Special legislative session begins in Baton Rouge

By: NOLAN MCKENDRY The Center Square (The Center Square) − Louisiana’s Legislature convened Thursday to fast-track a package of election bills that would shift the state’s 2026 congressional election calendar back by one month while the U.S. Supreme Court weighs a closely watched challenge involving the Voting Rights Act and the state’s current congressional map. What was touted as a...

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