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Press Releases |
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Justice Signs Off on House Redistricting Plan
(06-20-11) |
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Preclearance letter from U.S. Department of Justice on redistricting submission
(06-20-11) |
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LA House Submits
Redistricting Plan
(04-21-11) |
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Statewide Meetings Announced
(02-02-11) |
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Statewide Redistricting Meetings Scheduled
(12-03-10) |
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Redistricting training a success
(10-02-09) |
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Louisiana Media Articles |
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2011 |
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Legislative Maps
Face Fights -
The Advocate |
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Redistricting Forum
Draws Several Reviews - The Daily
Advertiser |
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Gallot: GOP Ties Raise Red Flags -
The Advocate |
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Caucus seeking more
black seats in legislature- The News Star |
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New House districts head to Jindal -
Times Picayune |
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House panel's chief
plans remap of LA.'s high court districts-
Times Picayune |
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House OKs redistricting plan |
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Redistricting a heavy
plate- The News Star |
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La. House, Senate to weigh new districts |
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Public meeting on
redistricting set for Tuesday- KPLC |
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Panel rejects Guillory's Senate
redistricting plan |
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Redistricting not
going to be smooth sailing
- The Town Talk |
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Redistricting plans clear committees |
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Jeff Davis Police Jury
wants SW La. united in US House district
- American Press (Lake Charles) |
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La. House, Senate advance each other's
redistricting plans |
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Keep voicing opinion
on La. redistricting
- American Press (Lake Charles) |
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French highlights lawmaker's point |
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Loss of congressman
hurts
- American Press (Lake Charles) |
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Local House
districts didn't merit changes |
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Major shifts ahead in
Senate districts
- Times Picayune |
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House approves
plan to redraw election districts |
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Lawmakers disagree
over La. court redistricting
- The Town Talk (Alexandria)
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House Senate
approve their redistricting plan |
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Jefferson on the move
- Times Picayune |
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House, Senate remap plans shuffle
districts: Acadiana lawmakers split over
shifts - - The Daily Advertiser |
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Officials discuss
redistricting
- The Advocate |
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Remap bill goes to House floor - The
Daily Advertiser |
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SW La. voices heard
- American Press |
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District receives protection: House
lawmakers agree to keep Armes' area
intact - American Press |
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Feedback from voters
sought on election districts
- Times Picayune |
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House OKs remap plan with Cenla
compromise - The Town Talk |
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Creating district
lines won't be easy
- The Town Talk (Alexandria-Pineville)
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Realignment of House districts in
Rapides approved - The Town Talk |
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Redistricting tough
nut to crack
- News Star Monroe |
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Amendments alter districts in Shreveport
and Rapides - The Times Shreveport |
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EBR area pushes for
more representation
- The Advocate |
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Plan
eliminates northern Monroe district -
News Star |
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Orleans losing
political clout
- The Advocate |
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Remapping is not only about race - The
Town Talk |
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Meetings slated on
election districts
- The Advocate |
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Remap plan puts
Dixon, Roy in the same House district -
The Town Talk |
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Board wants to be
single district with SW La. parishes
- American Press |
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Panel approves
remap plan pitting Roy against Armes -
The Town Talk |
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Voters invited to
weight in: Legislators in town to talk
redistricting
- American Press |
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House alters
northern districts: Chamber votes to
return 29 minority areas - The Daily
Advertiser |
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Express opinions on
redistricting
- American Press |
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Lawmakers line
dancing for districts: Amendments alter
Rapides, Shreveport House seats - News
Star |
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Acadiana gains state
representation with population increase
- The Daily Advertiser |
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Changes brewing in
House redistricting plan: Committee
review meeting canceled - News Star |
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How we have changed
- The Times (Shreveport) |
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Emergency
pulls Tucker out of vote
- The Advocate |
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St.
Stand up, be counted in redistricting
- Daily World |
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House
plan adds fourth minority district
- The Daily Advertiser |
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St.
