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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 election sections in the 32
nd
JDC
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 of two election sections. Election section14
one shall consist of Precincts 23, 31, 33, 34, 41, 46, 48, 49, 71, 78, and 80 of15
Terrebonne Parish. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10,16
11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 24, 25, 27, 28, 29, 32, 35, 36, 38, 40, 42, 43, 44,17
45, 47, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72,18
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, one judge shall be elected from election3
section two, and three judges shall be elected from the 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, or removal of a16
judge of the Thirty-Secon d Judicial District occurring after the effective date of this Act17
shall be filled by election from election section one of the Thirty-Second Judicial District18
and such 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 Judicial District shall be held in election section one, and such23
division shall be assigned to election section one for election purposes thereafter.24
(B) Of the remaining four judgeships of the Thirty-Second Judicial District not25
assigned to election section one as provided in this Section, the judgeship having the division26
designation which occurs earliest in alphabetical order shall be assigned to election section27
two for election purposes, and the remaining three judgeships shall be assigned to the district28
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(C) The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any judge of the1
Thirty-Second Judicial District.2
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, that one judge shall be elected from election
section two, and that three judges shall be elected from the district at large.
Proposed law provides that the first vacancy created by the death, resignation, or removal
of a judge of the 32nd Judicial 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 Judicial District shall be
held in election section one, and such division shall be assigned to election section one for
election purposes thereafter.
Proposed law provides that of the remaining four judgeships of the Thirty-Second Judicial
District not assigned to election section one as provided in proposed law, the judgeship
having the division designation which occurs earliest in alphabetical order shall be assigned
to election section two for election purposes, and the remaining three judgeships shall be
assigned to the district at large for election purposes.
Proposed law provides that it 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
precincts 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
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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)
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and Governmental
Affairs to the original bill.
1. Instead of providing that one judge be elected from election section one and that
four judges be elected from the district at large, provides that one judge be
elected from election section one, that one judge be elected from election section
two, and that three judges be elected from the district at large.
2. Removes specific reference to retirement in provisions regarding the first
vacancy to be assigned to election section one.
3. Makes additional technical changes.