BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Less than 24 hours remain before the U.S. Supreme Court hears oral arguments in a pivotal case over Louisiana’s second majority-Black congressional district and whether the map violates parts of the Voting Rights Act.

On Tuesday, opponents of the 2024 redistricting plan, including Bert Callais, gathered to voice concerns ahead of the high court hearing. Callais, the lead plaintiff in Callais v. Landry, argues that the map adopted after a federal court found the state’s previous version likely diluted Black voting power is unfair to non-Black voters.

The plaintiffs claim the 2024 plan amounts to an unconstitutional racial gerrymander. Their attorney, Paul Hurd, contends state leaders were not required by any court to adopt a new plan and instead acted

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