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2022 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 306
BY SENATOR FIELDS
REDISTRICTING. Provides relative to the districts for elected members of the United
States Congress. (See Act)
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 1-1, 1-3, 2-1, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3,
14 4-4, 5-4, 6-1, 6-3, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 8-2, 8-3, 9-1, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5, 10-1, 10-2, 10-3,
15 10-4, 11-2, 12-1 and 12-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 4, 5, 6, 13, 15B, 24 and 25
16 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18,
17 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41,
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1 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68,
2 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91,
3 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121,
4 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 136, 138, 246, 247,
5 248, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K,
6 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 13-KB, 14-K,
7 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 28-K, 34-K, 35-K and 1-L of
8 Jefferson Parish; Lafourche Parish; Precincts 3-14, 3-19, 3-20, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9,
9 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15,
10 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 6-8, 6-9, 9-45, 9-45A, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7,
11 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4,
12 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16,
13 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7,
14 16-8, 17-1, 17-2, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19 and 17-20 of Orleans Parish;
15 Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; Precincts 1 and 2 of St. Martin Parish;
16 St. Mary Parish; Precincts 705, 706, 802, 803, 805, 806, 809, 811, 813, 814, 815,
17 816, 818, 904, 905, 906, 907, 909, 910, 911, 912, 914, 917, 918, 921, 922, S01, S02,
18 S03, S04, S05, S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S11, S13, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S20,
19 S21, S22, S23, S24 and S25 of St. Tammany Parish and Terrebonne Parish.
20 (2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 6, 28, 30, 36, 37, 39, 40, 44, 45, 47,
21 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 63, 65 and 66 of Ascension Parish; Assumption
22 Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-13, 1-15, 1-16, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38,
23 1-45, 1-46, 1-51, 1-57, 1-67, 1-68, 1-76, 1-102, 1-107, 3-5, 3-20, 3-23, 3-44, 3-50,
24 3-55, 3-56, 3-57, 3-63, 3-65, 3-69 and 3-70 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts
25 1, 3, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13C, 14, 14A, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 26 of
26 Iberville Parish; Precincts 104, 108, 115, 116, 131, 133, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154,
27 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 179B,
28 180, 181, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193A, 193B,
29 194A, 194B, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210,
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1 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226,
2 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232A, 232B, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G,
3 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 12-G, 13-G, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K,
4 24-K, 26-K, 29-K, 30-K, 31-K, 33-K, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W and 7-W
5 of 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,
6 3-9, 3-12, 3-15, 3-18, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 6-1,
7 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14,
8 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B,
9 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 7-41, 7-42, 8-1, 8-2,
10 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, 8-23, 8-24,
11 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, 9-11, 9-12,
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, 9-29, 9-30,
13 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B,
14 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C,
15 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I,
16 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F,
17 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7,
18 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10,
19 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8,
20 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25,
21 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13,
22 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F,
23 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A,
24 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-9,
25 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14,
26 17-15 and 17-16 of Orleans Parish; St. Charles Parish; St. James Parish and St.
27 John the Baptist Parish.
28 (3) District 3 is composed of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; Beauregard
29 Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; Precincts 1020, 1030, 1040, 1041,
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1 1050, 1060, 1130, 1140, 1161, 1171, 2010, 2010A, 2020, 2030, 2040, 3010, 3020,
2 3030, 3031, 3032, 3040, 3050, 3051, 3052, 3060, 3070, 3071, 4001, 4010, 4011,
3 4012, 4020, 4021, 4030, 4040, 5004, 5010, 5020, 5030, 5040, 5041 and 5050 of
4 Evangeline Parish; Precincts 2-3, 3-3, 10-7, 13-1, 13-3, 14-1 and 14-3 of Iberia
5 Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; Precincts 3, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34,
6 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73,
7 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96,
8 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111, 114, 115, 116,
9 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127 and 128 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts
10 C22, C23, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35, C36, C37-A, C37-B, C41, C42, N6, N7, N11,
11 N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-A, N14-B, N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, N20,
12 N21, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, S1, S2, S4, S5, S6A, S6B, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11,
13 S13, S14, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26, S27, S28 and S29 of Rapides Parish;
14 Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 19, 20, 21, 22, 24 and 25 of
15 St. Martin Parish; Vermilion Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-1B, 1-2A, 1-4, 1-4A,
16 1-5, 1-6A, 1-7, 1-7A, 1-7B, 1-8, 1-8A, 1-8C, 1-8E, 1-8F, 1-9, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-3A,
17 4-3C, 4-3E, 4-3F, 4-3G, 4-3J, 4-3K, 4-3L, 4-3M, 4-3N, 5-1, 5-1A, 5-2, 5-2A, 6-1,
18 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2A, 7-3, 7-4, 7-4A, 7-5, 7-5A, 7-5C, 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 of Vernon
