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The Washington Post Online Cites Rose Institute Study on Louisiana Redistricting

Posted 04 December 2009 | By Mike Whatley | Categories: Press | No Comments

The Washington Post’s Chris Cillizza cited the Rose Institute’s study on Louisiana redistricting on his “The Fix” politics blog on Friday.  Cillizza’s post was the latest in his series “Friday House Line” which every few weeks describes the ten most competitive House races in 2010.  In discussing the 2010 Congressional election in Louisiana’s 3rd district [...]

Louisiana Redistricting: An Ugly Post-Katrina Partisan Mess (The Complete Analysis)

Posted 24 November 2009 | By Mike Whatley | Categories: Redistricting | 1 Comment

Simply put, 2011 redistricting in Louisiana is likely to be ugly.  A combination of factors make the 2011 redistricting a high stakes situation for both parties and will likely make the process a partisan fight.  This article will detail Louisiana redistricting with a general overview of the state followed by a close examination of each current [...]

Louisiana Redistricting: Solidly Republican for the Next Ten Years?

Posted 24 November 2009 | By Mike Whatley | Categories: Redistricting | 1 Comment

Today’s post concludes our weeklong series on 2011 Congressional redistricting in Louisiana by looking at possible redistricting scenarios.
There will be many different plans for Louisiana redistricting in 2011.  Many different maps will be drawn that divide up the districts in many ways.  While Democrats have some power in the state legislature because they control the [...]

Louisiana Redistricting: The Fight over New Orleans

Posted 18 November 2009 | By Mike Whatley | Categories: Redistricting | 1 Comment

Redistricting in Louisiana in 2011 is likely going to be an ugly partisan fight between Democrats and Republicans in the state legislature as well as the Republican Governor Bob Jindal.  Because of Hurricane Katrina the demographics of the state have changed, and the population has gone down since 2000, likely causing the state to lose [...]

Louisiana Redistricting: An Ugly Post-Katrina Partisan Mess

Posted 17 November 2009 | By Mike Whatley | Categories: Redistricting | 2 Comments

Simply put, 2011 redistricting in Louisiana is likely to be ugly.  A combination of factors make the 2011 redistricting a high stakes situation for both parties and will likely make the process a partisan fight.  This series of articles will detail Louisiana redistricting with a general overview of the state followed by a close examination of [...]