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2024 First Extraordinary Session
SENATE BILL NO. 4
BY SENATORS PRICE AND DUPLESSIS
CONGRESS. Provides for redistricting of Louisiana congressional districts. (Item #1)(See
Act)
1 AN ACT
2 To enact R.S. 18:1276.1 and to repeal R.S. 18:1276, 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. 18:1276.1 is hereby enacted to read as follows:
9 ยง1276.1. 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, 117,
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1 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134,
2 136, 138, 246, 247, 248, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K,
3 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K,
4 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K,
5 34-K, 35-K and 1-L of Jefferson Parish; Lafourche Parish; Precincts 3-9, 3-12,
6 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18,
7 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 5-17, 5-18, 6-9,
8 7-17, 7-41, 7-42, 9-45, 9-45A, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9,
9 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6,
10 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A,
11 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 14-25, 16-1, 16-1A, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8,
12 17-1, 17-2, 17-3, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19 and 17-20 of Orleans Parish;
13 Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; St. Mary Parish; Precincts 403, 408,
14 409, 412, 426, 603, 604, 606, 701, 702, 703, 704, 705, 706, 801, 802, 802A, 803,
15 804, 805, 806, 807, 808, 809, 810, 811, 812, 813, 814, 815, 815A, 816, 817, 818,
16 901, 902, 903, 903A, 904, 905, 906, 907, 909, 909A, 910, 911, 913, 914, 915, 916,
17 917, 918, 921, 922, M02, M04, M09, M09A, M10, P01, S01, S02, S03, S04, S05,
18 S06, S07, S08, S09, S10, S11, S13, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19, S21, S22, S23 and S24
19 of St. Tammany Parish and Terrebonne Parish.
20 (2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48,
21 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 65 and 66 of Ascension Parish; Assumption Parish;
22 Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-8, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 7-5, 8-2, 8-3, 9-1, 9-2, 9-4, 9-5, 10-1, 11-1,
23 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-6, 12-1, 12-2 and 12-3 of Iberia Parish; Iberville Parish;
24 Precincts 104, 108, 115, 116, 131, 133, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A,
25 157B, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 182, 183,
26 184, 185A, 185B, 187, 188, 189, 190, 191, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 194B, 195, 196,
27 197A, 197B, 198, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B,
28 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231,
29 232A, 232B, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G,
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1 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 12-G, 13-G, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K, 30-K,
2 31-K, 33-K, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W and 7-W of Jefferson Parish;
3 Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-8, 4-2, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3,
4 5-5, 5-7, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10,
5 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A,
6 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 8-1,
7 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, 8-23, 8-24,
8 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,
9 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,
10 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B,
11 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C,
12 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I,
13 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F,
14 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7,
15 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,
16 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-9,
17 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-26, 15-1,
18 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A,
19 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15,
20 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C,
21 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-9, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6,
22 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15 and 17-16 of
23 Orleans Parish; St. Charles Parish; St. James Parish; St. John the Baptist
24 Parish and St. Martin Parish.
25 (3) District 3 is composed of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; Beauregard
26 Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; Evangeline Parish; Precincts 1-7,
27 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-5, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4,
28 8-1, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 12-4, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 14-1, 14-3, 14-4 and 14-5
29 of Iberia Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; Precincts 3, 8, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31,
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1 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 47, 48, 49, 65, 66, 67, 69, 70,
2 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93,
3 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 107, 108, 109, 110, 111,
4 114, 115, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 130, 131, 133, 134,
5 135 and 136 of Lafayette Parish; Precincts C22, C23, C31, C32, C33, C34, C35,
6 C36, C37-A, C37-B, C41, C42, N6, N7, N11, N12, N13-A, N13-B, N14-A, N14-B,
7 N15, N16, N17, N18-A, N18-B, N19, N20, N21, N22, N23, N24, N25, N26, S1, S2,
8 S4, S5, S6A, S6B, S7, S8, S9, S10, S11, S13, S14, S21, S22, S23, S24, S25, S26,
9 S27, S28 and S29 of Rapides Parish; Vermilion Parish and Precincts 1-1, 1-1A,
10 1-1B, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6A, 1-7, 1-7B, 1-8, 1-9, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-3C, 4-3G,
11 4-3K, 4-3L, 4-3N, 5-1, 5-2, 5-2A, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-2B, 7-3, 7-4, 7-4A,
12 7-5, 7-5A, 7-5D, 8-1, 8-2 and 8-3 of Vernon Parish.
