Louisiana begins redistricting, while New Orleans proposes special election

🖍️ A state Senate committee reconvenes Wednesday to discuss the proposed congressional maps. One keeps two majority-Black districts, while the others eliminate one or both of them. (Fox 8)

• The maps were introduced Friday during a committee meeting, which drew an overflow crowd at the Capitol. (Louisiana Illuminator)
• All four of the state's most recent Black U.S. House representatives — Cleo Fields, Troy Carter, Cedric Richmond and William Jefferson — testified. Civil rights activist Leona Tate also spoke.
• Carter, Mayor Helena Moreno, City Council and the Orleans legislative delegation host a town hall at Dillard tonight to discuss redistricting and voter rights. (Facebook)

🗳️ Early voting: 8.4% of registered voters cast ballots already for Saturday's primary, according to data yesterday from the Secretary of State's office.

• More than 42,000 votes were cast before Gov. Jeff Landry suspended the House elections, which are still on the ballots. (Illuminator)

🏛️ The New Orleans City Council holds a special meeting today (livestream) to appoint an interim city clerk and call a special election. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

• Meanwhile, Calvin Duncan's legal challenges continue.