The map below proves it'd be possible to draw two African-American districts in Louisiana...and still make it *more* compact than the current map (right now, the 5R-1D map packs African-American voters into #LA02).
Expect a showdown over this in 2021.
Expect a showdown over this in 2021.
Under this scenario, New Orleans's #LA02 would go from 62% to 52% AA and #LA05 (parts of Baton Rouge, Alexandria and Monroe as drawn here) would go from 35% to 50.1% AA.
Right now, African-Americans are 33% of Louisiana's population but have an opportunity in just one of the state's six districts. But Edwards (D)'s reelection makes it possible for Dems to at least fight for 2/6. #LAGOV
The current map splits 15/64 Louisiana parishes. But the map above proves it's possible to draw an additional AA-majority district splitting just 9/64 parishes. Of course, much rides on the results of the 2020 Census and how many non-whites are counted.
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