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SENATE BILL NO. 5
BY SENATOR HEWITT AND REPRESENTATIVE HORTON
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 18:1276 and to repeal R.S. 18:1276.1, relative to congressional districts; to
3 provide for the redistricting of Louisiana's congressional districts; to provide with
4 respect to positions and offices, other than congressional, which are based upon
5 congressional districts; to provide for the effectiveness; and to provide for related
6 matters.
7 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 18:1276 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1276. Congressional districts
10 Louisiana shall be divided into six congressional districts, and the
11 qualified electors of each district shall elect one representative to the United
12 States House of Representatives. The districts shall be composed as follows:
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,
15 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63,
16 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86,
17 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 116,
18 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132,
19 134, 136, 192, 198, 199, 203, 246, 247, 248, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H,
20 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,
21 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K,
22 28-K, 29-K, 34-K, 35-K, and 1-L of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 3-2, 3-3, 3-6, 4-1,
23 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 4-6, 7-3, 8-1, 9-1, 9-2, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7,
24 10-8, 10-9, 10-10, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 10-15, 10-16, 11-1, and 11-2 of
25 Lafourche Parish; Precincts 3-20, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A,
26 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 7-41, 7-42, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4,
27 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-18A, 14-19,
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1 14-21, 16-2, 16-3, 17-1, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish;
2 Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; St. Tammany Parish; Precincts 48, 49,
3 70, 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 120, 122, 122A, 122B, 124, 124A, 137A, 141A, 145,
4 147, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish; and Precincts 11, 15, 19, 20, 21,
5 23, 25, 27, 29, 31, 32, 34, 35, 36, 38, 41, 43, 45, 46, 48, 49, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58,
6 59, 60, 61, 63, 69, 71, 72, 83, 85, 88, 89, 90, 110, and 111 of Terrebonne Parish.
7 (2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 30, 36, 37, 39, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50,
8 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, and 65 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-2, 4-3, 5-5,
9 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, and 7-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10,
10 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26,
11 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-50, 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67,
12 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 1-104, 2-1, 2-9,
13 2-11, 2-13, 2-16, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, and 2-30 of East Baton Rouge Parish;
14 Precincts 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13C, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, and
15 23 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 104, 108, 115, 131, 133, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153,
16 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A,
17 179B, 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 193A, 193B,
18 194A, 194B, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 200, 201, 202, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213A,
19 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229,
20 230, 231, 232A, 232B, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G,
21 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 12-G, 13-G, 13-KB, 15-K, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K,
22 24-K, 26-K, 30-K, 31-K, 33-K, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of
23 Jefferson Parish; 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,
24 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10,
25 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 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,
26 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23,
27 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35,
28 7-37, 7-37A, 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,
29 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 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,
30 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26,
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1 9-28, 9-28C, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A,
2 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C,
3 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E,
4 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A,
5 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O,
6 9-44P, 9-44Q, 9-45, 9-45A, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14,
7 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1,
8 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14,
9 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10,
10 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-5, 14-6, 14-17, 14-20, 14-23,
11 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12,
12 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E,
13 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18,
14 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B,
15 15-19C, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5,
16 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16
17 of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3,
18 4-4, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish; St.
19 James Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-4, 4-1,
20 4-2, 4-3, 4-14, 5-1, 5-8, 6-1, 6-3, 6-4, and 7-7 of St. John the Baptist Parish; and
21 Precincts 1A, 1B, 1C, 2B, 6, 7B, 8, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 13A, 13B, 14, and 15 of
22 West Baton Rouge Parish.
23 (3) District 3 is composed of Acadia Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron
24 Parish; Iberia Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; Lafayette Parish; Precincts 3, 4,
25 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28,
26 and 29 of St. Martin Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15,
27 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39,
28 40, 42, 43, and 44 of St. Mary Parish; and Vermilion Parish.
29 (4) District 4 is composed of Allen Parish; Beauregard Parish; Bienville
30 Parish; Bossier Parish; Caddo Parish; Claiborne Parish; DeSoto Parish;
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1 Evangeline Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 5-3, and 7-1
2 of Grant Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Red River Parish; Sabine Parish; St.
