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by Sam Hanna, Jr. - posted E-mail Story E-mail Story | Print Story Print Story 
Before it's all said and done, the special legislative session that begins Sunday afternoon at the capitol most likely will evolve into an ugly affair, pitting many lawmakers against one another as they carve out the 144 state legislative districts that we'll deal with over the next 10 years.

Congressional districts will be redrawn, too.

Since the Census was taken in 2010, like it is every 10 years, each state in the country must redraw its legislative and congressional districts, among other elected districts, to reflect shifts in population in each state as well as shifts in population across the country. That's why the Legislature in Louisiana will convene a special session Sunday, March 20, to deal with redistricting and reapportionment. Remember, redistricting is the term we use in describing redrawing legislative and other districts. Reapportionment is the term we use in describing the redrawing of congressional districts.

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