HLS 221ES-17 ORIGINAL
2022 First Extraordinary Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 17
BY REPRESENTATIVE WILFORD CARTER
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Provides for nine election districts for the election of
justices to the supreme court (Item #6)
1 AN ACT
2To enact R.S. 13:101.2 and 101.3 and to repeal R.S. 13:101, 101.1, and 312.4, relative to the
3 supreme court; to provide relative to redistricting supreme court justice districts; to
4 provide for the filling of vacancies; to eliminate statutory provisions for a temporary
5 additional judgeship for the Court of Appeal for the Fourth Circuit and such judge's
6 appointment to the supreme court; and to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 13:101.2 and 101.3 are hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 §101.2. Supreme court districts; justices
10 The state shall be divided into nine supreme court districts. The supreme
11 court shall be composed of one justice elected from each of the nine districts as set
12 forth below:
13 (1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14,
14 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37,
15 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64,
16 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87,
17 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 118, 119,
18 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H,
19 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K,
20 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 28-K,
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1 34-K, and 35-K of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A,
2 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 7-41, 7-42, 17-17,
3 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish; and St. Tammany Parish.
4 (2) District 2 is composed of Bienville Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-3A,
5 1-3B, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-5A, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-11A, 2-12A,
6 2-12B, 2-12C, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17A, 2-17B, 2-18B, 2-18C, 2-18D, 2-18E,
7 2-18F, 2-18G, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21A, 2-21B, 2-21C, 2-21D, 2-22A, 2-22B, 2-22C, 2-23,
8 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1A, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-3D, 4-4A, 4-4B, 4-5A, 4-6A, 4-6B,
9 4-7A, 4-7B, 4-8A, 4-8B, 4-8C, 4-8D, 4-8E, 4-8G, 4-9, 4-10, 4-11A, 4-11B, and
10 4-11C of Bossier Parish; Precincts 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 20, 21, 22, 24,
11 26, 27, 48, 49, 56, 68, 72, 75, 76, 77, 82, 92, 93, 95, 97, 98, 101, 102, 103, 104, 107,
12 108, 109, 110, 112, 113, 115, 123, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 133, 134, 135, 136A,
13 136B, 137, 138, 139, 140, 142, 143, 144, 145, 146, 149, 151, 154, 155, 156, 157,
14 158, 160, 161, 165, and 166 of Caddo Parish; Caldwell Parish; Claiborne Parish;
15 Precincts 21 and 22 of DeSoto Parish; Precincts 3, 4, 5, 5A, 5B, 15, and 17 of East
16 Carroll Parish; Franklin Parish; Jackson Parish; Lincoln Parish; Morehouse Parish;
17 Precincts 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 25, 26, 32, 33, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 45,
18 46, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 57, 58, 61, 64, 71, 75, 76,
19 77, and 78 of Ouachita Parish; Union Parish; Webster Parish; and West Carroll
20 Parish.
21 (3) District 3 is composed of Acadia Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron
22 Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; and Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
23 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36,
24 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60,
25 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83,
26 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109,
27 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, and
28 128 of Lafayette Parish.
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1 (4) District 4 is composed of Precincts 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-2B, 2-2C, 2-2D,
2 2-2F, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-7, 2-8, 3-1, 3-1B, 3-3, and 5-1A of Avoyelles Parish;
3 Precincts 2-6 and 2-8 of Bossier Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5A, 5B, 6, 7, 23, 25, 28,
4 29, 30, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55,
5 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 73, 74, 78, 79, 80, 81, 83, 84, 85,
6 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 94, 99, 100, 105, 106, 111, 114, 122, 132, 162, and 163 of
7 Caddo Parish; Catahoula Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4,
8 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-2B, 5-3, 5-4, and 5-6 of Concordia Parish; Precincts 1,
9 4, 5, 6, 9, 10, 11, 16, 23, 26, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 37, 38, 42, 44, 46, 48, 49, 51,
10 53, 55, 56, 59, 60, and 63 of DeSoto Parish; Precincts 1, 6, 7, 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, 18,
11 and 19 of East Carroll Parish; Grant Parish; LaSalle Parish; Madison Parish;
12 Natchitoches Parish; Precincts 3, 5, 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
13 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 27, 27A, 28, 29, 30, 31, 34, 35, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68,
14 69, 70, 72, 73, 74, and 79 of Ouachita Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7,
15 C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25,
16 C26, C27, C28, C38-A, C38-B, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N6, N8, N20, N21,
17 S1, S2, S4, S5, S6A, S6B, S8, S9, and S15 of Rapides Parish; Red River Parish;
18 Richland Parish; Precincts 9-1, 9-2, and 9-3 of Sabine Parish; Tensas Parish; and
19 Winn Parish.
20 (5) District 5 is composed of Allen Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 2-5, 2-5E, 4-1,
21 4-2, 4-2A, 5-1, 6-1A, 6-2, 6-2A, 7-1, 7-3, 7-3B, 8-1, 8-2A, 8-2B, 8-3, 8-3A, 9-1A,
22 9-2, 9-2A, 9-3, 9-4, 9-4B, 9-5B, 10-2, 10-2A, 10-3A, 10-4, 11-1, and 11-2A of
23 Avoyelles Parish; Beauregard Parish; Precinct 5-5 of Concordia Parish; Precincts
24 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-9, 3-14, 3-25, 3-26, 3-30, 3-37, 3-46, 3-58, and
25 3-61 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Evangeline Parish; Pointe
26 Coupee Parish; Precincts C22, C23, C30, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37-A,
27 C37-B, C41, C42, N7, N9, N10, N11, N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-A, N14-B, N15,
28 N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, N27, N28, N29, S7, S10,
29 S11, S13, S14, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28,
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1 and S29 of Rapides Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4A,
2 2-5, 2-6, 2-6A, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-6A, 3-7, 3-7B, 3-7X, 4-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-8, 5-8A, 6-2,
3 6-3, 6-4, 6-4A, 6-4B, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-1A, and 8-2 of Sabine Parish;
4 St. Helena Parish; St. Landry Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28,
5 101, 102, 104, 104A, 105, 106, 106A, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 112, 114, 115B,
6 116, 117, 118, and 119 of Tangipahoa Parish; Vernon Parish; Washington Parish;
7 and West Feliciana Parish.
