By KELLY P. KISSEL | Metro editor Qualifying for Louisiana's congressional races opens next month, and the contests will occur under a map that has only one majority-Black district. The U.S. Supreme Court blocked an order that would have seen a federal judge draw a map with two majority-Black districts. For at least the next election cycle, the state will have one-sixth of its delegation in a majority-Black district even though two-sixths of Louisiana's population is Black. The justices stayed the lower court ruling until after it takes up a similar case from Alabama. Some East Baton Rouge Parish public employees spent Tuesday with less in the bank account than initially thought. Human error caused a problem with direct deposits for some employees who work nine or 10 months but spread out their paychecks over 12 months. The FBI is taking a look at the Archdiocese of New Orleans. Agents are looking into whether clergy took youths across state lines for immoral purposes, in violation of the Mann Act. We have this weekend's Independence Day celebrations in one convenient location, and here it is. | 