Bernard vs. New Orleans
- Times Picayune |
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Changes
brewing in House plan
- The Daily Advertiser |
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More Black Districts
Likely - The Advocate |
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Jindal
aides weigh in on remap, draw ire
- The Advocate |
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Redistricting hearings
evoke calls for compact political districts
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Times Picayune |
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House
drops proposed 30th minority district
from remap
- The Advocate |
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Redistricting will
involve multiple agencies
- St. Tammany News |
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House vote kills
new minority district: Changed backed by
governor's office
- Times Picayune- The Advocate |
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Making it count:-
Times Picayune |
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Members advance
new House lines
- Times Picayune |
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The Census reveals
another post-Katrina Loss
- Times Picayune |
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House completes
work on redrawing its districts: 2
districts pit N.O. incumbents
- The Times Picayune |
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Census estimates gain
in minorities- Times
Picayune |
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House takes up
plan for remap of its districts
- The Times Picayune |
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Census data chart
area's ups, downs: New Orleans, St.
Bernard- Times
Picayune |
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Cenla lawmakers
watching, waiting as redistricting keeps
changing
The Town Talk (Alexandria) |
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North shore to gain
clout in House- Times
Picayune |
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Work stalls on
House redistricting
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The News Star
(Monroe) |
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Redistricting will involve multiple agencies
- St Tammany News |
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Panel to consider
House redistricting
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The Town Talk |
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Remap
May Give BR Votes -
The
Advocate |
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Kostelka, Gallot
to chair redraw
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News Star
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La. House ponders
new Shreveport district
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The Times (Shreveport) |
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N.O
Stands to lose 3 seats in House
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Times
Picayune |
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Shaping districts
sets off tempers: Talks are tinged with
race, politics
- Times
Picayune |
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Central Louisiana
sounds off about how to redraw political
districts- The Town Talk (Alexandria,
Pineville) |
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Remap vote set
this week
- The Advocate |
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Public redistricting
meeting underway in Shreveport- KSLA News |
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House plan adds
forth minority district in Shreveport
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American Press |
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Louisiana to lose
congressional seat in redistricting- The
Daily Reveille |
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House plan adds
forth minority district in Shreveport
- The Times
(Shreveport) |
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Lafayette
Redistricting Meeting- KLFY |
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Work stalls on
House redistricting plan
- The Times
(Shreveport) |
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Panel Adopts Guides
- The
Advocate |
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Reapportionment
and race -
The
Advocate |
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Gallot: Lawmakers
Eager to Redistrict
- The
Advocate |
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House committee
supports redistricting plan for BESE,
PSC
- The
Advocate |
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Census Shows Gains for
Minorities
- The
Advocate |
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Number of House
minority seats could lead to showdown
-
The
Advocate |
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66 House Districts
Must be Remapped
- The
Advocate |
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Plan shifts House
districts, forces competition
- The Town
Talk |
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Challenging decade
Weighs on Jefferson
- Times
Picayune |
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Changes brewing in
remap proposal
- The Town
Talk |
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Tammany Swells, but
Not Because of Katrina
- Times
Picayune |
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Senate and House
redraw plans shuffle La. districts
- The Times
(Shreveport) |
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Controlled Growth
Pleases Rive Parishes
- Times
Picayune |
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House remap plan
gains panel approval
- The Times
(Shreveport) |
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Census Shows Shift:
EBR Largest Parish in LA., N.O. shrinks
- The
Advocate |
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Panel weighs House
districts: Jindal urges committee to
remain non-partisan in redrawing lines
- The Daily
Advertiser |
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Rapides Senate district could get carved
up in remap session
- The Town Talk |
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Armes to fight to
end: Lawmaker doesn't support
Leesville-Alexandria merger
- The Daily
Advertiser |
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Gallot Slams Plan to
Divide Senate Seat - The Town
Talk |
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Armes to fight to
end: Lawmaker doesn't support
Leesville-Alexandria merger
- American
Press |
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State's Cities Didn't
Fare well in 2010 Census -
American Press |
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Draft draws
concern: SW La. legislators: Proposal
puts Armes against another incumbent
- American
Press |
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Gallot: Lawmakers Want
Process to Be Open -
American Press |
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Remap battle
begins: Jindal urges bipartisanship at
start of special session
