Louisiana on the Brink: Could Jim Crow Return Without Federal Protections

A looming Supreme Court ruling on Louisiana v. Callais could gut Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act, risking the loss of meaningful representation for more than 1.4 million Black Louisianans by allowing redistricting, at-large local elections, and court redraws that dilute Black voting power across Congress, the state legislature, and local government; civil rights leaders are preparing a state-level Voting Rights Act in anticipation, while Republicans push to redraw maps regardless of federal protections, signaling a potential return to Jim Crow-era dynamics dependent on the Court’s decision.