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First Extraordinary Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 36
BY REPRESENTATIVE DIXON
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Provides for election sections in the Court of Appeal for
the Third Circuit (Item #7)
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:312(3)(b)(i) and 312.1(C), relative to the Court of Appeal for2
the Third Circuit; to provide election sections for the election of judges to the first3
district of the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit; to provide for the assignment4
of judgeships for election purposes; to provide for the election of judges; to provide5
for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.6
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:7
Section
1. R.S. 13:312(3)(b)(i) and 312.1(C) are hereby amended and reenacted to8
read as follows: 9
§312. Courts of appeal; circuits and districts10
There shall be five court of appeal circuits, which shall be subdivided into11
districts as follows:12
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3.14
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(b) Districts of third circuit.16
(i) The parishes of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle,17
Natchitoches, Rapides, and Sabine shall compose the first district of the third circuit.18
The first district shall be further divided into two election sections.
19
(aa) Election section one shall be composed of Avoyelles Parish; Catahoula20
Parish; Concordia Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-2, 2-3, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1,21
6-2, 6-3, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 of Grant Parish; La Salle Parish;22
Precincts 4-6 and 4-7 of Natchitoches Parish; Precincts C22, C23, N5, N6, N7, N8,23 HLS 111ES-114 ORIGINAL
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N9, N10, N11, N12, N13, N14, N15, N16, N17, N18, N19, N20, N21, N22, N23,1
N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29, S2, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S15, S16, S17,2
S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28 and S29 of Rapides Parish3
and Sabine Parish.4
(bb) Election section two shall be composed of Precincts 2-1, 3-1, 3-2 and5
3-3 of Grant Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-1A, 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A, 1-4, 1-4A, 1-4B, 1-5, 1-5A,6
1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-9A, 1
-10, 1-10A, 1-10B, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3,
7
2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-7A, 2-8, 2-9, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 4-1,8
4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-8 and 4-9 of Natchitoches Parish
and Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4,
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C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25,10
C26, C27, C28, C30, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37, C38, C39, C40, C41,11
C42, N1, N2, N3, N4, S1, S4, S5 and S6 of Rapides Parish.12
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§312.1. Circuit court of appeal; domicile; number of judges; election14
* * *15
C. The Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit, domiciled in the city of Lake16
Charles, shall have twelve judges. Three judges shall be elected from the first17
district at large by the qualified electors thereof by electing two
judges from election
18
section one and by electing one judge from election section two of the first district19
as provided in R.S. 13:312(3); three judges shall be elected from the second district20
by electing one judge from election section one and by electing two judges from21
election section two of the second district as provided in R.S. 13:312(3); and six22
judges shall be elected from the third district by electing one judge from each of the23
five election sections as provided in R.S. 13:312(3), and by electing one judge from24
the third district at large.25
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Section
2.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those precincts identified as27
Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the28
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(B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the1
parish governing authority on
a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish2
governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.3
18:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all4
nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be5
designated. The territorial limits of the election sections as provided in this Act shall6
continue in effect without change regardless of any changes made to the precincts by the7
parish governing authority.8
Section
3.(A) The judgeships currently designated as Division B and Division C of9
the first district of the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit are hereby assigned to election10
section one for election purposes.11
(B) The judgeship currently designated as Division A of the first district of the Court12
of Appeal for the Third Circuit is hereby assigned to election section two for election13
purposes.14
Section
4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not15
signed by the governor, upon
expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature16
by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section
18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If17
vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become18
effective on the day following such approval.19
DIGEST
The digest printed below was prepared by House Legislative Services. It constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument. The keyword, one-liner, abstract, and digest do not constitute
part of the law or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
Dixon HB No. 36
Abstract: Divides the first district of the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit into two
election sections and assigns judgeships to the election sections.
Statistical summaries of proposed law
as well as maps illustrating proposed district
boundaries accompany this digest. (Attached to hard copies of the bill distributed
during session and available as a separate document on the Internet.)
Present law provides that the first district of the Court of Appeal for the Third Circuit is
comprised of Avoyelles, Catahoula, Concordia, Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Rapides, and
Sabine parishes. Provides that three judges are elected at large from the first district. HLS 111ES-114 ORIGINAL
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Proposed law divides the first district into two election sections. Provides that two judges
are elected from election section one and that one judge is elected from election section two.
Provides that the judgeships currently designated as Division B and Division C of the first
district are assigned to election section one for election purposes. Provides that the
judgeship currently designated as Division A of the first district is assigned to election
section two for election purposes.
