Nola Reporter

WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-La.) released the following statement in response to United States Supreme Court case Ardoin v. Robinson, acknowledging that the court took the case in error.

On June 26, 2023, the Supreme Court was on the side of justice. In a healthy democracy fair and equitable representation matters, whether to the people of Louisiana or anywhere else in the world. I have consistently asked for a fair redistricting process in Louisiana that protects Black voters and creates a second majority-minority congressional district. Louisiana's population rose 2.7% since the 2010 census and has grown more diverse in the past decade with Black residents making up 31% of the state. I have said it before, and I will say it again – math is math. We must begin to overcome our tarnished past and move toward fair maps that follow the math and give Black Louisianans the opportunity to elect a Black candidate. Let’s finally get this right.”

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