Political Mapmaking

The order gave the state a not-yet-specified “reasonable period of time" to draw up new districts. Dick’s filing noted that the state’s voting-age population is about 33% Black. But only 11 of 39 state Senate districts and 29 of 105 House districts are predominantly Black — less than a third in each case.

Louisiana residents trying to rework the state's system for drawing political maps are planning a summit they hope will drive changes.A grassroots,…