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Florida Governor Ron DeSantis is watching a Louisiana redistricting case before the U.S. Supreme Court.

DeSantis hopes the court will rule against drawing districts based on race, which could force Florida to redraw its congressional maps.

The case, Louisiana v. Callais, questions whether a new map with a second Black-majority district is an unconstitutional racial gerrymander.

The U.S. Supreme Court began its term Oct. 6, and Gov. Ron DeSantis has circled one particular case on the calendar that could have big ripple effect on Florida politics.

It’s a redistricting case out of Louisiana, and DeSantis is counting on the justices to strike down the practice of drawing districts based on racial reasons, which he contends would require Florida lawmakers to redraw the

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