SLS 21RS-979 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 236
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
JUDGES. Requests the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to make recommendations for the
redistricting of election districts of the court.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana to submit
3 recommendations for redistricting the districts of the court based upon the 2020
4 decennial federal census.
5 WHEREAS, following the release of the 2020 federal decennial census redistricting
6 data, the legislature may redistrict the election districts established by law for courts in this
7 state; and
8 WHEREAS, R.S. 13:312(4)(b) divides the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal into three
9 election districts; and
10 WHEREAS, in the exercise of its authority, the Senate seeks recommendations from
11 the court regarding redistricting the election districts of the court based upon the 2020
12 decennial federal census.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
14 does hereby urge and request the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to submit recommendations
15 for redistricting the election districts of the court based upon the 2020 federal census to the
16 Senate no later than sixty days after the P.L. 94-171 data of the 2020 decennial federal
17 census is reported to the state.
18 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
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SLS 21RS-979 ORIGINAL
1 to the Chief Judge of the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Jerry J. Guillot.
DIGEST
SR 236 Original 2021 Regular Session Cortez
Requests the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal to submit recommendations for redistricting the
election districts of the court based upon the 2020 federal census to the Senate no later than
60 days after the P.L. 94-171 data of the 2020 decennial federal census is reported to the
state.
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