HLS 24RS-774 ENGROSSED
2024 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 442
BY REPRESENTATIVES ROBBY CARTER, MUSCARELLO, AND WILEY
JUDGES: Creates an additional judgeship for the 21
st
Judicial District Court
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(21) and 621.21(A) and (E), relative to the Twenty-First
3 Judicial District Court; to create an additional judgeship for the Twenty-First Judicial
4 District Court; to provide for the election and term of the additional judge; to provide
5 for election sections from which judges are elected; to provide for effectiveness; and
6 to provide for related matters.
7Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
8 Section 1. R.S. 13:477(21) and 621.21(A) and (E) are hereby amended and reenacted
9to read as follows:
10 §477. Judicial districts
11 There shall be forty-one judicial districts in the state and each district shall
12 be composed as follows:
13 * * *
14 (21) The parishes of Tangipahoa, Livingston, and St. Helena shall compose
15 the Twenty-First District. The Twenty-First District consists of two election
16 sections. Election Section 1 is composed of Livingston Parish and Precincts 28, 33,
17 40A, 41, 42, 44, 45A, 45B, 70, 70A, 71, 72, 72A, 73, 74, 106A, 108, 110, 112, 114,
18 116, 117, 118, 118A, 120, 120A, 120B, 121, 121A, 122A, 122B, 122C, 124, 125,
19 127, 133, 133A, 137, 137A, 137B, 137C, 137D, 139, 141, 141A, 143, 143A, 145,
20 147, 149, 149A, and 151 of Tangipahoa Parish. Election Section 2 is composed of
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HB NO. 442
1 St. Helena Parish and Precincts 2, 6, 11, 15, 16, 17, 43, 46, 47, 49, 101, 102, 104,
2 105, 106, 107, 109, 111A, 115B, 119, 123, and 129A of Tangipahoa Parish.
3 * * *
4 §621.21. Twenty-First Judicial District
5 A. The Twenty-First Judicial District Court shall have nine ten judges.
6 * * *
7 E.(1) The Except as provided by Paragraph (2) of this Subsection, the judges
8 and their successors created by this Section shall be elected at large and shall have
9 jurisdiction throughout the district. The judges shall be elected for a six-year term
10 at the congressional election held in 2014 and every sixth year thereafter.
11 (2)(a) The additional judge added to the court in 2024 shall be elected from
12 election section two as provided by R.S. 13:477(21).
13 (b) The individual to be elected to the additional judgeship shall be elected
14 as provided by Article V, Section 22 of the Constitution of Louisiana and shall serve
15 a term which begins on January 1, 2025, and which shall expire at the same time as
16 is provided by law for the other judges of the court. Thereafter, the successors to the
17 judge provided for in this Paragraph shall be elected at the same time and in the same
18 manner and shall serve the same term as is provided by law for other judges of the
19 court.
20 * * *
21 Section 2. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
22signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
23by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
24vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
25effective on the day following such approval.
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HB NO. 442
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 442 Engrossed 2024 Regular Session Robby Carter
Abstract: Creates an additional judgeship for the 21st Judicial District Court and provides
an election section from which the judge is to be elected.
Statistical summaries of proposed law including maps illustrating proposed district
boundaries accompany this digest. (Attached to the bill version on the internet.)
Present law provides that the 21st Judicial District Court is comprised of Livingston,
St. Helena, and Tangipahoa Parishes. Provides that the 21st Judicial District Court has nine
judges, who are elected at large.
Proposed law adds a 10th judge to the 21st Judicial District Court.
Proposed law divides the 21st Judicial District Court into two election sections and provides
that nine judges are assigned to election section one and one judge is assigned to election
section two.