19 Parish.
20 (4) District 4 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; Caddo
21 Parish; Caldwell Parish; Claiborne Parish; DeSoto Parish; Grant Parish;
22 Jackson Parish; LaSalle Parish; Lincoln Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Precincts
23 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 46,
24 48, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 57, 58, 61, 64, 71, 75, 76, 77 and
25 78 of Ouachita Parish; Red River Parish; Sabine Parish; Union Parish;
26 Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-3B, 1-3C, 1-3D, 1-4B, 1-4C, 1-4D, 1-5A, 1-6, 1-6B, 2-1, 2-1A,
27 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-3A, 2-4, 2-4E, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5 and 7-2 of Vernon Parish;
28 Webster Parish and Winn Parish.
29 (5) District 5 is composed of Avoyelles Parish; Catahoula Parish;
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1 Concordia Parish; Precincts 1-2, 1-11, 1-14, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22,
2 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-33, 1-36, 1-50, 1-54, 1-55,
3 1-58, 1-60, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-70, 1-71, 1-74, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84,
4 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-104, 2-1,
5 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18,
6 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32,
7 2-33, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 3-8, 3-12, 3-24, 3-28, 3-32, 3-54, 3-58 and 3-72 of East
8 Baton Rouge Parish; East Carroll Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Precincts 1010,
9 1031, 1080, 1081, 1090, 1091, 1100, 1101, 1110, 1120, 1150, 1160, 1162 and 1170
10 of Evangeline Parish; Franklin Parish; Precincts 27, 28, 29, 31 and 32 of
11 Iberville Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
12 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 112, 113,
13 122 and 123 of Lafayette Parish; Madison Parish; Morehouse Parish; Precincts
14 3, 5, 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 27A,
15 28, 29, 30, 47, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72, 73, 74 and 79 of
16 Ouachita Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3, C4, C5, C6, C7,
17 C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19, C20, C21, C24, C25,
18 C26, C27, C28, C30, C38-A, C38-B, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3, N4, N5, N8, N9, N10,
19 N27, N28, N29, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19 and S20 of Rapides Parish; Richland
20 Parish; St. Helena Parish; St. Landry Parish; Precincts 17, 18, 23, 26, 27, 28 and
21 29 of St. Martin Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 18, 26, 101, 102, 104,
22 105, 106, 106A, 107, 109, 111A and 115B of Tangipahoa Parish; Tensas Parish;
