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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 [...]