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A special legislative session is now underway in Louisiana.
In his first address to the legislature since taking office, Gov. Jeff Landry urged them to pass a new congressional map that features a second black-majority district, or else the courts will do it.
A federal judge has ruled that the current map violates the Voting Rights Act.
In the eight-day session, the legislature will also take on a new Louisiana Supreme Court map, as well as an attempt to move the state from open primaries to closed primaries.
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