8 (6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 7-3,
9 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption Parish; Iberia Parish; Precincts 5, 25, 26, and 27 of
10 Iberville Parish; Precincts 198, 199, 246, 247, 248, 1-GI, and 1-L of Jefferson Parish;
11 Precincts 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 110, and 116 of Lafayette Parish; Lafourche Parish;
12 Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; Precincts 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, and 4-3 of
13 St. Charles Parish; Precincts 17, 18, and 19 of St. James Parish; Precinct 1-1 of
14 St. John the Baptist Parish; St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; Terrebonne Parish;
15 and Vermilion Parish.
16 (7) District 7 is composed of Precincts 129, 130, 131, 132, 133, 134, 136,
17 138, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182, 183,
18 184, 185A, 185B, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 194B, 195, 196, 197A,
19 197B, 200, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215,
20 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232A, 232B, 234, 235,
21 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G,
22 12-G, 13-G, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish and
23 Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15,
24 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10,
25 5-11, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10,
26 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25,
27 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A,
28 7-40, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22,
29 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10,
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1 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C,
2 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A,
3 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A,
4 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G,
5 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D,
6 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q,
7 9-45, 9-45A, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3,
8 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3,
9 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17,
10 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12,
11 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9,
12 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20,
13 14-21, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10,
14 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C,
15 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A,
16 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A,
17 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-1,
18 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A,
19 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish.
20 (8) District 8 is composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3,
21 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 7-1, and 7-2 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4,
22 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-12, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20,
23 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37,
24 1-38, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-50, 1-51, 1-54,
25 1-56, 1-57, 1-58, 1-59, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-67, 1-68, 1-69, 1-70,
26 1-73, 1-75, 1-76, 1-77, 1-78, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93,
27 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-102, 1-104, 1-107, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10,
28 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24,
29 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 3-5, 3-8, 3-20,
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1 3-23, 3-24, 3-44, 3-50, 3-54, 3-55, 3-56, 3-57, 3-63, 3-65, 3-69, and 3-70 of East
2 Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 4, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13C, 14, 14A, 15, 15B,
3 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 28, 29, 31, and 32 of Iberville Parish; Precincts
4 104, 108, 115, 116, 117, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 187, 188,
5 201, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, and 33-K of
6 Jefferson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2,
7 3-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of
8 St. Charles Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, and 16 of
9 St. James Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 4-1,
10 4-2, 4-3, 4-13, 4-14, 5-1, 5-4, 5-7, 5-8, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, 7-2, 7-3, 7-5, and 7-7 of St. John
11 the Baptist Parish; and West Baton Rouge Parish.
12 (9) District 9 is composed of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-9, 1-33, 1-34,
13 1-35, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-55, 1-60, 1-71, 1-72, 1-74, 1-79, 1-80, 1-81, 1-87, 1-89,
14 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 3-3, 3-4, 3-7, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17,
15 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-38,
16 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-45, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 3-59, 3-60, 3-62,
17 3-64, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68, 3-71, and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Livingston
18 Parish; and Precincts 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 45, 45A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 70,
19 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 120, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A, 122, 122A, 122B, 123, 124,
20 124A, 125, 127, 127A, 129, 129A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 139,
21 141, 141A, 143, 143A, 145, 147, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish.
22 §101.3. Assignment of districts; vacancies, elections; redistricting
23 A. Each justice of the supreme court in office on the effective date of this
24 Section shall be the justice for the district having the same designation as the district
25 from which the justice was elected and shall complete the term for which he was
26 elected.
27 B. The successor to the office of justice of the supreme court shall be elected
28 from the district assigned to that office as provided by Subsection A of this Section.
29 The election shall be from the district composed as provided by R.S. 13:101.2.
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1Section 2. R.S. 13:101, 101.1, and 312.4 are hereby repealed.
2 Section 3.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those precincts identified as
3Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the
4State of Louisiana as validated through the data verification program of the Louisiana House
5of Representatives and the Louisiana Senate and available on the legislature's website on the
6effective date of this Section.
7 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
8parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
9governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
1018:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
11nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
12designated.
13 (C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Act shall continue in
14effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by
15the parish governing authority.
16 Section 4.(A) The initial terms of office of supreme court justices to be elected from
17Districts 8 and 9 as provided for in Section 1 of this Act shall begin on January 1, 2023.
18 (B) The initial term of office of the justice elected from District 8 shall end on
19January 1, 2033, and the initial term of office of the justice elected from District 9 shall end
20on January 1, 2025.
21 Section 5. This Act shall take effect and become operative if and when the proposed
22amendment of Article V of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which
23originated as House Bill No. 13 of this 2022 First Extraordinary Session of the Legislature
24is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective.
