(AP) - Gov. John Bel Edwards said he backs the creation of a second majority-minority U.S. House district among Louisiana's six congressional districts.
The Democratic governor noted Thursday that one-third of Louisiana's more than 4.6 million residents are Black. He said it would be fair to ensure one-third of the U.S. House districts reflect that.
His comments came at a wide-ranging end-of-year news conference.
Lawmakers are planning to call a February special session for the redistricting work.
The governor didn't say if he would veto a map that doesn't add a second majority-Black district, and it's questionable if the majority-Republican Legislature will agree to such a significant redesign to the districts.