CONGRESSMAN CARTER CONVENES FIRST IN A SERIES OF TOWN HALL MEETINGS FOCUSED ON VOTING RIGHTS AND REDISTRICTING IN LOUISIANA

Washington, May 11 -- Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr issued the following news release:

Tonight, Congressman Troy A. Carter, Sr. (D-LA) convened a Voting Rights Town Hall discussion at Dillard University in New Orleans, Louisiana. Congressman Carter was joined by Mayor Helena Moreno, New Orleans City Council President JP Morrell, Members of the New Orleans City Council, Members of the Orleans Legislative Delegation, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams, and representatives from Louisiana ACLU and Power Coalition. This is the first in a series of Town Hall meetings following the Supreme Court decision in Louisiana v. Callais.

"What we witnessed from the Supreme Court is not simply a legal decision about lines on a map. It is par...