# The battles over congressional districts are meaningless performative acts by politicians to get your ire

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Podcast: [Newell Normand](https://stenobird.com/podcast/newell-normand-2482167)
Published: 2026-05-13T15:34:09+00:00
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Newell addresses the Louisiana Senate and Governmental Affairs Committee, voting 4-3 along party lines to advance a Republican-backed congressional map that eliminates one of the state's two majority-Black, Democratic-leaning districts.

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