SLS 21RS-3745 ORIGINAL
2021 Regular Session
SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 248
BY SENATOR CORTEZ
COURTS. Requests the Louisiana Supreme Court to make recommendations for the
redistricting of election sections of the court.
1 A RESOLUTION
2 To urge and request the Louisiana Supreme Court to submit recommendations for
3 redistricting the election districts of the court based upon the 2020 decennial federal
4 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. 13:101.1 divides the Louisiana Supreme Court into election
9 districts for its judges; 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 Louisiana Supreme Court to submit recommendations for
15 redistricting the election districts of the court based upon the 2020 federal decennial census
16 to the Senate no later than December 31, 2021.
17 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this Resolution shall be transmitted
18 to the Chief Justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court.
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SLS 21RS-3745 ORIGINAL
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SR 248 Original 2021 Regular Session Cortez
Requests the Louisiana Supreme Court to submit recommendations for redistricting the
election districts of the court based upon the 2020 federal decennial census to the Senate no
later than December 31, 2021.
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