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BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — Civil rights activist and former U.S. Senate candidate Gary Chambers Jr. delivered a forceful and at times confrontational testimony Sunday during a Louisiana Senate hearing on congressional redistricting, igniting repeated objections from lawmakers and exposing sharp tensions over race, representation, and political power in the state.
Chambers,...
BATON ROUGE, La. — The voices that filled the Louisiana Senate chamber were not merely testifying. They were carrying generations of memory.
Memory of poll taxes and literacy tests. Memory of districts carved apart to weaken Black voting strength. Memory of communities forced to fight for rights that others inherited without struggle
One after another, pastors, ci...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Fighting back emotion and at times appearing on the verge of tears, State Rep. C. Denise Marcelle delivered one of the most raw and personal speeches of Louisiana’s ongoing redistricting battle Friday, accusing lawmakers of attempting to erase decades of Black political progress and dishonor the sacrifices of civil rights pioneers who bled ...
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana’s Capitol became the stage for an extraordinary and emotional gathering Friday as generations of Black political leadership came together to defend minority representation during a congressional redistricting fight many described as a defining moment for democracy in the state.
Current and former members of Congress, state senators, represen...
The Senate Governmental Affairs Committee is scheduled to begin public testimony at 9 a.m.
BATON ROUGE, La. — African American voters, pastors, civil rights leaders, students, and community advocates are being urged to attend hearings at the Louisiana State Capitol on Friday as lawmakers debate congressional maps that could reshape Black poli...