The Louisiana Senate on Friday passed a new Congressional map that gives the Republicans an extra seat. Republican Governor Jeff Landry will sign the new map. On Thursday, the Louisiana House approved a new Congressional map that eliminates a racially gerrymandered district, sending the bill to the Senate. Louisiana delayed its House primaries late last month after a blockbuster Supreme Court ruling on a key Voting Rights Act provision. The Supreme Court recently declared Louisiana’s previous Congressional map an unconstitutional gerrymander. The case, State of Louisiana v. Phillip Callais (and the related Press Robinson v. Phillip Callais), stems from Louisiana’s woke lawmakers caving to left-wing judges and creating a second “majority-minority” congressional district. Several Republican states have redrawn Congressional maps, eliminating racially gerrymandered districts. The AP reported: Louisiana lawmakers…
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