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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 17 Original 2022 First Extraordinary Session Wilford Carter
Abstract: Provides for the redistricting of the state's supreme court and provides for the
composition of nine supreme court districts. Effective if and when the proposed
amendment of Article V of the Constitution of Louisiana contained in the Act which
originated as House Bill No. 13 of this 2022 1st E.S. is adopted at a statewide
election and becomes effective.
Statistical summaries of proposed law including maps illustrating proposed districtboundaries accompany this digest. (Attached to the bill version on the internet.)
Present constitution (Const. Art. V, §3) provides the supreme court must be composed of achief justice and six associate justices.
Proposed constitution (House Bill No. 13) provides the supreme court must be composed ofa chief justice and eight associate justices.
Present constitution (Const. Art. V, §4) provides the state must be divided into at least sixsupreme court districts, and at least one judge shall be elected from each. Further providesthe districts and the number of judges assigned to each on the effective date of thisconstitution are retained, subject to change by law enacted by two-thirds of the electedmembers of each house of the legislature.
Proposed constitution (House Bill No. 13) provides that the state must be divided into at
least nine supreme court districts and otherwise retains present constitution.
Proposed law redraws district boundaries for nine supreme court districts.
Proposed law provides the proposed districts are effective for all purposes if and when the
proposed constitution is adopted at a statewide election and becomes effective.
Proposed law repeals present law that provides for an additional judgeship for the Court ofAppeals for the Fourth Circuit who is assigned to the La. Supreme Court.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those precinctsidentified as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/LineShapefiles for the state of La. as validated through the data verification program of the La.legislature. Also specifies that if any such precinct has been subdivided by action of theparish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with present law, the enumerationof the general precinct designation shall include all nongeographic and all geographicsubdivisions thereof. Further provides that the territorial limits of the districts as enactedshall continue in effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made tothe precincts by the parish governing authority.
Population data in the summaries accompanying this digest are derived from 2020 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.
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HB NO. 17
Proposed law provides that the initial terms of office of supreme court justices to be elected
from Districts 8 and 9 shall begin on Jan. 1, 2023.
Proposed law provides that the initial term of office of the justice elected from District 8shall end on Jan. 1, 2033, and the initial term of office of the justice elected from District 9shall end on Jan. 1, 2025.
Effective if and when the proposed amendment of Article V of the Constitution of Louisiana
contained in the Act which originated as House Bill No. 13 of this 2022 1st E.S. is adopted
at a statewide election and becomes effective.
(Adds R.S. 13:101.2 and 101.3; Repeals R.S. 13:101, 101.1, and 312.4)
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are additions. 513,838District 1 1 517,528 -3,690 -0.713%
540,885District 2 1 517,528 23,357 4.513%
532,839District 3 1 517,528 15,311 2.958%
462,059District 4 1 517,528 -55,469 -10.718%
527,418District 5 1 517,528 9,890 1.911%
559,257District 6 1 517,528 41,729 8.063%
518,734District 7 1 517,528 1,206 0.233%
481,847District 8 1 517,528 -35,681 -6.895%
520,880District 9 1 517,528 3,352 0.648%
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Plan Statistics
Districts: Relative DeviationAbsolute Deviation# of Members Actual PopulationIdeal Population
Grand Total: 9 4,657,757 4,657,752
Ideal Population Per Member:
Number of Districts for Plan Type:
Absolute Mean Deviation:
Range of District Populations:
Absolute Overall Range:
Absolute Range:
Relative Overall Range:
Relative Range:
Relative Mean Deviation:
