Louisiana again sows seeds to propagate Jim Crow through the South

By: Andrea Hagan

Outlets: Louisiana Illuminator

Published: May 27, 2026

Words: 827

Last Updated: 1 month, 4 weeks ago

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One recent Sunday, I recently watched “The Inquisitor,” the Independent Lens documentary about Barbara Jordan, the groundbreaking Black congresswoman who was a champion of many constitutional principles.

I then turned to “60 Minutes” and watched Gov. Jeff Landry say 45,000 Louisiana absentee ballots being discarded was “not a big deal.” His statement came days after he postponed the U.S. House primary elections, allowing the legislature time to eliminate a Black-majority district from the state’s …

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