Proposed law specifies that the precincts referenced in proposed law are those precincts
identified as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line
Shapefiles for the state of La. Provides that when a precinct referenced in p
roposed law
has
been subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on
a nongeographic basis or
subdivided by action of the parish governing authority on
a geographic basis in accordance
with the provisions of present law
(R.S. 18:532.1), the enumeration in proposed law of the
general precinct designation shall include all nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions
thereof, however such subdivisions may be designated. Provides that the territorial limits
of the election sections as provided in proposed law shall continue in effect without change
regardless of any changes made to the precincts by the parish governing authority.Population data in the summaries accompanying this digest are derived from 2010
Census
Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), Summary File for Louisiana. Population data,
statistical information, and maps are supplied for purposes of information and analysis and
comprise no part of proposed law
.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.(Amends R.S. 13:312(3)(b)(i) and 312.1(C)) District 1 40,281 1,102 5,244 1,662198,522 150,233 5,174 114,453
20.290% 0.555% 2.642% 0.837%100.000% 75.676% 2.606% 76.245%
District 2 54,089 1,470 1,140 933107,391 49,759 1,966 62,930
50.366% 1.369% 1.062% 0.869%100.000% 46.334% 1.831% 78.935%
Total Population
Total
Population
Reg Total
Jan 2011
Total
Hispanic
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black
Grand Total 94,370 2,572 6,384 2,595305,913 199,992 7,140 177,383
30.849% 0.841% 2.087% 0.848%100.000% 65.375% 2.334% 77.178% District 1 17,941 3,340 59,409 31,166114,453 93,172 23,878
15.675% 2.918% 51.907% 27.230%76.245% 81.406% 20.863%
District 2 28,896 2,257 35,983 13,59562,930 31,777 13,352
45.918% 3.587% 57.179% 21.603%78.935% 50.496% 21.217%
Voter Registration
Reg Total
Jan 2011
Reg Other
Total
Jan 2011
Reg Rep
Total
Jan 2011
Reg Dem
Total
Jan 2011
Reg Other
Jan 2011
Reg White
Jan 2011
Reg Black
Jan 2011
Grand Total 46,837 5,597 95,392 44,761177,383 124,949 37,230 District 1
Avoyelles 12,876 174 641 19442,073 28,188 31,790 21,850 23,1051364311269,247 5,79016,874 441
Catahoula 3,318 9 53 4210,407 6,985 8,057 5,543 6,380254382,438 1,5964,749 35
Concordia 8,604 59 123 7720,822 11,959 15,589 9,298 12,6964588416,117 4,5297,997 170
*Grant 2,033 95 375 6619,827 17,258 15,321 13,063 10,28146270651,877 2709,780 231
La Salle 1,808 40 215 13814,890 12,689 11,366 9,677 8,427109143351,402 6217,648 158
*Natchitoches 24 2 11 5620 578 482 451 32157217 0312 9
*Rapides 7,384 639 1,190 1,01665,650 55,421 49,196 42,017 39,4066708974465,166 3,10335,001 1,302
Sabine 4,234 84 2,636 12424,233 17,155 18,311 13,544 13,837731,796632,835 2,03210,811 994
District 1 40,281 1,102 5,244 1,662198,522 150,233 150,112 115,443 114,4531,1093,67578629,099 93,172 17,941 3,340
20.290% 0.555% 2.642% 0.837%100.000% 75.676% 100.000% 76.905% 76.245%0.739%2.448%0.524%19.385% 81.406% 15.675% 2.918%
District 2
*Grant 1,569 2 10 102,482 891 1,837 725 1,6195421,101 1,014581 24
*Natchitoches 16,754 195 638 44338,946 20,916 29,484 16,775 22,66133647014911,754 8,87812,869 914
*Rapides 35,766 1,273 492 48065,963 27,952 48,403 22,562 38,65033537393124,202 19,00418,327 1,319
District 2 54,089 1,470 1,140 933107,391 49,759 79,724 40,062 62,9306768471,08237,057 31,777 28,896 2,257
50.366% 1.369% 1.062% 0.869%100.000% 46.334% 100.000% 50.251% 78.935%0.848%1.062%1.357%46.482% 50.496% 45.918% 3.587%
Splits
Total
Population VAP WhiteVAP Total
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black VAP Black VAP Asian
VAP
American
Indian VAP Other
Reg Total
Jan 2011
Reg White
Jan 2011
Reg Black
Jan 2011
Reg Other
Jan 2011 !
1
!
