The trial continues today for a lawsuit challenging Louisiana's new congressional map.
The hearing started Monday before a three-judge panel in Shreveport.
Louisiana lawmakers created the map earlier this year after a judge said a previous one violated the federal Voting Rights Act.
The existing map had one majority-minority district, but the judge said there should be two, since a third of Louisiana's population is black.
The redrawn map jeopardizes a seat now held by a Republican, and has already attracted a Democratic candidate.
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