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Regular Session, 2011
HOUSE BILL NO. 582
BY REPRESENTATIVE HONORE
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Provides for a minority judgeship in the 32nd JDC upon
the retirement of the next district judge
AN ACT1
To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(32) and 621.32, relative to the Thirty-Second Judicial2
District; to provide for election sections for the Thirty-Second Judicial District; to3
provide for the assignment of judgeships for election purposes; to provide for the4
election of judges; and to provide for related matters.5
Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:6
Section
1. R.S. 13:477(32) and 621.32 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as7
follows:8
§477. Judicial districts9
There shall be forty judicial districts in the state and each district shall be10
composed as follows:11
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(32) The parish of Terrebonne shall compose the Thirty-Second District.13
The Thirty-Second District shall consist o
f two election sections. Election section
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one shall consist of Precincts 23,
31, 33, 34, 41, 46, 48, 49, 71, 78, and 80 of
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Terrebonne Parish.
Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,
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11,
12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44,
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45,
47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72,
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73, 74, 76, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, and 90 of Terrebonne Parish.19
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§621.32. Thirty-Second Judicial District1
The Thirty-Second Judicial District Court shall have five judges. One judge2
shall be elected from election section one, and four judges shall be elected from the3
district at large.4
Section 2.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those precincts identified as5
Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the6
State of Louisiana.7
(B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the8
parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish9
governing authority on
a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.10
18:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all11
nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be12
designated. The territorial limits of the election sections as provided in this Act shall13
continue in effect without change regardless of any changes made to the precincts by the14
parish governing authority.15
Section
3.(A) The first vacancy created by the death, resignation, retirement, or16
removal of a judge of the Thirty-Second District occurring after the effective date of this Act17
shall be filled by election from election section one of the Thirty-Second District and such18
judgeship shall be assigned to election section one for election purposes thereafter.19
However, if no
election has occurred or is scheduled to occur to fill a vacancy in such a20
judgeship from election section one prior to the opening of qualifying for the regular21
statewide elections in 2014,
the regular election to fill the judgeship designated as Division22
C of the Thirty-Second District shall be held in election section one, and such division shall23
be assigned to election section one for election purposes thereafter.24
(B) The remaining judgeships not assigned to election section one as provided in this25
Section shall be assigned to the district at large for election purposes.26
(C) The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any27
judge of the Thirty-Second Judicial District.28 HLS 11RS-523 ORIGINAL
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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)]
Honore HB No. 582
Abstract: Provides for election sections for the 32nd Judicial District.
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 parish of Terrebonne shall compose the 32nd
Judicial District.
Provides that the district shall have five judges.
Proposed law
creates two election sections in the 32nd
Judicial District. Provides that one
judge shall be elected from election section one, and four judges shall be elected from the
district at large. Proposed law
provides that the first vacancy created by the death, resignation, retirement,
or removal of a judge of the 32nd
District occurring after the effective date of proposed law
shall be filled by election from election section one and such judgeship shall be assigned to
election section one for election purposes thereafter. Provides, however, if no election has
occurred or is scheduled to occur to fill a vacancy in such a judgeship from election section
one prior to the opening of qualifying for the regular statewide elections in 2014,
the regular
election to fill the judgeship designated as Division C of the 32nd
District shall be held in
election section one, and such division shall be assigned to election section one for election
purposes thereafter. Provides further that the remaining judgeships not assigned to election
section one as provided in proposed law
shall be assigned to the district at large for election
purposes. Provides that the provisions of p
roposed law
shall not reduce the term of office
of any judge of the 32nd Judicial District.Proposed law
specifies that precincts referenced in election section descriptions are those
p
recincts identified as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2010 Census Redistricting
TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the state of La. Also specifies that if any such precinct 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 present law
,
the enumeration of the general precinct designation shall include all
nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof. Further provides that the territorial
limits of the election sections as enacted 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
.
(Amends R.S. 13:477(32) and 621.32) Election Section 1 7,233 151 529 51512,734 4,306 719 6,901
56.801% 1.186% 4.154% 4.044%100.000% 33.815% 5.646% 74.228%
Election Section 2 14,839 1,182 6,846 1,97499,126 74,285 3,702 52,398
14.970% 1.192% 6.906% 1.991%100.000% 74.940% 3.735% 71.348%
Total Population
Total
Population
Reg Total
Jan 2011
Total
Hispanic
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black
Grand Total 22,072 1,333 7,375 2,489111,860 78,591 4,421 59,299
19.732% 1.192% 6.593% 2.225%100.000% 70.258% 3.952% 71.672% Election Section 1 4,139 394 4,368 9046,901 2,368 1,629
59.977% 5.709% 63.295% 13.100%74.228% 34.314% 23.605%
Election Section 2 6,129 3,300 21,050 16,50252,398 42,969 14,846
11.697% 6.298% 40.173% 31.494%71.348% 82.005% 28.333%
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 10,268 3,694 25,418 17,40659,299 45,337 16,475 Election Section 1
*Terrebonne 7,233 151 529 51512,734 4,306 9,297 3,476 6,9013803891244,928 4,1392,368 394
Election Section 1 7,233 151 529 51512,734 4,306 9,297 3,476 6,9013803891244,928 2,368 4,139 394
56.801% 1.186% 4.154% 4.044%100.000% 33.815% 100.000% 37.388% 74.228%4.087%4.184%1.334%53.006% 34.314% 59.977% 5.709%
Election Section 2
*Terrebonne 14,839 1,182 6,846 1,97499,126 74,285 73,440 57,145 52,3981,3784,3368629,719 6,12942,969 3,300
Election Section 2 14,839 1,182 6,846 1,97499,126 74,285 73,440 57,145 52,3981,3784,3368629,719 42,969 6,129 3,300
14.970% 1.192% 6.906% 1.991%100.000% 74.940% 100.000% 77.812% 71.348%1.876%5.904%1.174%13.234% 82.005% 11.697% 6.298%
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 !
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!
1
Terrebonne
Lafourche
St. Mary
St. Martin
Assumption
St. Charles
73
63
66
54
25
58
10-7
8-1
57
5
46
1-5
24
4-2
3-3
4-6
68
72
4
3-2
1-1
11-1
52
67
10-1
7-2
4-5
59
7-4
65
10-11
53
47
11-2
3-1
9-2
14
9-1
9
7
64
8
55
60
10-2
29
61
11-3
7-1
10-4
4-2
1
10-13
27
10-10
71
23
74
81
28
3-2
11
83
33
70
3-1
89
1-2
10-5
10-3
5-2
11-4
4-1
56
15
82
10-6
62
33
10-9
29
7-3
10-15
3-6
51
44
3-5
45
90
10
4-2
46
35
2-12
2-13
32
1-4
10-14
32
45
34
18
Proposal - 32nd JDC !
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1
Terrebonne
Lafourche
52
72
59
68
55
14
11-2
66
71
28
83
70
74
27
89
15
5
33
29
53 60
51
90
3-3
46
32
45
34
21
88
18
85
31
20
35
19
60
43
69
40
82
12
84
25
49 47
36
42
80
87
17
41
48
86
56
24
13
23
44
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Proposal - 32nd JDC