13 (4) District 4 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; Caddo
14 Parish; Caldwell Parish; Claiborne Parish; De Soto Parish; Grant Parish;
15 Jackson Parish; La Salle Parish; Lincoln Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Precincts
16 1, 1A, 2, 4, 6, 7, 25, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 44A, 45, 46,
17 48, 49, 50, 51, 51A, 52, 52A, 53, 54, 55, 56, 56A, 57, 58, 61, 64, 71, 75, 76, 77 and
18 78 of Ouachita Parish; Red River Parish; Sabine Parish; Union Parish;
19 Precincts 1-2, 1-3, 1-3C, 1-4B, 1-4C, 1-5A, 1-6, 1-6B, 1-8A, 2-1, 2-1A, 2-2, 2-2A,
20 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4 and 3-5 of Vernon Parish; Webster Parish and Winn
21 Parish.
22 (5) District 5 is composed of Avoyelles Parish; Catahoula Parish;
23 Concordia Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13,
24 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27,
25 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-33, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-50, 1-51, 1-52, 1-53,
26 1-54, 1-55, 1-57, 1-58, 1-60, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 1-74,
27 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94,
28 1-95, 1-96, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-104, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-9, 2-10,
29 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,
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1 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 2-38, 3-8, 3-24,
2 3-28, 3-32, 3-42, 3-54 and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Carroll Parish;
3 East Feliciana Parish; Franklin Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13,
4 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 59, 60, 61,
5 63, 64, 68, 112, 113, 122, 123 and 129 of Lafayette Parish; Madison Parish;
6 Morehouse Parish; Precincts 3, 5, 8, 9, 9A, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19,
7 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 27, 28, 30, 47, 59, 60, 62, 63, 65, 65A, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 72,
8 73, 74 and 79 of Ouachita Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts C1, C2, C3,
9 C4, C5, C6, C7, C8, C9, C10, C11-A, C11-B, C13, C14, C15, C17, C18, C19,
10 C20, C21, C24, C25, C26, C27, C28, C30, C38-A, C38-B, C39, C40, N1, N2, N3,
11 N4, N5, N8, N9, N10, N27, N28, N29, S15, S16, S17, S18, S19 and S20 of Rapides
12 Parish; Richland Parish; St. Helena Parish; St. Landry Parish; Precincts 2, 6,
13 11, 15, 16, 17, 28, 101, 102, 104, 105, 106, 106A, 107, 108, 109, 111A and 115B of
14 Tangipahoa Parish; Tensas Parish; West Baton Rouge Parish; West Carroll
15 Parish and West Feliciana 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, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 41, 43,
18 58, 61, 62, 63, 64, 68, 69, 71, 72, 73, 76, 77 and 78 of Ascension Parish; Precincts
19 1-8, 1-12, 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-56,
20 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-73, 1-75, 1-76, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99,
21 1-102, 1-103, 1-105, 1-107, 2-8, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10,
22 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-25,
23 3-26, 3-27, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41,
24 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-50, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 3-55, 3-56, 3-57,
25 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, 3-71,
26 3-73, 3-74, 3-75 and 3-76 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Livingston Parish;
27 Precincts 101, 102, 103, 104, 105, 106, 106A, 107, 108, 110, 111, 112, 113, 114,
28 115, 116, 118, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307,
29 308, 309, 310, 312, 312A, 313, 314, 401, 402, 404, 405, 406, 407, 410, 411, 413,
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1 414, 415, 416, 417, 418, 419, 420, 421, 422, 427, 429, 430, 501, 502, 503, 504, 505,
2 602, 605, 609, A01, A02, A02A, A03, A04, C01, C02, C03, C04, C06, C07, C08,
3 C09, C11, F01, M01, M06, M07, M08, M11, M12 and MD1 of St. Tammany
4 Parish; Precincts 33, 40A, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45A, 45B, 46, 47, 49, 70, 70A, 71, 72,
5 72A, 73, 74, 110, 112, 114, 116, 117, 118, 118A, 119, 120, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A,
6 122A, 122B, 122C, 123, 124, 125, 127, 129A, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C,
