Paige Martin, an attorney with Thomspon and Horton who has been providing counsel for the board on the redistricting process, said there have been a total of 19 meetings and forums between the board of trustees and the community as well as a dedicated website with information.
"We think this map is a wonderful representation of all of the feedback we received," Martin said. " We are confident this map complies with the legal and practical requirements in the best way possible."
LSCS is required to redistrict every 10 years as national census data is released and reflects the population changes between elected districts.
Lisa McBride, partner with Thompson and Horton, said the adopted map attempted to prevent precinct splits so residents were not "straddling two precincts."
McBride said, at the top of the decade, the population difference between the most and least populated district was around 38%. The new map brings the difference to 9.8%.
"There is a lot of diversity in your system as a whole that is reflected appropriately in your single member districts," McBride said.
The most affected was LSCS District 1 that went from a population of 279,244 from the 2020 census to 245,674 with the approved map. Board Member Mike Stoma represents this district.
McBride said the new map will be phased in as trustees' terms expire. The map was unanimously adopted and can be found here.