2
Winn
Vernon
Rapides
Sabine
Grant
Natchitoches
Allen
De Soto
Avoyelles
La Salle
Franklin
Catahoula
Concordia
Bienville
Beauregard
Caldwell
Jackson
Evangeline
St. Landry
Tensas
Red River
Pointe Coupee
Richland
Caddo Ouachita
W Feliciana
Madison
Bossier
8
6
4-6
9
3
5
2 3
17
2
5
1
1
5-1
1
8-2
3
1
2-5
6-6
2
5
9
4-6
4-4
3
1-1
4-1
7
6
4-9
5-7
9-2
7-4
S7
6
9-5
4-2
S1
1-1
4-1
8-1
58
3-2
1-2
3-4
2-5A
3-3
10
9-3
3-1
10
3-5
19
5-1
1-3
4-7
7
1-3
3-9
S26
S8
S22
9
25
5-1
7-7
32
6-1
2-2
5-5
1
4-4
11
7-3
56
33
2-2
55
30
14
7-1
5-4
10
4
7-4
2-1
2
2-2
7-3
6-2A
8-1
6-3
20
5-2
9-2
1-3
2-4
4
3-1
3-4
2
6-3
4-5
46
6-3
1-2
31
4-3
3-1
41
57
5-2A
4-3
127
5-3
1-1
25
2-1
7-1
5-2
3-2
5-4
3-3
3-5
1-5
1-2
3-8
2
5-1
8-2
4-4
8-3
6-2
4-3
S29
33
S10
5-5
4-2
3040
13
8-3
15
2-9
7-5
1-3
3-2
22A
4-2
7-2
32
7-1A
8-2
23
7-2
22
8-5
7-2
16B
6-1
12
2-2
1-3
5-6
3-1
3-2
37
3-2
21
39
1-9
4-2
S17
5-3
1-2
5-4
1-7
4-5
1-1
3
1-2
16A
5-2
2-6
C37
19
7-1
7-3
2-1A
S19
2-1
2-3A
2-3
1-5
6-1
S16
8-1
48
4-2
26
1-4
3-1
6-4
S28
9-3
6-2
2-5
4020
3-2
4-1
3-2
55
S15
4-3
2-6
4-9
51
5-1
5-2
5010
2A
2-2
57
3070
7-3A
9
S5
N24
31
1-1
7-3
5-2
1-3
5-8
6
5-5
21
N17
N28
2-1
1-2
4-2
S27
4
6-2
2-1
3-3
38
5040
9-1
14
4-13
1-2
4
16
42
4-2
7-4A
5-2
9-6B
5-4-O
2-2A
8-7
1-1
14A
7-5
C23
22A
10
7-3
4-11
4-3A
4-2
13
5-3
4030
6-1
7-2
4-8
1-6
2-2
N27
4-9
47
10-3D
2-4 7-4
5-5
3-10
S2
3-7
7-2
44 4
6-3
7
2-3
7-3
3-5
8-2A
1041
9-4
3-2
59
1-5
3-2
6-2
6-4
7-2
5-1
N23
6-2
11
3-4
1-10A
8-6
6-2
14
4-4
9-2
2-3
4-4
5-1
N21
4-2
9-3A
S6
S11
5-10
4-2
6-5
7-4
5-1
22
2-2A
5
1-3
125
19C
1-2
5-3
27A
S14
N10
9-3
1-2
C22
5-1
S9
6
8-3A
17
30
2-4
15
7-2
5-6
2-6A
10-4
5030
S21
53
3-1
N25
60
7-1
3-1
9-1
5-1
50
8A
4-3E
5-3
3010
1130
6-4
19A
21
4-3
19
4-1
132
3050
4-8
5020
6-3
8-2B
24
6-1A
88
34
15A
2-3
9-4
1-3
4-12A
4-1
1-5A
18
4-1
3-3
20A
2-7
2-3
N26
4-1
5-8
3-3
13
18
5
20
21
1-5
4-10
5-2
16
7-3
5-4
5-2
9-1A
1150
20B
7-2A
3-2
4-8B
5050
1-8A
N6
C13
1020
6-1
7-2A
2-2C
6-1
3-2A
26
N20
2-1
24
1-2
27
1030
15A
4-7
2010
N18
6-4
7-1
5-2
16C
2-5C
66
1-9
2030
7-5A
28
97-7A
8-2
7-2
3rd Circuit - 1st District - Proposed !
2
!
1
!
1
Vernon
Grant
Natchitoches
Rapides
Sabine
Winn
4-6
1-1
S1
S7
8-1
3-5
4-7
3-9
S8
4-4
1-3
6-3
3-8
6-2
4-3
8-2
2-2
1-9
1-2
4-5
8-3
2-1A
C37
2-3
6-1
8-1
4-1
3-2
7-1A
S5
S10
3-2
1-7
4-9
3-10
S2
1-5
1-5
2-1
4-2
5-2
S6
S11
8-2
C23
3-1
S9
2-4
1-2
3-4
2-3
1-3
1-9A
4-8
1-2
1-5A
1-4
5-2A
3-3
3-4
N21
C13
3-1
S27
6-4
2-1
2-3A
1-10A
1-3
2-4
7-2
1-9
5-1
1-2
5-1
1-3
3-7
1-4
3-6
2-4E
3-4
1-1
1-1
N20
7-1
1-10
C38
3-3
1-11
S4
1-13
3rd Circuit - 1st District - Proposed !
1
!
2
Rapides
Grant
Avoyelles
La Salle
S7
C37
S16
S15
1-1
S5
N17
N28
4-2
3-2
C23
N27
5-2
1-2
S8
N23
7-4
6-2
N21
S1
S6
S10
S11
S14
N10
C22
S22
N25N26
3-3
N24
5-1
N6
C13
5-2
N22
S19
N20
S21
N18
8-6
N19
N29
S13
N3
N12
C38
C5
4-1
N16
C24
N29
N15
C11
N14
C6
C34
N13
C20
N1
N9
C1
7-3
C21
C42
5-1
N11
N4
6-1
C14
N8
C4
N5
N7
6-1
C7
C25
S4
C39
2-3
C15
S20
C36
C2
C3
N2
C41
C33
C32
C27
C19
C30
C26
C9
C18
9-5
3rd Circuit - 1st District - Proposed