7 137D, 139, 141, 141A, 143, 143A, 145, 147, 149, 149A and 151 of Tangipahoa
8 Parish and Washington Parish.
9 Section 2. R.S. 18:1276 is hereby repealed.
10 Section 3.(A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those contained in the file
11 named "2024 Precinct Shapefiles (1-10-2024)" available on the website of the Legislature
12 of Louisiana on the effective date of this Section. The 2024 Precinct Shapefiles are based
13 upon those Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line
14 Shapefiles for the State of Louisiana as those files have been modified and validated through
15 the data verification program of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana
16 Senate to represent precinct changes submitted through January 10, 2024, to the Legislature
17 of Louisiana by parish governing authorities pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 18:532 and
18 532.1.
19 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
20 parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
21 governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
22 18:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
23 nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
24 designated.
25 (C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Act shall continue in
26 effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by
27 the parish governing authority.
28 Section 4. The provisions of this Act shall not reduce the term of office of any person
29 holding any position or office on the effective date of this Section for which the appointment
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1 or election is based upon a congressional district as composed pursuant to R.S. 18:1276. Any
2 position or office that is filled by appointment or election based upon a congressional district
3 and that is to be filled after January 3, 2025, shall be appointed or elected from a district as
4 it is described in Section 1 of this Act.
5 Section 5.(A) Solely for the purposes of qualifying for election and the conduct of
6 the election of representatives to the United States Congress at the regularly scheduled
7 election for representatives to the congress in 2024, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act
8 shall become effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the
9 governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the
10 governor, as provided in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act
11 is vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of
12 Section 1 of this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval for the
13 purposes established in this Subsection.
14 (B) For subsequent elections of representatives to the United States Congress and for
15 all other purposes, the provisions of Section 1 of this Act shall become effective at noon on
16 January 3, 2025.
17 (C) The provisions of Section 2 of this Act shall become effective at noon on January
18 3, 2025.
19 (D) The provisions of this Section and Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become
20 effective upon signature of this Act by the governor or, if not signed by the governor, upon
21 expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature by the governor, as provided
22 in Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If this Act is vetoed by the
23 governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, the provisions of this Section and
24 Sections 3 and 4 of this Act shall become effective on the day following such approval.
The original instrument and the following digest, which constitutes no part
of the legislative instrument, were prepared by J. W. Wiley.
DIGEST
SB 4 Original 2024 First Extraordinary Session Price
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
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of congressional districts in the same state must be as nearly equal in population as
practicable.
Present law provides for six congressional districts based upon the 2020 federal decennial
census.
Proposed law redraws district boundaries for the congressional districts based upon the 2020
federal decennial census.
Proposed law provides that the new districts become effective upon signature of governor
or lapse of time for gubernatorial action for election purposes only for the regular
congressional elections in 2024. Retains present law districts based upon the 2020 census
until noon on January 3, 2025, at which time present law is repealed and the new districts
based upon the 2020 census, as established by proposed law, become effective for all other
purposes.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those precincts
identified as Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the file named "2024 Precinct Shapefiles
(1-10-2024)" available on the La. Legislature's website. Specifies that the 2024 Precinct
Shapefiles are based upon those Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2020 Census
Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the State of Louisiana as those files have been
modified and 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. 1, 2025, for which the
appointment or election is based upon 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 upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action for election
purposes only for the regular congressional elections in 2024; effective for all other purposes
at noon on January 3, 2025.
(Adds R.S. 18:1276.1; repeals R.S. 18:1276)
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