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 [...]
“The Political Wire” by Taegan Goddard (featured on Congressional Quarterly’s website) ran a story on the Rose Institute’s Louisiana redistricting study on Thursday. The Rose Institute analysis was on the front page of cqpolitics.com for most of the day Thursday.
The Rose Institute has a very detailed analysis of the impact of Hurricane Katrina on 2011 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Even though the population of New Orleans and Louisiana as a whole has declined significantly since Hurricane Katrina, the 6th district, which includes Baton Rouge, has gained population since 2001. The population of the 7th district, situated to the West has grown. Yet, because the state as a whole will likely [...]
While the population in many parts of Louisiana has decreased significantly since Hurricane Katrina, the Northern part of the state has seen its population remain fairly constant or even grow. Yet, because Louisiana’s overall population has declined and the state will likely lose a Congressional seat in 2011 redistricting, the two Congressional districts [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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