SLS 21RS-982 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 239
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
JUDGES. Requests the First Circuit Court of Appeal to make recommendations for the
redistricting of election districts and sections of the court.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the First Circuit Court of Appeal of Louisiana to submit
3 recommendations for redistricting the election districts and sections of the court
4 based upon the 2020 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(1)(b) divides the First Circuit Court of Appeal into three
9 election districts, with the first district being divided into two election sections; and
10 WHEREAS, in the exercise of its authority, the Senate seeks recommendations from
11 the court regarding the redistricting of the election districts and sections of the court based
12 upon the 2020 decennial federal census.
13 THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana
14 does hereby urge and request the First Circuit Court of Appeal to submit recommendations
15 for redistricting the election districts and sections of the court based upon the 2020 federal
16 census to the Senate no later than sixty days after the P.L. 94-171 data of the 2020 decennial
17 federal 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-982 ORIGINAL
1 to the Chief Judge of the First 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 239 Original 2021 Regular Session Cortez
Requests the First Circuit Court of Appeal to submit recommendations for redistricting the
election districts and sections 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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