Ideal - Actual:
Unassigned Population:
Remainder:
517528
9
462,059
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97,198
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0 District 1 68,880 18,080 9,766 56,381513,838 360,731 68,703 401,164 40,6597,26813,32948,821291,087 48,644
13.405% 3.519% 1.901% 10.973%100.000% 70.203% 13.371% 100.000% 12.170%72.561% 3.323% 1.812% 10.135% 12.126%
District 2 141,452 9,821 11,156 20,240540,885 358,216 23,694 417,112 13,9158,5437,123102,946284,585 15,708
26.152% 1.816% 2.063% 3.742%100.000% 66.228% 4.381% 100.000% 24.681%68.227% 1.708% 2.048% 3.336% 3.766%
District 3 137,839 10,885 7,538 24,274532,839 352,303 28,747 403,430 16,6645,5527,88996,969276,356 19,235
25.869% 2.043% 1.415% 4.556%100.000% 66.118% 5.395% 100.000% 24.036%68.502% 1.955% 1.376% 4.131% 4.768%
District 4 254,436 4,410 7,004 13,282462,059 182,927 16,513 351,235 10,3725,3573,496182,876149,134 12,582
55.066% 0.954% 1.516% 2.875%100.000% 39.590% 3.574% 100.000% 52.067%42.460% 0.995% 1.525% 2.953% 3.582%
District 5 138,824 6,146 12,481 17,692527,418 352,275 22,559 402,699 12,7839,1924,50099,632276,592 15,941
26.321% 1.165% 2.366% 3.354%100.000% 66.792% 4.277% 100.000% 24.741%68.685% 1.117% 2.283% 3.174% 3.959%
District 6 129,244 11,835 19,335 30,545559,257 368,298 36,852 421,327 20,70013,2258,39389,287289,722 24,257
23.110% 2.116% 3.457% 5.462%100.000% 65.855% 6.589% 100.000% 21.192%68.764% 1.992% 3.139% 4.913% 5.757%
District 7 286,073 21,829 6,260 39,582518,734 164,990 53,435 409,151 28,4724,95317,604215,022143,100 38,368
55.148% 4.208% 1.207% 7.631%100.000% 31.806% 10.301% 100.000% 52.553%34.975% 4.303% 1.211% 6.959% 9.377%
District 8 268,781 9,952 4,597 27,162481,847 171,355 33,636 371,485 19,2963,5057,796198,850142,038 23,541
55.781% 2.065% 0.954% 5.637%100.000% 35.562% 6.981% 100.000% 53.528%38.235% 2.099% 0.944% 5.194% 6.337%
District 9 117,590 14,330 8,923 33,480520,880 346,557 38,410 392,945 22,7516,64510,28681,366271,897 25,386
22.575% 2.751% 1.713% 6.428%100.000% 66.533% 7.374% 100.000% 20.707%69.195% 2.618% 1.691% 5.790% 6.460%
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Total Population
Total
Population VAP Total
Total
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Total
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Indian
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Black VAP White VAP Black VAP Asian
VAP
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Indian VAP Other
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Hispanic
Total
Grand Total 1,543,119 107,288 87,060 262,6384,657,757 2,657,652 322,549 3,570,548 185,61264,24080,4161,115,7692,124,511 223,662
33.130% 2.303% 1.869% 5.639%100.000% 57.059% 6.925% 100.000% 5.198%1.799%2.252%31.249%59.501% 6.264% District 1 33,397 31,769 84,565 148,554333,648 268,482 100,529
10.010% 9.522% 25.346% 44.524%83.170% 80.469% 30.130%
District 2 77,530 12,901 102,253 147,933334,017 243,586 83,831
23.211% 3.862% 30.613% 44.289%80.078% 72.926% 25.098%
District 3 73,876 14,284 110,781 123,347323,815 235,655 89,687
22.814% 4.411% 34.211% 38.092%80.265% 72.775% 27.697%
District 4 154,335 9,279 149,988 70,254288,188 124,574 67,946
53.554% 3.220% 52.045% 24.378%82.050% 43.227% 23.577%
District 5 82,729 11,899 124,878 123,202326,754 232,126 78,674
25.318% 3.642% 38.218% 37.705%81.141% 71.040% 24.077%
District 6 71,219 17,820 120,187 127,822343,053 254,014 95,044
20.760% 5.195% 35.035% 37.260%81.422% 74.045% 27.705%
District 7 179,910 33,606 203,815 37,910329,731 116,215 88,006
54.563% 10.192% 61.813% 11.497%80.589% 35.245% 26.690%
District 8 171,081 14,664 171,561 56,928300,284 114,539 71,795
56.973% 4.883% 57.133% 18.958%80.833% 38.144% 23.909%
District 9 58,671 17,387 92,976 132,830314,856 238,798 89,050
18.634% 5.522% 29.530% 42.188%80.127% 75.844% 28.283%
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Voter Registration
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Grand Total 902,748 163,609 1,161,004 968,7802,894,346 1,827,989 764,562 District 1
*Jefferson 28,628 11,152 3,780 36,378221,854 141,916 177,449 118,827 135,28626,4922,8548,41420,862 11,315105,909 18,062
*Orleans 1,609 1,154 326 2,15127,414 22,174 21,487 17,639 19,5831,5572538401,198 94016,849 1,794
St. Tammany 38,643 5,774 5,660 17,852264,570 196,641 202,228 154,621 178,77912,6104,1614,07526,761 21,142145,724 11,913
*Tangipahoa 0 0 0 00 0 0 0 00000 00 0
