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Voting rights groups sue to overturn Louisiana redistricting maps

By Michael Carroll | Friday, Mar 25, 2022 @ 11:45am

As promised, civil rights groups have filed a lawsuit challenging the legality of the congressional redistricting map approved by the state Legislature but vetoed by Gov. John Bel Edwards.
NAACP challenge of Terrebonne Parish voting methods filed

By Anna Aguillard | Tuesday, Oct 6, 2015 @ 12:11pm

Lawyers for the NAACP Legal Defense Fund (LDF) have filed papers claiming that the voting method for the 32nd Judicial District Court discriminates against black voters in Terrebonne Parish.