- American
Press |
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Officials, residents weigh in on
redistricting
- Daily Comet |
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Lawmakers at odds
over SW La. redistricting plan
- American
Press |
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Voice your opinion on
La. redistricting - Houma Today |
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Future of area House districts still
unclear
- American
Press |
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New Orleans' official
2010 census population is 343,829, agency
reports - Times Picayune |
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Legislators face tough session
- American
Press |
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Jefferson Parish
population decline in 2010 Census no
surprise to parish officials
-Times Picayune |
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House plan gives
BR seats: Tucker calls proposal
"starting point"
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The
Advocate |
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Draft draws
concern: SW La. legislators: Proposal
puts Armes against another incumbent
- American Press |
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North
Shore to Gain Clout in House - Times
Picayune |
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Remap session
begins: Lawmakers tout spirit of fair
play
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The
Advocate |
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The
Census Reveals another Post Katrina Loss -
Times Picayune |
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Panel adds minority district: Comittee
bucks House speaker
- Times Picayune |
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Public Hearings on Redistricting Scheduled
- KATC Acadiana's News Channel |
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Panel approves
addition to bill: 30th black majority
district added
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The
Advocate |
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Census numbers put
population shift on
record
- The Towntalk |
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Caucus seeking
more black seats in La
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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Political Survival Top Priority - American
Press |
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Remap could change
how race influences politics in LA-
Times Picayune |
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Redistricting is expected to cost New
Orleans three districts - Times Picayune |
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Battle over remap
beings-
Times Picayune |
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House
Panel Adopts Guides
- The Advocate |
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Wants, needs clash in
remap
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The
Advocate |
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Fight
brews over districts - The Advocate |
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Battling over the
lines
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The
Advocate |
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No Delay Planned in
State Remap - Times Picayune |
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Lawmakers at odds over
SW La. redistricting plan
- American Press |
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Gov.
Bobby Jindal Expected Not to Take Lead Role
in Redistricting - Times Picayune |
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Committee to consider
redist plan today
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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Public to get to speak on district lines -
The Advocate |
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Remap sets up fights
to keep jobs
- Times Picayune |
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Remap plan targets
N.O. - The Advocate. |
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House redistricting
plan cuts 6 districts from N.O.
- The Town Talk (Alexandria) |
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Census estimate shows
growth for area in 2009 - The Advocate |
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Committee sees proposals for new districts
- The Town Talk (Alexandria) |
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When it counts: Census
participation vital to federal funding for
La." - The Towntalk |
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Redistricting session
shapes future elections
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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St Bernard Residents
Urged to Return - Times Picayune |
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Plan shifts House
districts, forces officials to compete
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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Stand up and be
counted - Monroe News Star |
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House panel to look at
redistricting plans
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The
Advocate |
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State may lose seat in
Congress - Times Picayune |
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Panel reviews
proposals to remap districts
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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Census Bumps up N.O.'s
Figure Twice - Times Picayune |
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Citizens voice what
they want out of redistricting
- The Town Talk (Alexandria Pineville) |
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Redrawing districts is
state's purview, lawyer says - Times
Picayune |
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Rerouting District
Lines
- The
Times (Shreveport) |
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Central Louisiana population grows a bit
- The Town Talk (Alexandria) |
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House panel's chief plans remap of La.'s
high court districts-
Times Picayune |
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Caucus seeks minority representation- The
News Star (Monroe) |
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Caucus pushing for
more majority-black political districts in
LA
- The Town Talk |
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Tangi officials split
over redistricting
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The
Advocate |
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Push mounted to add black legislative seats
- Times Picayune |
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Residents sound off on
districts remap -
The
Advocate |
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Acadiana gains state
representation with population increase
- The Daily Advertiser |
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Northwest La.