District 1 68,880 18,080 9,766 56,381513,838 360,731 401,164 291,087 333,64840,6597,26813,32948,821 268,482 33,397 31,769
13.405% 3.519% 1.901% 10.973%100.000% 70.203% 100.000% 72.561% 83.170%10.135%1.812%3.323%12.170% 80.469% 10.010% 9.522%
District 2
Bienville 5,600 57 207 16712,981 6,950 10,073 5,486 8,847111162304,284 3,9174,843 87
*Bossier 30,357 3,448 3,236 8,165125,814 80,608 93,880 62,555 68,7085,4312,4452,41321,036 14,08150,653 3,974
*Caddo 24,149 3,145 2,520 4,138110,683 76,731 86,909 62,411 73,0242,9431,9122,31317,330 13,55855,444 4,022
Caldwell 1,632 51 150 1669,645 7,646 7,478 5,969 6,031123116461,224 8185,124 89
Claiborne 6,360 88 185 27414,170 7,263 11,507 6,258 8,598230140554,824 3,8204,632 146
*De Soto 192 2 94 621,694 1,344 1,288 1,026 1,04844761141 118897 33
*East Carroll 226 5 4 19537 283 432 230 3421234183 160176 6
Franklin 6,802 70 205 20519,774 12,492 15,028 9,901 13,159151153444,779 4,0349,015 110
Jackson 4,166 175 255 46815,031 9,967 11,783 7,967 9,4493771741403,125 2,6106,647 192
Lincoln 19,364 892 662 1,44448,396 26,034 38,655 21,306 25,64996052674415,119 9,01615,672 961
Morehouse 12,484 160 370 33425,629 12,281 20,062 10,095 16,9222712791179,300 8,1318,505 286
*Ouachita 10,792 1,431 2,063 2,89288,706 71,528 67,100 55,207 57,2442,0151,6091,0037,266 5,19650,061 1,987
Union 5,224 62 338 1,02321,107 14,460 16,632 11,807 15,221671254393,861 3,69211,066 463
Webster 12,679 208 687 65836,967 22,735 28,753 18,144 22,7374335581549,464 7,33914,938 460
West Carroll 1,425 27 180 2259,751 7,894 7,532 6,223 7,038143136201,010 1,0405,913 85
District 2 141,452 9,821 11,156 20,240540,885 358,216 417,112 284,585 334,01713,9158,5437,123102,946 243,586 77,530 12,901
26.152% 1.816% 2.063% 3.742%100.000% 66.228% 100.000% 68.227% 80.078%3.336%2.048%1.708%24.681% 72.926% 23.211% 3.862%
District 3
Acadia 10,864 238 573 1,42157,576 44,480 42,943 34,071 37,6789164001737,383 6,40730,555 716
Calcasieu 59,386 4,702 3,536 9,389216,785 139,772 163,166 108,789 120,5116,5162,6043,35941,898 29,51385,659 5,339
Cameron 125 30 75 1555,617 5,232 4,358 4,100 4,789109472379 884,610 91
Jefferson Davis 5,837 183 472 69232,250 25,066 24,039 19,121 20,0134763251114,006 3,20216,350 461
*Lafayette 61,627 5,732 2,882 12,617220,611 137,753 168,924 110,275 140,8248,6472,1764,22343,603 34,66698,481 7,677
District 3 137,839 10,885 7,538 24,274532,839 352,303 403,430 276,356 323,81516,6645,5527,88996,969 235,655 73,876 14,284
25.869% 2.043% 1.415% 4.556%100.000% 66.118% 100.000% 68.502% 80.265%4.131%1.376%1.955%24.036% 72.775% 22.814% 4.411%
District 4
*Avoyelles 4,793 88 308 16213,163 7,812 10,098 6,279 8,219134210723,403 2,8125,144 263
*Bossier 2,194 44 37 2132,932 444 1,996 376 1,03514932351,404 757208 70
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
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*Caddo 95,155 889 1,320 3,075127,165 26,726 95,498 22,648 78,2722,0801,04669569,029 57,69117,669 2,912
Catahoula 2,395 46 119 5708,906 5,776 6,951 4,557 6,46753887331,736 1,7704,639 58
*Concordia 7,714 122 212 32817,885 9,509 13,596 7,508 11,4422281531005,607 4,5366,708 198
*De Soto 9,781 115 646 63625,118 13,940 19,152 10,883 17,665419481857,284 6,69210,433 540
*East Carroll 5,046 24 39 426,922 1,771 5,469 1,543 4,3672724153,860 3,1991,130 38
Grant 3,335 133 644 34822,169 17,709 17,527 13,964 12,688242507972,717 1,17611,174 338
La Salle 1,422 283 372 1,36614,791 11,348 11,563 8,636 8,7921,3272712641,065 6377,978 177
Madison 6,363 20 59 10010,017 3,475 7,435 2,906 7,278814894,391 4,6742,494 110
Natchitoches 15,725 255 861 1,31337,515 19,361 29,349 16,010 23,1071,04368319811,415 9,22412,850 1,033
*Ouachita 50,425 1,357 598 2,26571,662 17,017 53,100 14,767 42,5081,7444501,11535,024 30,46210,454 1,592
*Rapides 32,944 684 970 1,39556,506 20,513 42,986 17,086 34,0201,08575552423,536 18,82313,760 1,437
Red River 3,106 25 171 1237,620 4,195 5,714 3,338 5,6319311632,164 2,4183,130 83
Richland 7,603 83 258 31420,043 11,785 15,383 9,338 13,662230203665,546 4,9618,470 231
*Sabine 396 9 101 291,743 1,208 1,277 917 1,17424613272 294842 38
Tensas 2,312 23 26 424,147 1,744 3,235 1,446 3,4552623121,728 1,9171,503 35
Winn 3,727 210 263 96113,755 8,594 10,906 6,932 8,4069022071702,695 2,2925,988 126
District 4 254,436 4,410 7,004 13,282462,059 182,927 351,235 149,134 288,18810,3725,3573,496182,876 124,574 154,335 9,279
