Louisiana legislature passes new GOP-favored map after Supreme Court ruling

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The Louisiana legislature passed a new GOP-favored House map on Friday that eliminates one of the state’s Black-majority congressional districts after the U.S. Supreme Court ruled the Bayou State’s map unconstitutional earlier this month.  The Louisiana Senate had originally passed new congressional lines earlier this month in a 27-10 vote, but the state House had added…