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Last Updated on Tuesday, 7 December 2010 02:18 Written by rslcpol Tuesday, 7 December 2010 02:18
From dailycomet.com:
House Speaker Jim Tucker says the special legislative session to redraw the state’s political district lines is expected to be scheduled for late March.
Tucker said Monday that three weeks will be set aside for the redistricting session. The session is required to rework congressional, legislative, Public Service Commission and state education board districts to account for population shifts over the last decade.
The session is expected to be a contentious one because post-Hurricane Katrina population shifts will force significant changes in the political maps, and Louisiana is predicted to lose a congressional seat due to population declines.