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Supreme Court to hear voting rights case Ruling could dramatically change ‘tests’ used in redistricting
BY MARK BALLARD | Staff writer WASHINGTON — On Wednesday, the nation’s attention will be on arguments before the U.S. Supreme Court in a case that, on the surface, is about whether Louisiana should have two majority-Black congressional districts, one or maybe none. But many legal observers say the court, with its 6-3 conservative majority, could use Louisiana v. Callais to find the Voting Rights Act of 1965 unconstitutional or to dramatically change its “tests” that judges have for decades used to require states to draw congressional districts in which minority voters make up a majority. Such a change could affect elections all over the country. Louisiana is arguing that Section 2 of the Voting Rights Act and its tests for when majorityminority districts could be used has allowed states to draw maps with race in mind, which contradicts the constitutional idea of equal treatment under the law.
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La. summers are getting hotter, lasting longer High temperatures are stretching into fall
BY SAM KARLIN | Staff writer STAFF PHOTO By HILARy SCHEINUK
Concerns for the LSU offense did not go away after Saturday night's game, but the Tigers added to their win column. The Tigers took down South Carolina 20-10 in Tiger Stadium, improving to 5-1 despite turning the ball over three times and failing to cash in on multiple opportunities created by their defense. LSU pressured and harassed South Carolina quarterback and potential first-round pick LaNorris Sellers from the first snap of the night until the last, held the Gamecocks to 317 yards and forced a pair of turnovers. ABOVE: LSU cornerback Mansoor Delane, from left, celebrates with linebackers Harold Perkins Jr. and Whit Weeks after holding South Carolina on the line in the second half. ä SEE COMPLETE COVERAGE OF THE TIGERS GAME. PAGE 1C
Louisiana summers are not only getting hotter. They’re also getting longer. Temperatures of 90 Fahrenheit are lasting as much as three weeks longer in cities across Louisiana, according to data LETHAL from the nonprofit Climate It’s the latest example HEAT Central. of how Louisiana summers LOUISIANA’S are growing increasingly hot QUIET DISASTER and dangerous, posing deadly health risks and raising electric bills to unaffordable levels for America’s poorest state. Baton Rouge is seeing the most additional days with summer temperatures in the state, as
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