Effort to protect voting rights in Louisiana law falters

By: Wesley Muller

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: April 9, 2026

Words: 555

Last Updated: 3 months, 3 weeks ago

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A legislative committee blocked a bill Wednesday that would have established a Louisiana Voting Rights Act to strengthen protections against gerrymandering and voter suppression.

Senate Bill 365, sponsored by Sen. Royce Duplessis, D-New Orleans, failed to advance from the Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, whose Republican majority defeated the measure in a 4-3 vote.

The proposal sought to create state-level standards modeled after the federal Voting Rights Act of 1965. It would …

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