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This Week in Louisiana Politics: National Guard in Louisiana, redistricting case goes back to the US Supreme Court

BATON ROUGE, La. (Louisiana First) — Louisiana’s redistricting fight heads back to the Supreme Court on Oct. 15.

Louisiana AG files brief to US Supreme Court; argues race-based redistricting unconstitutional

The case centers on how the state’s congressional boundaries were drawn following the 2020 Census and whether they violate federal law.

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Chief Political Reporter Fred Childers spoke to Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill about the upcoming hearing.

Louisiana National Guard deployment sparks debate among leaders

Fred Childers also spoke with Congressman Cleo Fields, a Democrat from Louisiana, to get his reaction to the possibility of the National Guard coming to Louisiana.

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Coming up this week in Louisiana politics is the primary election on Saturday, Oct. 11. The deadline to request a mail-in ballot is Oct. 7. Mail-in ballots must reach the registrar’s office by Oct. 10.

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