2021 Louisiana Redistricting Summit Spring Edition

In January 2018, Fair Districts Louisiana and the LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs kick-started a bi-partisan conversation about redistricting in Louisiana by hosting the first-of-its-kind Louisiana Redistricting Summit. Distinguished panels of legislators, academics, and activists participated in invigorating discussions on the past, present, and future of Louisiana remaking its political boundaries. Now that the 2020 census is complete and redistricting is becoming a focus of public discourse, it is time to reactivate the lines of inquiry begun during the 2018 Summit. To do this, the Reilly Center and FDL will again team up, this time for a webinar series to span all of 2021.
The March 31 spring session will first explore the many issues at play in the current redistricting round, including transparency, process, Louisiana history, and legal considerations. Then, a second panel will look at what Louisiana's new Congressional districts might look like.
Introduction
Dr. Jenée Slocum, Director, LSU Reilly Center for Media & Public Affairs
Panel: Issues at Play in the 2020 Redistricting Cycle
Barry Erwin, President & CEO, Council for a Better Louisiana
Norby Chabert, Former Senator, District 20
Ashley Shelton, Executive Director, Power Coalition for Equity and Justice
Tutorial: Dave's Redistricting App
Stephen Kearny, Co-Founder, Fair Districts Louisiana
Panel: Louisiana's New Congressional Districts
Jay Dardenne, Commissioner of Administration, Louisiana Division of Administration
State Rep. Royce Duplessis, District 93, New Orleans
State Rep. Barry Ivey, District 65, Central
Closing
Melissa Flournoy, Social Entrepreneur, Louisiana Progress