The Louisiana House and Governmental Affairs Committee continued discussion on Senate Bill 121, which proposes a new congressional map for the state.

The Louisiana Senate voted 27-10 to pass a congressional map that would reduce the state’s majority-Black U.S. House districts from two to one.

The new map will eliminate one of the state's majority Black, Democratic-leaning districts while keeping one Democratic-leaning district.

Louisiana is a step closer to a new congressional map after the state Senate approved a plan Thursday that would eliminate one of the state’s two majority-Black districts, both held by Democrats. The new map comes after the Supreme Court invalidated Louisiana’s current House map last month in a ruling that found the state had

The new proposed map splits Calcasieu Parish between the Third District and Fourth District, which House Speaker Mike Johnson represents.

See the first draft of a plan to redraw districts that has stirred a ferocious battle over voting rights in Louisiana.

The Louisiana State Senate approved a new congressional district map under Senate Bill 121 that would reduce the number of majority-Black congressional districts from two to one. The bill passed in a 27-10 vote and now heads to the House for debate.