Louisiana Progress’ Peter Robins-Brown answers your questions.

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Louisiana had a busy last week starting when a three-judge panel struck down the state’s latest congressional map, which was drawn to include a second majority-Black district in order to comply with the Voting Rights Act. The decision came from a lawsuit filed by 12 “non-African American” voters who argued the new map was a racial gerrymander and two Trump-appointed judges agreed.

We are nearly halfway through 2024 and Louisiana is without a congressional map, so there’s no surprise that many of our members had questions about what this means and what will happen for voters in the Pelican State.

Peter Robins-Brown, executive director of Louisiana Progress, is on the ground in the state and has been following the map drawing process from the start — here’s what he has to say on the future of Louisiana’s congressional districts.

Peter answers all your questions in this member exclusive Q&A, including:
* What will happen since Louisiana has scrapped our new map!?
* I thought SCOTUS already approved this new map with two majority-Black districts?
* Can this ruling be appealed?
* It seems like this is how Landry and Louisiana Republicans planned it all along, to ultimately block the seat from taking effect in 2024?
* This seems like systemic racism at work, right?
* Should I be concerned that the new state Supreme Court map will get struck down too or is it here to stay?

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