Louisiana lawmakers began debating four new congressional map proposals after the U.S. Supreme Court struck down one of the state’s majority-Black districts.

A Senate committee heard testimony on four proposed maps after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled Louisiana’s previous congressional maps unconstitutional.

Louisiana lawmakers heard public testimony Friday on several proposed congressional maps, including one with two majority-Black districts, one with no majority-Black districts and two with only one majority-Black district.

Justice Samuel Alito has defended the Supreme Court’s unusual move to immediately implement its ruling striking down Louisiana’s congressional map, rejecting Justice Ketanji Brown Jackson’s dissent as unfounded. The expedited order allows Louisiana ...

Congressman Cleo Fields urges voters to attend Friday’s testimony over proposed congressional maps at Louisiana Capitol.

As Louisiana lawmakers draw new congressional maps, one concern is how the changes might affect the districts of U.S. House Speaker Mike Johnson and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise and dilute Republican support in other areas,