Louisiana Gov. Signs Bill Creating New Congressional Map That Could Cost Republicans a Seat in Congress

Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry, a Republican, has signed a bill creating a new congressional map that establishes a second majority-black district—which could cost Republicans a seat in Congress, threatening their slim House majority. Mr. Landry signed the new map into law on Jan. 22, several days after Louisiana lawmakers approved it in a special legislative session called to comply with a federal court order requiring the state legislature to draw the new map in compliance with the federal Voting Rights Act—or let the courts redraw the boundaries at trial. Democrats and civil rights groups sued over the earlier map, alleging that it discriminated against black voters in violation of Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act because the 2022 map had one majority-black district out of six, while black residents make up roughly a third of the state’s population....