3 Landry Parish; Union Parish; Vernon Parish; and Webster Parish.
4 (5) District 5 is composed of Avoyelles Parish; Caldwell Parish;
5 Catahoula Parish; Concordia Parish; East Carroll Parish; East Feliciana
6 Parish; Franklin Parish; Precincts 3-3, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4,
7 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 8-1, 8-2, 8-3, and 8-4 of Grant Parish; Jackson Parish; LaSalle
8 Parish; Lincoln Parish; Madison Parish; Morehouse Parish; Ouachita Parish;
9 Pointe Coupee Parish; Rapides Parish; Richland Parish; St. Helena Parish;
10 Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 27, 28, 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 45,
11 45A, 46, 47, 101, 102, 104, 104A, 105, 106, 106A, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111A, 112,
12 114, 115B, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A, 123, 125, 127, 127A, 129,
13 129A, 133, 133A, 137, 137B, 137C, 137D, 139, 141, 143, and 143A of Tangipahoa
14 Parish; Tensas Parish; Washington Parish; West Carroll Parish; West Feliciana
15 Parish; and Winn Parish.
16 (6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
17 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 40, 41, 43, 58,
18 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77, and 78 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 2-1,
19 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 7-2, 7-3, 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption
20 Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-20, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-37, 1-38, 1-39,
21 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-55,
22 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-60, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-68, 1-69, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74,
23 1-75, 1-76, 1-78, 1-79, 1-80, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88, 1-89, 1-90, 1-97, 1-98,
24 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 1-105, 1-107, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-12, 2-14,
25 2-15, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-21, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-31, 2-32, 2-33, 2-34,
26 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13,
27 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27,
28 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41,
29 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-50, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 3-54, 3-55, 3-56,
30 3-57, 3-58, 3-59, 3-60, 3-61, 3-62, 3-63, 3-64, 3-65, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68, 3-69, 3-70,
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1 3-71, and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 4, 5, 13, 15B, 24, 25, 26,
2 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 2-1,
3 2-1A, 2-2, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 3-1,
4 3-4, 3-5, 5-1, 5-1A, 5-1B, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 11-3, 11-4, and
5 11-5 of Lafourche Parish; Livingston Parish; Precincts 1-6, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,
6 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, and 6-4 of St. Charles Parish; Precincts 4-13, 5-4, 5-7, 7-2, 7-3, and
7 7-5 of St. John the Baptist Parish; Precincts 1 and 2 of St. Martin Parish;
8 Precincts 24, 41, and 45 of St. Mary Parish; Precincts 1, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 12, 13,
9 14, 16, 17, 18, 51, 64, 65, 67, 68, 73, 74, 76, 82, 84, 86, and 87 of Terrebonne
10 Parish and Precincts 2A, 3, 4, 5, 7A, 9, 12, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of West
11 Baton Rouge Parish.
12 Section 2. R.S. 18:1276.1 is hereby repealed.
13 Section 3.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those precincts identified as
14 Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the
15 State of Louisiana as validated through the data verification program of the Louisiana House
16 of Representatives and the Louisiana Senate and available on the legislature's website on the
17 effective date of this Section.
18 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
19 parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
20 governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
21 18:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
22 nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
23 designated.
24 (C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Act shall continue in
25 effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by
26 the parish governing authority.
27 Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any person
28 holding any position or office on the effective date of this Section for which the appointment
29 or election is based upon a congressional district as composed pursuant to R.S. 18:1276.1.
30 Any position or office that is filled by appointment or election based on a congressional
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1 district and that is to be filled after January 3, 2023, shall be appointed or elected from a
2 district as it is described in Section 1 of this Act.
3 Section 5.(A) Solely for the purposes of qualifying for election and the election of
4 representatives to the United States Congress at the regularly scheduled election for
5 representatives to the congress in 2022, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become
6 effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon
7 expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided
8 in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the
9 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of Section 1 of this
10 Act shall become effective on the day following such approval for the purposes established
11 in this Subsection.
12 (B) For subsequent elections of representatives to the United States Congress and for
13 all other purposes, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective at noon on
14 January 3, 2023.
15 (C) The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall become effective at noon on
16 January 3, 2023.
17 (D) The provisions of this Section and Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become
18 effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon
19 expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided
20 in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the
21 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of this Section and
22 Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
GOVERNOR OF THE STATE OF LOUISIANA
APPROVED:
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