreme Court Supreme Court Oral Argument: March 24, 2025Re-argument: Oct. 15 For years, Louisianans have organized, legislated, and litigated for the promise of a fair and representative congressional map. On Mar. 24, 2025, […]
Tuesday, May 17, 2011 | news
The redistricting plan adopted by the Legislature for its state House districts has gained national attention – and not in a good way. A broad coalition is urging the U.S. Justice Department to reject the plan, calling it discriminatory. The NAACP Legal Defense & Educational Fund (LDF), the National Urban League, the Louisiana Legislative Black […]
Monday, June 6, 2011 | news
In a racially mixed corner of Shreveport, La., a small group of white voters protested loudly this year that they did not want to be part of a majority black district when the legislature redrew the state’s political boundaries. The Republican-led statehouse complied, drawing a line around the community to accommodate them. That line is […]
Friday, January 19, 2024 | news
Following years of litigation, Black voters finally set to achieve fair map BATON ROUGE, LA – Today, the Louisiana Legislature passed a map that creates a second majority-Black congressional district after being granted a final opportunity to pass a map before a federal court trial. The map comes as a direct result of years of […]
Wednesday, March 30, 2022 | news
March 30, 2022 – Today, the Louisiana legislature voted to overturn Governor John Bel Edwards’ veto of the Congressional map passed earlier this year, which failed to add a second majority-Black district. In response, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), ACLU of Louisiana, and Paul, Weiss, Rifkind, […]
Tuesday, January 28, 2025 | news
Today, Campaign Legal Center (CLC), Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law (Lawyers’ Committee), the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and Southern Poverty Law Center (SPLC) notified the Louisiana secretary of state on behalf of Voice of the Experienced (VOTE), the NAACP Louisiana State Conference, the League of Women Voters of Louisiana (LWVLA), […]
Wednesday, January 12, 2011 | news
Project Vote and NAACP Legal Defense Fund Put Secretary of State Tom Schedler on Notice of Voting Rights Violations BATON ROUGE, LA – Citing clear evidence that numerous low-income Louisiana residents have been denied the opportunity to register to vote, attorneys from Project Vote, the NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF), and New […]
Wednesday, May 15, 2024 | news
CONTACT: Legal Defense Fund, media@naacpldf.org Inga Sarda-Sorensen, ACLU National, 347-514-3984, isarda-sorensen@aclu.org WASHINGTON – The U.S. Supreme Court granted an emergency stay today in Robinson v. Callais, pausing enforcement of a district court’s decision to strike down Louisiana’s congressional map as a racial gerrymander. With the stay in place, Louisiana voters will be able to cast their ballots […]
Monday, March 24, 2025 | news
CONTACT: Troi Barnes, LDF, 929-736-1528, tbarnes@naacpldf.org Ella Wiley, ACLU, ewiley@aclu.org Ali DeFazio, ACLU of Louisiana, media@laaclu.org WASHINGTON, D.C. – Today, the Legal Defense Fund (LDF) argued before the Supreme Court in Louisiana v. Callais that a congressional map that was in place during the 2024 election cycle should remain because it satisfies both the Voting […]
Tuesday, April 3, 2018 | news
Related Case or Issue: Terrebonne Parish Branch NAACP, et al. v. Jindal, et al. Today, Rep. Randal L. Gaines, Chair of Louisiana’s Legislative Black Caucus, introduced legislation, House Bill (H.B.) 861, to change the way that judges are elected to the 32nd Judicial District Court (32nd JDC), the state court that presides over Terrebonne Parish. […]
