Federal court denies stay, says Louisiana must draw new Congressional map

BATON ROUGE, La. (BRPROUD) - A decision has been made in the United States District Court, Western District of Louisiana, Monroe Division about a stay request for the recent decision to throw out the new Louisiana Congressional map.

The court decided to deny the joint motion for a stay pending appeal.

The decision stated, "Having polled the three members of the panel, all of the members of the panel do not assent to a stay of the court's judgment pending appeal."

Attorney General Liz Murrill and Gov.