55.066% 0.954% 1.516% 2.875%100.000% 39.590% 100.000% 42.460% 82.050%2.953%1.525%0.995%52.067% 43.227% 53.554% 3.220%
District 5
Allen 4,490 246 947 74022,750 16,327 17,510 12,751 12,2016566461823,275 2,2179,478 506
*Avoyelles 6,885 346 459 1,02726,530 17,813 20,480 13,990 15,2079153603074,908 3,48211,390 335
Beauregard 4,649 402 1,052 91736,549 29,529 27,489 22,304 22,2946487732693,495 2,36918,771 1,154
*Concordia 11 0 21 4802 766 621 600 52211406 4514 4
*East Baton Rouge 4,977 367 658 1,40734,390 26,981 26,030 20,932 23,8409375122423,407 3,04120,124 675
East Feliciana 7,341 91 262 32919,539 11,516 16,183 9,740 13,600266198615,918 5,1867,959 455
Evangeline 9,235 241 280 1,24032,350 21,354 24,408 16,460 20,5531,0612171876,483 5,64314,566 344
Pointe Coupee 7,504 107 159 59320,758 12,395 16,250 10,108 14,675430119915,502 5,1219,320 234
*Rapides 9,648 1,744 2,132 2,99673,517 56,997 55,806 44,287 46,1562,0091,5791,2626,669 4,95239,072 2,132
*Sabine 3,465 85 2,622 41220,412 13,828 15,787 11,137 13,3732951,909632,383 1,89010,181 1,302
St. Helena 6,031 39 134 18910,920 4,527 8,463 3,805 8,321150109284,371 4,5653,628 128
St. Landry 35,836 499 636 1,95882,540 43,611 61,811 34,209 54,4821,30145135325,497 23,00530,093 1,384
*Tangipahoa 13,967 232 558 1,36336,838 20,718 27,866 16,478 22,4769054101719,902 7,96113,921 594
Vernon 7,611 1,442 1,600 3,01048,750 35,087 36,261 26,765 24,0602,1291,1601,0745,133 3,01119,182 1,867
Washington 13,434 216 736 1,13445,463 29,943 34,951 23,743 27,5877615611549,732 8,10218,835 650
West Feliciana 3,740 89 225 37315,310 10,883 12,783 9,283 7,407319174562,951 2,1805,092 135
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
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Dec 2021 District 5 138,824 6,146 12,481 17,692527,418 352,275 402,699 276,592 326,75412,7839,1924,50099,632 232,126 82,729 11,899
26.321% 1.165% 2.366% 3.354%100.000% 66.792% 100.000% 68.685% 81.141%3.174%2.283%1.117%24.741% 71.040% 25.318% 3.642%
District 6
*Assumption 627 53 172 47410,120 8,794 8,013 7,117 6,61131112837420 3296,158 124
Iberia 24,556 2,123 794 3,25069,929 39,206 52,791 31,295 44,5262,2845811,56217,069 14,35228,287 1,887
*Iberville 59 5 54 573,203 3,028 2,612 2,480 2,3064646436 212,240 45
*Jefferson 1,258 481 415 71010,523 7,659 8,053 6,009 7,145504299359882 7865,807 552
*Lafayette 3,509 722 328 97321,142 15,610 14,951 11,333 12,6696522114412,314 1,81510,164 690
Lafourche 15,855 1,025 4,224 4,74397,557 71,710 74,619 56,838 58,2783,1892,77773811,077 7,16448,467 2,647
Plaquemines 5,428 1,317 697 1,78623,515 14,287 17,334 10,856 13,9081,1965009253,857 3,1349,513 1,261
St. Bernard 12,309 1,381 947 4,63043,764 24,497 31,775 18,992 25,6533,1696889827,944 5,49718,233 1,923
*St. Charles 623 97 204 3027,764 6,538 5,826 5,017 5,44821214762388 3654,877 206
*St. James 1,132 9 23 773,403 2,162 2,725 1,762 2,57051177888 9241,604 42
*St. John the
Baptist
19 0 8 10225 188 186 157 12067016 0118 2
St. Martin 15,921 597 539 1,45151,767 33,259 39,404 26,278 35,1201,01341340711,293 10,38123,934 805
St. Mary 15,991 835 1,670 3,96149,406 26,949 37,521 21,594 30,2102,6411,17359311,520 9,89118,712 1,607
Terrebonne 23,147 1,743 8,637 6,119109,580 69,934 82,505 55,631 61,7204,0895,7501,23915,796 11,56645,395 4,759
Vermilion 8,810 1,447 623 2,00257,359 44,477 43,012 34,363 36,7691,3374881,0375,787 4,99430,505 1,270
District 6 129,244 11,835 19,335 30,545559,257 368,298 421,327 289,722 343,05320,70013,2258,39389,287 254,014 71,219 17,820
23.110% 2.116% 3.457% 5.462%100.000% 65.855% 100.000% 68.764% 81.422%4.913%3.139%1.992%21.192% 74.045% 20.760% 5.195%
District 7
*Jefferson 68,713 10,127 2,920 19,689162,151 60,702 124,442 50,487 93,07013,6212,2587,92450,152 39,32541,078 12,667
*Orleans 217,360 11,702 3,340 19,893356,583 104,288 284,709 92,613 236,66114,8512,6959,680164,870 140,58575,137 20,939
District 7 286,073 21,829 6,260 39,582518,734 164,990 409,151 143,100 329,73128,4724,95317,604215,022 116,215 179,910 33,606
55.148% 4.208% 1.207% 7.631%100.000% 31.806% 100.000% 34.975% 80.589%6.959%1.211%4.303%52.553% 35.245% 54.563% 10.192%
District 8
*Assumption 5,593 43 86 26910,919 4,928 8,603 4,028 7,82819969204,287 4,1813,542 105
*East Baton Rouge 163,617 6,967 2,157 12,726266,612 81,145 207,360 69,347 158,8339,0851,7085,613121,607 99,76651,163 7,904
*Iberville 13,671 197 220 1,14527,038 11,805 21,474 9,982 18,15697617514510,196 9,8767,892 388
