2021 Regular Session ENROLLED
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 224
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
A RESOLUTION
To urge and request the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge to submit
recommendations for redistricting the election sections of the court based upon the
2020 federal decennial census.
WHEREAS, following the release of the 2020 federal decennial census redistricting
data, the legislature may redistrict the election districts established by law for courts in this
state; and
WHEREAS, R.S. 13:1623(B) divides the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton
Rouge into election sections for its judges; and
WHEREAS, in the exercise of its authority, the Senate seeks recommendations from
the court regarding redistricting the election sections of the court based upon the 2020
federal decennial census.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
does hereby urge and request the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge to
submit recommendations for redistricting the election sections of the court based upon the
2020 federal census to the Senate no later than December 31, 2021.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
to the Chief Judge of the Juvenile Court for the parish of East Baton Rouge.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
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