Louisiana’s 2022 congressional map faced a Section 2 vote dilution challenge because it had only one majority-Black district out of 6 in a state where one-third of the population is Black. The lawsuit was successful in that a preliminary injunction was granted on the basis that it was likely that the map violated Section 2 if the case were to go to trial.
Louisiana passed a new map with two majority Black districts in early 2024. However, the new map brought new litigation alleging that the 2024 map was an illegal racial gerrymander. A divided federal panel ruled that it was a racial gerrymander and Louisiana appealed to the U.S. Supreme Court. The high court agreed to hear the case in 2025. Read this Louisiana Illuminator article focusing on the Louisiana State Attorney General’s somewhat awkward position of having to defend a map with 2 Black majority districts after previously defending a map with only 1 Black majority district.
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