BATON ROUGE — The Louisiana Legislative Black Caucus accused Attorney General Liz Murrill of overstepping her authority in the state's ongoing fight over Congressional maps.

Lawmakers have previously said politics were the key factor in needing new maps, but in August, Murrill reversed course on the state's previous stance, arguing the most recent congressional maps are racially gerrymandered.

Congressman Cleo Fields said that he thinks Murrill doesn't have very many options but to accept the new map with a second majority-minority district.

“I think she can choose not to fight on behalf of a law or she can not do anything. I don’t think she has the option after the legislature has spoken, the governor has signed it," said Fields.

Murrill sent out a statement, saying: “This pleading

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