Published: January 18, 2024
By: Elizabeth White
Photo by: MGN Online
By: Elizabeth White
Posted 7:57 PM, Jan 18, 2024
and last updated 7:57 PM, Jan 18, 2024
BATON ROUGE, La. — After hours of behind-the-scenes negotiations, the House and Governmental Affairs Committee voted 14-1 Thursday to pass an amended version of the congressional map backed by Gov. Jeff Landry.
The amendment to Senate Bill 8, authored by Sen. Glen Womack, R-Harrisonburg, was presented by Rep. Les Farnum, R-Calcasieu, and created by multiple senators.
The goal of the amendment was to keep from dividing Calcasieu and Ouachita parishes into more than one congressional district each. However, the amended version of the bill splits East Baton Rouge Parish into three congressional districts.
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