The federal court that struck down Louisiana’s congressional map as an unconstitutional racial gerrymander is giving state lawmakers until the beginning of June to redraw the map themselves.

The three-judge panel issued a 2-1 decision last week ruling Louisiana's congressional map creating a second Black majority district was unconstitutional because of “an impermissible racial gerrymander,

A three-judge panel rejected Louisiana's recently redrawn congressional map last week, throwing a wrench into election planning for the fall. Why it matters: The state's top elections official has said a map needs to be in place by May 15 in advance of November's elections,