23 West Baton Rouge Parish; West Carroll Parish and West Feliciana Parish.
24 (6) District 6 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
25 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 42, 43, 58, 61,
26 62, 64, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77 and 78 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12,
27 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-56,
28 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-72, 1-73, 1-75, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99,
29 1-103, 1-105, 2-8, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16,
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1 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35,
2 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52,
3 3-53, 3-59, 3-60, 3-61, 3-62, 3-64, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68 and 3-71 of East Baton Rouge
4 Parish; Livingston Parish; Precincts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 110,
5 111, 112, 113, 114, 115, 116, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 301, 302, 303,
6 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 310, 312, 313, 314, 401, 402, 403, 404, 405, 406, 407,
7 408, 409, 410, 411, 412, 413, 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 426, 427,
8 429, 430, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505, 601, 602, 603, 604, 605, 606, 609, 701, 702, 703,
9 704, 801, 804, 807, 808, 810, 812, 817, 901, 902, 903, 913, 915, 916, A01, A02,
10 A03, A04, C01, C02, C03, C04, C05, C06, C07, C08, C09, C10, C11, F01, M01,
11 M02, M03, M04, M05, M06, M07, M08, M09, M10, M11, M12, MD1 and P01
12 of St. Tammany Parish; Precincts 27, 28, 33, 40, 40A, 41, 42, 42A, 43, 44, 45,
13 45A, 46, 47, 48, 49, 70, 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 104A, 108, 110, 112, 114, 116,
14 117, 118, 119, 120, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A, 122, 122A, 122B, 123, 124, 124A, 125,
15 127, 127A, 129, 129A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 139, 141, 141A,
16 143, 143A, 145, 147, 149, 149A and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish and Washington
17 Parish.
18 Section 2. R.S. 18:1276.1 is hereby repealed.
19 Section 3.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those precincts identified as
20 Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the
21 State of Louisiana as validated through the data verification program of the Louisiana House
22 of Representatives and the Louisiana Senate and available on the legislature's website on the
23 effective date of this Section.
24 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
25 parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
26 governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
27 18:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
28 nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
29 designated.
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1 (C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Act shall continue in
2 effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by
3 the parish governing authority.
4 Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any person
5 holding any position or office on the effective date of this Section for which the appointment
6 or election is based upon a congressional district as composed pursuant to R.S. 18:1276.1.
7 Any position or office that is filled by appointment or election based on a congressional
8 district and that is to be filled after January 3, 2023, shall be appointed or elected from a
9 district as it is described in Section 1 of this Act.
10 Section 5.(A) Solely for the purposes of qualifying for election and the election of
11 representatives to the United States Congress at the regularly scheduled election for
12 representatives to the congress in 2022, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become
13 effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon
14 expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided
15 in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the
16 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of Section 1 of this
17 Act shall become effective on the day following such approval for the purposes established
18 in this Subsection.
19 (B) For subsequent elections of representatives to the United States Congress and for
20 all other purposes, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective at noon on
21 January 3, 2023.
22 (C) The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall become effective at noon on
23 January 3, 2023.
24 (D) The provisions of this Section and Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become
25 effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon
26 expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided
27 in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the
28 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of this Section and
29 Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
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The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
SB 306 Original 2022 Regular Session Fields
Present U.S. Constitution (14th Amendment) provides that representatives in congress shall
be apportioned among the several states according to their respective numbers, counting the
whole number of persons in each state. The U.S. Supreme Court has held that the population
of congressional districts in the same state must be as nearly equal in population as
practicable.
Proposed law redraws district boundaries for the six congressional districts, effective upon
signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action for purposes of the 2022
election.
Proposed law retains present districts until noon on Jan. 3, 2023, at which time present law
is repealed and proposed districts are effective for all other purposes.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those precincts
identified as Voting Districts (VTDs) in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line
Shapefiles 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 the
parish 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 enumeration
of the general precinct designation shall include all nongeographic and all geographic
subdivisions thereof. Further provides that the territorial limits of the districts as enacted
shall continue in effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to
the precincts by the parish governing authority.
Proposed law specifies that proposed law does not reduce the term of office of any person
holding any position or office on the effective date of proposed law for which the
appointment or election is based upon a congressional district as composed pursuant to
present law. Specifies that any position or office filled after Jan. 3, 2023, for which the
appointment or election is based on a congressional district shall be appointed or elected
from a district as it is described in proposed law.
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.
Effective for election purposes only for the regular congressional elections in 2022; effective
for all other purposes at noon on Jan. 3, 2023.
(Adds R.S. 18:1276; repeals R.S. 18:1276.1)
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Coding: Words which are struck through are deletions from existing law;
words in boldface type and underscored are additions.