La. Gov. Edwards' Statement on the United States Supreme Court Decision in Allen V. Milligan
June 09, 2023
June 09, 2023
BATON ROUGE, Louisiana, June 9 -- Gov. John Bel Edwards, D-Louisiana, issued the following statement on June 8, 2023:
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision in Allen v. Milligan:
"As I said when I vetoed it, Louisiana's current congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act.
"Louisiana's voting population is one-third Black. We know that in compliance with the pr . . .
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Today, Gov. John Bel Edwards issued the following statement on the United States Supreme Court decision in Allen v. Milligan:
"As I said when I vetoed it, Louisiana's current congressional map violates the Voting Rights Act.
"Louisiana's voting population is one-third Black. We know that in compliance with the pr . . .