HLS 20RS-101 ORIGINAL
2020 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 115
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILFORD CARTER
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Establishes election sections for election of judges to the
City Court of Lake Charles
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1952(13), relative to the City Court of Lake Charles; to
3 provide for election sections for the election of judges to the court; and to provide
4 for related matters.
5Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
6 Section 1. R.S. 13:1952(13) is hereby amended and reenacted to read as follows:
7 ยง1952. Courts created by special legislative Act
8 The following city courts, heretofore created and established by special
9 legislative Act, are hereby recognized and continued in existence and, except as
10 otherwise provided in this Section, their territorial jurisdiction shall extend through
11 the city and ward or wards wherein the city in which they are domiciled is located,
12 as extended from time to time:
13 * * *
14 (13)(a) The City Court of Lake Charles, domiciled in the city of Lake
15 Charles, parish of Calcasieu, having two city judges and a city marshal;.
16 (b) For the purpose of electing judges, the court shall be divided into two
17 election sections.
18 (i) Election section one shall consist of Precincts 300, 301, 302, 303, 304,
19 305, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 315E, 315W, 320E, 320W,
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1 321, 322, 323, 324, 328, 329, 330, and 361 of Calcasieu Parish and that portion of
2 Precinct 360 contained within Ward 3 of Calcasieu Parish.
3 (ii) Election section two shall consist of Precincts 300, 301, 302, 303, 304,
4 305, 306, 307, 308, 309E, 309W, 310, 311, 312, 313E, 313W, 314, 315E, 315W,
5 316E, 316W, 317, 318, 319N, 319S, 320E, 320W, 321, 322, 323, 324, 325, 326, 327,
6 328, 329, 330, 331, 332N, 332S, 333, 334, 335, 336, 337, 338, 339, 340, 361, 362,
7 363, 364, 365, 366, 367, 368, 369, 370, 371N, 371S, and 372 of Calcasieu Parish and
8 that portion of Precinct 360 contained within Ward 3 of Calcasieu Parish.
9 (c) The judgeship designated as Division B shall be elected from election
10 section one, and the judgeship designated as Division A shall be elected from
11 election section two.
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13 Section 2.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those contained in the file
14named "2018 Precinct Shape files" published on the Louisiana House of Representatives
15website. The 2018 Precinct Shape files are based upon those Voting Districts (VTDs)
16contained in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shape files for the state of
17Louisiana as those files have been modified by the staff of the Legislature of Louisiana to
18represent precinct changes submitted through July 3, 2018, to the Legislature of Louisiana
19by parish governing authorities pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 18:532 and 532.1.
20 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
21parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
22governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
2318:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
24nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
25designated. The territorial limits of the election sections as provided in this Act shall
26continue in effect without change regardless of any changes made to the precincts by the
27parish governing authority.
28 Section 3. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
29signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
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1by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
2vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
3effective on the day following such approval.
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)]
HB 115 Original 2020 Regular Session Wilford Carter
Abstract: Provides for the composition of two election sections in the City Court of Lake
Charles and provides for the assignment of judgeships in those districts for election
purposes.
Present law provides that the City Court of Lake Charles is domiciled in the city of Lake
Charles and that the territorial jurisdiction of the court extends through the city and ward or
wards wherein the city is located, as extended from time to time. Provides that the court has
two city judges and one city marshal. Proposed law retains present law.
Proposed law creates two election sections in the City Court of Lake Charles. Provides that
one judge shall be elected by the qualified electors of election section one, and one judge
shall be elected by the qualified electors of election section two. Provides that the judgeship
designated on the effective date of proposed law as Division A of the City Court of Lake
Charles is assigned to election section two for election purposes. Provides that the judgeship
designated on the effective date of proposed law as Division B of the City Court of Lake
Charles is assigned to election section one for election purposes.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions in proposed law are
those contained in the file named "2018 Precinct Shape files" published on the La. House
of Representatives website. Specifies that the 2018 Precinct Shape files are based upon
those Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2010 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line
Shape files for the state of La. as those files have been modified by the staff of the legislature
to represent precinct changes submitted through July 3, 2018, to the legislature by parish
governing authorities pursuant to the provisions of present law (R.S. 18:532 and 532.1).
Proposed law additionally provides that when a precinct is subdivided on a nongeographic
or geographic basis under present law (R.S. 18:532.1), the general precinct designation in
the district description includes all nongeographic and geographic subdivisions of the
precinct, and specifies 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. 13:1952(13))
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are additions. ELECTION SEC. 1
Calcasieu 30,596 194 538 24,32539,410 7,830 4,233 19,175 5,5481,92116,857917
ELECTION SEC. 1 30,596 194 538 24,32539,410 7,830 4,233 19,175 5,5481,92116,857917
77.635% 0.492% 1.365% 83.637%100.000% 19.868% 17.402% 78.828% 22.808%7.897%69.299%3.770%
Plan Type: LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT
Plan: LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT (W. CARTER-20RS-101)
District Summary
Date: February 13, 2020
Time: 1:15 PM
DB: LA_2018_12
Total
Population
Reg Black
Dec 2018
Reg White
Dec 2018
Reg Total
Dec 2018
Total
Other
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black
Reg Other
Dec 2018
Reg Dem
Total
Dec 2018
Reg Rep
Total
Dec 2018
Reg Other
Total
Dec 2018
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Grand Total 30,596 194 538 24,32539,410 7,830 4,233 19,175 5,5481,92116,857917
77.635% 0.492% 1.365% 83.637%100.000% 19.868% 17.402% 78.828% 22.808%7.897%69.299%3.770% ELECTION SEC. 2
Calcasieu 40,526 1,842 1,375 62,23397,091 52,667 34,164 25,317 16,32216,12829,7842,752
ELECTION SEC. 2 40,526 1,842 1,375 62,23397,091 52,667 34,164 25,317 16,32216,12829,7842,752
41.740% 1.897% 1.416% 84.460%100.000% 54.245% 54.897% 40.681% 26.227%25.916%47.859%4.422%
Plan Type: LAKE CHARLES CITY COURT
Plan: Lake Charles City Court (Ward 3)
Assigned Districts - Pop by Geo
Date: February 13, 2020
Time: 1:21 PM
DB: LA_2018_12
Total
Population
Reg Black
Dec 2018
Reg White
Dec 2018
Reg Total
Dec 2018
Total
Other
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black
Reg Other
Dec 2018
Reg Dem
Total
Dec 2018
Reg Rep
Total
Dec 2018
Reg Other
Total
Dec 2018
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Grand Total 40,526 1,842 1,375 62,23397,091 52,667 34,164 25,317 16,32216,12829,7842,752