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☆ Louisiana Will Get a New City After a Yearslong Court Battle
  + stars: | 2024-04-28 | by ( Rick Rojas | ) www.nytimes.com   time to read: 1 min
That didn’t work. In 2015, they collected signatures to bring their proposal up for a vote, but didn’t get enough. This time, they made it to a ballot and won the election, only to be stalled by a lengthy court battle. But the Louisiana Supreme Court cleared the way on Friday for the formation of St. George, a city of nearly 100,000 people that joins the ranks of the state’s largest cities, falling between Lafayette and Lake Charles in population. It is the first city to be incorporated in Louisiana in nearly two decades.
Persons: George ., George Locations: Baton Rouge, La, St, Louisiana, Lafayette, Lake Charles
☆ Louisiana's Special Session Kicks off Monday. Here's a Look at What May Be Discussed
  + stars: | 2024-01-14 | by ( Associated Press | Jan. | At A.M. | ) www.usnews.com   time to read: +4 min
Louisiana's newly inaugurated Legislature is set to convene for an eight-day special session Monday during which lawmakers will discuss items that could impact how the state conducts elections. The focus of the session is to redraw Louisiana's congressional map after a federal judge ruled that current boundaries violate the Voting Rights Act. Lawmakers also may explore new state Supreme Court districts and moving away from the state’s unique “jungle primary” system. Baton Rouge-based U.S. District Judge Shelly Dick agreed with civil rights groups’ arguments and struck down Louisiana’s map for violating the Voting Rights Act in June. CHANGING LOUISIANA'S OPEN ‘JUNGLE PRIMARY’ TO CLOSEDIn a decades-old debate, lawmakers could look at an overhaul to Louisiana’s unique open “jungle primary” system, shifting the state toward a closed primary system.
Persons: Jeff Landry, Landry, Shelly Dick, “ Organizations: Lawmakers, Republican Gov, Black, U.S ., Appeals, Fifth, Louisiana Supreme Court, Times, New, New Orleans Advocate Locations: Black, Baton Rouge, Louisiana, WDSU, New Orleans
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