Louisiana must use House map with second mostly Black district, US supreme court rules

Ruling on map prevents yet another new one from being drawn, and boosts Democrats' chances of gaining control of US House

The US supreme court on Wednesday ordered Louisiana to hold congressional elections in 2024 using a House map with a second mostly Black district, despite a lower-court ruling that called the map an illegal racial gerrymander.

The order allows the use of a map that has majority Black populations in two of the state's six congressional districts, potentially boosting Democrats' chances of gaining control of the closely divided House of Representatives in the 2024 elections.