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Legislators ask more time to comply with redistricting order

FILE - Louisiana Gov. John Bel Edwards speaks during a news conference in Baton Rouge, La., on Feb. 1, 2022. Louisiana’s legislative leaders are asking for at least 10 more days to comply with a federal judge’s order to redraw congressional districts by June 20, 2022, so two have Black majorities. (AP Photo/Matthew Hinton, File) FILE - Senate President Page Cortez presides over opening day of the Louisiana legislative session in Baton Rouge, La., on April 12, 2021. Louisiana’s legislative leaders are asking for at least 10 more days to comply with a federal judge’s order to redraw congressional districts by June 20, 2022, so two have Black majorities. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File) FILE - House Speaker Clay Schexnayder waits to hear results of votes in the Senate Chambers during a veto session in Baton Rouge, La., on July 20, 2021. Louisiana's legislative leaders are asking for at least 10 more days to comply with a federal judge's order to redraw congressional districts by June 20, 2022 so two have Black majorities. (AP Photo/Gerald Herbert, File)