*Jefferson 27,618 1,264 571 6,14246,253 10,658 34,710 8,812 27,6004,20042499520,279 18,1506,822 2,628
*St. Charles 13,305 740 721 3,00744,785 27,012 33,715 21,137 29,5372,0895204679,502 8,43219,432 1,673
*St. James 8,630 51 59 23816,789 7,811 12,780 6,121 12,39617947246,409 6,5775,650 169
*St. John the
Baptist
25,177 403 457 2,52642,252 13,689 32,317 11,465 28,7931,76534332318,421 17,23410,101 1,458
West Baton Rouge 11,170 287 326 1,10927,199 14,307 20,526 11,146 17,1418032192098,149 6,8659,937 339
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
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Dec 2021 District 8 268,781 9,952 4,597 27,162481,847 171,355 371,485 142,038 300,28419,2963,5057,796198,850 114,539 171,081 14,664
55.781% 2.065% 0.954% 5.637%100.000% 35.562% 100.000% 38.235% 80.833%5.194%0.944%2.099%53.528% 38.144% 56.973% 4.883%
District 9
Ascension 32,216 2,300 2,004 8,839126,500 81,141 91,957 61,136 79,9175,7781,3901,51422,139 18,81456,800 4,303
*East Baton Rouge 44,804 9,091 1,912 12,029155,779 87,943 122,222 73,602 96,5918,5731,5276,74431,776 21,86866,945 7,778
Livingston 12,658 1,697 3,111 7,961142,282 116,855 105,141 88,432 84,5685,1632,3111,0998,136 5,42576,062 3,081
*Tangipahoa 27,912 1,242 1,896 4,65196,319 60,618 73,625 48,727 53,7803,2371,41792919,315 12,56438,991 2,225
District 9 117,590 14,330 8,923 33,480520,880 346,557 392,945 271,897 314,85622,7516,64510,28681,366 238,798 58,671 17,387
22.575% 2.751% 1.713% 6.428%100.000% 66.533% 100.000% 69.195% 80.127%5.790%1.691%2.618%20.707% 75.844% 18.634% 5.522%
Plan: HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Splits
Total
Population VAP WhiteVAP Total
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black VAP Black VAP Asian
VAP
American
Indian VAP Other
Reg Total
Dec 2021
Reg White
Dec 2021
Reg Black
Dec 2021
Reg Other
Dec 2021 Cameron
Plaquem ines
St. Bernard
Terrebonne
Vernon
Winn
Vermilion
Iberia
Rapides
Lafourche
Union
Sabine
Caddo
Allen
St. Mary
Bossier
Calcasieu
De Soto
Grant
Natchitoches
Beauregard
Bienville
St. Landry
Avoyelles
Acadia
St. Tam many
EBR
Tensas
Claiborne
Iberville
La Salle
Franklin
Madison
Morehouse
Tangipahoa
Concordia
Webster
Catahoula
Ouachita
Jackson
Livingston
Jeff Davis
Richland
Lincoln
Caldwell
St. Martin
Evangeline
Washington
E Carroll
St. John
Orleans
Pointe Coupee
E Feliciana
Red River
St. Helena
W Carroll
W Feliciana
St. Charles
WBR
Assumption
AscensionLafayette
St. James
St. Martin
!
6
!
5
!
4
!
2
!
3
!
8
!
9 !
1
!
7
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Statewide Caddo
Bossier
De Soto
Webster
Red River
Bienville
4-9
43
33
41
127
139
140
23
31
35
132
4-1
4-2
4-4
105
133
3-1
21
5-2
32
2-15
4-3A
134
15
4-2
163
4-1A
4-5A
26
162
136B
125
136A
30
34
135
16
1
40
16
4-8B
39
88
81
122
137
11
77
18
4-7B
2-22C
4-6B
4-7A
2
2-3
4-3C
85
123
87
165
2-22A
83
66
109
47
2-18F
2-18D
104
22
55
61
42
95
4-8E
2-21B
4-4B 4-6A
2-6
4-8A
5B
69
107
142
110
4-3D
73
11
79
126
161
2-21C
4-4A
84
158
2-21A
128
166
160
4-3B
143
106
2-1
4-11A
5A
32
6
97
4-8C
129
2-18E
4
94
4-1
1-4
38
78
30
114
49
100
75
25
22
62
64
2-19
7
29
65
89
90
63
51
82
72
93
57
138
13
91
56
2-18B
4-11C
157
2-22B
2-17A
36
45
70
2-18C
46
52
37
108
59
9
24
23
2-2
31
34
68
3
4-11B
2-9
40
2-18G
27
9817
34
43
2-13
35
11
2-7
92
14
53
54
12
60
2-11
2-5A
50
103
20
2126
74
!
2
!
4
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Shreveport Area Winn
Union
Tensas
Franklin
Madison
Morehouse
Ouachita
Jackson
Richland
Lincoln
Caldwell
Grant
La Salle
E Carroll
Catahoula
W Carroll
Claiborne
Bienville
Concordia
1
1
8
6
3
4
2
3
10
1
5
24
25
7
2
42
17
2
48
5
2
1
506
4
2
1
8-2
7
6
53
5
45
6-6
19
2
167
3
6
1-1
40
5-5
19
3-2
58
5
48
27
10
3-1
3
5-1
2
4
1-3
7-4
6-3
1-3
4
23
31
27
4
5-1
25
7-7
4-5
32
10
6-1
2-2
6
10
18
2-2
30
16
17
28
3-1
55
11
3-4
1-2
31
1-3
1-3
4-3
57
4-5
10
9
1-1
9
7-1
25
7-3
11
8-2
3-3
8-3
21
8
33
3-1
23
15
12
8-1
4-21-1
9
18
9
29
7-2
20
7-1A
12
6-1
3-2
22
13
5-3
11
11
1-2
5-2
3
2-5
4-1
17
7-1
54
31
2-1
2-2
1-2
1-4
4-3
3-2
21
5-1
7
4-3
15
19
5-2
1-3
7-3
11
1-2
4-2
1
6
8
14
9-1
3A
16
9A
50
17
5-4
35
28
8-4
4-2
5-3
4-4
26
25
14
13
27
35
53
10
3
7-2
1A
4
1
3-2
1-5
32
5-3
10A
6-2
56
81
41
2B
52
5-1
22
4-24-3
5-19-3
22
8
1-2
31
7-2
7-1
18
12A
3-1
13
1-2
9-2
2-4
43
51
5B
1-3
4
8-5
2C
3-3
25
30
15
7-2A
8
5A
20
26-1
8A
2-3
23
70
52A
20
2-5
51A
24
6-1
9
23
7-2
2-1
7
26
3-2A
2
21
17
2-1
27
49
2-2
11-2
2-2
12
5-3
3-2
8-2
9-4
33
8-7
6-3
45
22
37
10-3
39-1
56A
13
15
9-4
4-1
7
7-2
9-1
12
3
4-5
13A
47
!
