Louisiana Congressional Redistricting Challenge
Case: Callais et al v. Landry Court: US District Court for the Western District of Louisiana Case Number: 3:2024cv00122 Filed: January 31, 2024 Plaintiffs: Twelve white Mississippians Defendant: Nancy Landry Issue: Whether Louisiana's newly enacted congressional map violates the Fourteenth and Fifteenth Amendments of the U.S. Constitution. The plaintiffs allege the map is a racial gerrymander that dilutes the voting strength of white voters. Status: A consolidated preliminary injunction hearing and trial is scheduled for April 8-10, 2024 (today!). This means the court will decide whether to temporarily block the use of the map while the lawsuit proceeds. The Louisiana State Conference of the NAACP and several other individuals and organizations have sought to intervene in the case to defend the map. This case stems from a previous lawsuit, Robinson v. Ardoin, where the court found Louisiana's original congressional map violated the Voting Rights Act. The new map was drawn