Beau Beaullieu
Coverage of Beau Beaullieu in the Nexus archive.
- Louisiana adopts stricter voter ID rules that suffrage advocates call unneeded
Louisiana has enacted stricter voter ID laws requiring photo identification and submission of voter data to the U.S. Department of Homeland Security. The laws remove provisional ballots, mandate verification at parish registrars, and check voter information against a federal database. Advocates argue the changes disproportionately affect certain residents.
- Louisiana congressional map boosting Republicans nears final passage
The Louisiana House of Representatives approved a congressional redistricting bill that reduces the number of majority-Black districts from two to one, increasing Republican representation. The bill, Senate Bill 121, passed 66-36 along party lines and eliminates the district held by U.S. Rep. Cleo Fields, retaining only the district represented by U.S. Rep. Troy Carter. Democrats criticized the map as an effort to consolidate political power and deny Black voters equal representation.