2
!
4
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Northeast Vernon
Winn
Rapides
Sabine
Allen
Grant
Natchitoches
Beauregard
Avoyelles
St. Landry
Tensas
La Salle
Concordia
Catahoula
De Soto
Franklin
Caldwell
Evangeline
EBR
Pointe Coupee
Red River
W Feliciana
Jackson
Bienville
WBR
Acadia
E Feliciana
Jeff Davis
Madison
Iberville
Richland
Calcasieu
Caddo
!
5
!
4
!
2
!
8
!
3 !
6
!
6 !
9
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Central EBR
Iberville
Livingston
Tangipahoa
St. John
WBR
Iberia
Ascension
Pointe Coupee
St. James
St. Martin
St. Helena
E Feliciana
Assumption
St. Charles
W Feliciana
St. Martin
St. Mary
6
4
31
2
5
9-1
1
4
27
5
13
5
4
22
7
6
16
25
15
3-1
11
3
35
6
3
13
17
8
1-1
9
6B
4-1
2
7
4
14
21
2-6
151
4
13
8
5-4
2-5
19
9
18
6
1
17
9
2-1
6A
3
18
16
4
10
1-2
22
149A
4-1
36
40
118
5-1
10
38
45
11
7-1
18
3
14
2-7
20
1
2-1
5-3
28
110
7
2-3
28
22
23
9-1
8-1
114
19
10
20
53
4-13
1-3
5
6-2
112
11
1-1
20
6-1
5-5
9-2
24
116
39
106
120A
5
19A
19
15
7
15
22
7-2
1
32
108
117
6
107
6-2
18
16
2
5
1C
17
106A
16
12
3-2
120
6-4
8A
50
12
6
11
2-8
2-1
44
109
9
21A
9
1-2
43
5-2
12
4
123
17
27
13A
11A
8
4
1A
21
122
1-3
2-26
8B
6
2-2
3-50
3
3-47
26
66
6-1
1-2
1
1477
119
19
2-37
3
24
8
1-1
6-1
3-1
8 17
3-56
27
121A
43
2-21
105
111A
6-2
2-28
14
7-3
55
3A
765
34
2-2
18
26
9
2
2-35
3-6
5B
13B
149
8
2-6
1
2-15
3-9
36A
2-5
44
16
125
11
29
5A
6-5
10
2-32
3-30
39
143
15
4A
2-14
2-13
2-3
33
13
124
4-2
15B
4
1B
1-17
3-37
3-57
6-2
6
133
3-26
71
3-1
3-8
145
3-4
3-21
72A
2-2
7
14
72
13
3-26
7B
64
74
4-2
11
137
36
40
2-34
121
23C
143A
2-25
25
25
45A
3-5
26
3-2
7C
54
22
2-33
12
3-61
2-1
24C
73
37
3-48
41
3-25
4-4
2-2
61
9
20
139
17
1-91
3-19
129A
65
7A
18
3-14
41
33
23
23B
2-3
2-24
58
2A
133A
29
39A
45
1C
70
3-46
71
3-22
137C
3-70
1-5
137A
47
16
42
3-67
1-54
3-69
2-9
10
46
12
63
30
3-35
3-39
3-38
2-4
3-24
1-5
21
5-1
1-1
1-46
26
141
141A
41
2-22
!
8
!
5
!
9
!
6
!
6
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
Capital Region Orleans
Jefferson
St. Charles
Plaquem ines
St. Bernard
Lafourche
St. John
St. Tam many
St. Tam many
51
4-2
1-3
8-1
1-2
248
4-1
1-1
9-45
55
2-5
5-5
10-1
50
247
9-45A
199
5-4
1-1
4-13
151
6-2
5-1
156
8-1
6-4
4-4
7-1
10-2
2-1
6-2
41
1-3
9-32
53
8-2
1-2
7-2
188
6-1
6-1
918
1-L
7-3
33
246
2-6
2-4
9-1
197A
150
15-19A
12
4-3
3-1
52
22
4-1
1-2
170
194B
2-2
15
13
157A
9-41B
203
152
125B
2-3
9-2
26-K
42
1-5
1-4
5-16
14
171
31
7-4
5-1
30
9-2
43
5-1
54
20
153
11
3-1
3-3
9-44P
9-28
124
155
136
1-5
184
7-3
5-4
7-2
7-2
3-1
7-3
23-K
1-W
216C
58
211
196
1
3-8
51
9-42
9-1
31-K
9-6
217
1-1
189
4-5
57
7-H
126
182
60
13-1
25-K
46
7
45
204
68
103
9-33
44
1811
190
72
39
!
6
!
7
!
8
!
1
!
1
HLS 22 1ES-17 (Carter, Wilford) Original
New Orleans Area