residents take on redistricting
- The Times
(Shreveport) |
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More Black Districts
Likely
- The
Advocate |
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Residents: Keep
Regions Together - Times Picayune |
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2010 |
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Coastal district has advocates
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Hearing to focus on
citizens - The Towntlak |
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Legislature makes history with session |
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Parish leader seeks
count of residents 'in transition' -
The Advocate |
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Local census response
rate low, but Tammany's at national average
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2010 Census could be
costly for Louisiana - The Advocate |
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Special Count in Gulf
Backed - Monroe News Star |
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Gallot Lawmakers want an open Redistricting
Process |
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Attendance Sparce at
Census Meeting - American Press |
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'Contentious'
redistricting session of Louisiana
Legislature likely to begin in March |
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Making Census Count -
American Press |
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Saving our district - The Newstar |
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Melancon urges redistricting reform - The
Advocate |
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Redrawing districts is
state's purview, lawyer says - Times
Picayune |
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Redistricting sparks
fights - The Advocate |
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Hispanic arrivals help
LA. growth, census says - The Advocate |
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Redistricting Revolutionary- The Advocate |
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State's electoral map
to be redrawn - Monroe News Star |
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Political Horizons for
Sept. 12, 2010 - The Advocate |
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Census efforts in Orleans and St. Bernard
- The Advocate |
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2009 |
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Newcomers add to La.
residential population gain - The
Advocate |
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LA. Likely to Lose a Congressional Seat
After 2010 Census - The Towntalk |
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BR area could add new
House seat - The Advocate |
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LA. may lose seat if
census counts illegal aliens in U.S. - The
Towntalk |
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Redistricting tricky,
expert cautions - The Advocate |
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Group
proposes merging two U.S. House Districts -
American Press |
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Reapportionment
assistance sought - The Advocate |
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Local voter rolls
swell - Times Picayune |
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La. GOP to fight
counting of illegals - The Advocate |
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GOP
to target Census tally of immigrants - Times
Picayune |
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Noncitizen count hurts
Louisiana - The Advocate |
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Citizenship question legitimate columnist -
American Press |
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Sen. Vitter pushing
citizen count - The Advocate |
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Area overlooked in
Census count - American Press |
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Limit politics of new
lines - The Advocate |
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Battle looms over 2010
Census - Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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'Redistricting 101'
teaches lawmakers about tough task ahead -
The Towntalk |
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N.O Throws Gauntlet
Again on Census Estimate -
Times
Picayune |
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Local Officials See Population Growth
Despite Losses for State - The Towntalk |
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State considers legal
action against Census Bureau - Monroe News
Star |
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2008 |
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Lawmakers prepare for
thorny problems of redistricting in 2011 -
The Advocate |
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Election may tell who
still lives here - Times Picayune |
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A fairer way for
elections - The Advocate |
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LA
lags nation on growth, Census Bureau says -
Times Picayune |
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'No Party' voters in
La. increasing - The Advocate |
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News
& views from the Louisiana Capitol - Times
Picayune |
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Voter
Rolls Up in LA- Times Picayune |
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National
Media Articles |
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2010 |
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Redistricting Making
The Census Count - Legisbrief NCSL |
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How To Tilt an Election Through Redistricting - New York Times |
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2009 |
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Both
parties sharpening pens for redistricting -
New York Times |
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Census bureau knocks
Sen. Vitter's proposal to ask about
immigration status - Times Picayune |
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Next
year Census count promises to re-jigger
political map -WSJ |
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Census sampling makes
sense - Lafayette Daily Advertiser |
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New Orleans wants
ex-residents counted - WSJ |
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How immigration debate
affects Census - Times Picayune |
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Our unconstitutional
Census - WSJ |
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Ethnic Groups Say
"White" isn't enough on the 2010 Census -
Detroit Free Press |
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Lawmakers battle on
Census question - WSJ |
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More People Move to
Louisiana - Times Picayune |
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Analyst: Kostelka
playing hardball - Monroe News Star |
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2008 |
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Why
Obama wants to control the Census - WSJ |
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