Provides that the additional judge added by proposed law shall be elected from election
section two and that his initial term begins on Jan. 1, 2025.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 13:477(21) and 621.21(A) and (E))
Summary of Amendments Adopted by House
The Committee Amendments Proposed by House Committee on House and
Governmental Affairs to the original bill:
1. Provide the specific boundaries of two election sections.
2. Provide an effective date.
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are additions. 243,542Election Section 1 9 257,715 -14,173 -5.499%
42,817Election Section 2 1 28,635 14,182 49.527%
Plan: HCA 1715 - HB 442 (Carter)
Plan Statistics
Districts: Relative DeviationAbsolute Deviation# of Members Actual PopulationIdeal Population
Grand Total: 10 286,359 286,350
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:
28635
2
42,817
14,178
-14,173
28,355
27.51%
-5.50%
55.03%
to
to
to
243,542
14,182
49.53%
-9
9
0 Election Section 1 36,707 2,979 5,235 13,020243,542 185,601 14,821 182,672 8,6613,8962,05724,647143,411 9,417
15.072% 1.223% 2.150% 5.346%100.000% 76.209% 6.086%100.000% 13.492%78.507% 1.126% 2.133% 4.741% 5.155%
Election Section 2 23,861 231 464 1,14442,817 17,117 1,428 32,423 79435117017,07714,031 962
55.728% 0.540% 1.084% 2.672%100.000% 39.977% 3.335%100.000% 52.669%43.275% 0.524% 1.083% 2.449% 2.967%
Plan: HCA 1715 - HB 442 (Carter)
Total Population
Total
Population VAP Total
Total
Hispanic
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black VAP WhiteVAP BlackVAP Asian
VAP
American
IndianVAP Other
VAP
Hispanic
Total
Grand Total 60,568 3,210 5,699 14,164286,359 202,718 16,249 215,095 9,4554,2472,22741,724157,442 10,379
21.151% 1.121% 1.990% 4.946%100.000% 70.792% 5.674%100.000% 4.396%1.974%1.035%19.398%73.196% 4.825% Election Section 1 12,794 5,023 28,440 64,951130,766 112,949 37,375
9.784% 3.841% 21.749% 49.670%71.585% 86.375% 28.582%
Election Section 2 12,152 529 12,715 5,69323,185 10,504 4,777
52.413% 2.282% 54.841% 24.555%71.508% 45.305% 20.604%
Plan: HCA 1715 - HB 442 (Carter)
Voter Registration
Reg Total
Dec 2023
Reg Other
Total
Dec 2023
Reg Rep
Total
Dec 2023
Reg Dem
Total
Dec 2023
Reg Other
Dec 2023
Reg White
Dec 2023
Reg Black
Dec 2023
Grand Total 24,946 5,552 41,155 70,644153,951 123,453 42,152 Election Section 1
Livingston 12,658 1,697 3,111 7,961142,282 116,855 105,141 88,432 82,4055,1632,3111,0998,136 5,64273,655 3,108
*Tangipahoa 24,049 1,282 2,124 5,059101,260 68,746 77,531 54,979 48,3613,4981,58595816,511 7,15239,294 1,915
Election Section 1 36,707 2,979 5,235 13,020243,542 185,601 182,672 143,411 130,7668,6613,8962,05724,647 112,949 12,794 5,023
15.072% 1.223% 2.150% 5.346%100.000% 76.209% 100.000% 78.507% 71.585%4.741%2.133%1.126%13.492% 86.375% 9.784% 3.841%
Election Section 2
St. Helena 6,031 39 134 18910,920 4,527 8,463 3,805 8,260150109284,371 4,4923,626 142
*Tangipahoa 17,830 192 330 95531,897 12,590 23,960 10,226 14,92564424214212,706 7,6606,878 387
Election Section 2 23,861 231 464 1,14442,817 17,117 32,423 14,031 23,18579435117017,077 10,504 12,152 529
55.728% 0.540% 1.084% 2.672%100.000% 39.977% 100.000% 43.275% 71.508%2.449%1.083%0.524%52.669% 45.305% 52.413% 2.282%
Plan: HCA 1715 - HB 442 (Carter)
Splits
Total
Population VAP WhiteVAP Total
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black VAP BlackVAP Asian
VAP
American
IndianVAP Other
Reg Total
Dec 2023
Reg White
Dec 2023
Reg Black
Dec 2023
Reg Other
Dec 2023 EBR
Tangipahoa
Livingston St. Tammany
WashingtonE Feliciana
St. Helena
St. John
Iberville
Ascension
WBR
W Feliciana
Orleans
Jefferson
5
2
4
1-1
16
15
3-1
6
6-1
8
14
13
9
6B
151
4-1
7
35
2-1
2-6
6
409
1-1
9-1
2-5
116
1-2
3
9
12
703
12
6
104
17
120
7-2
2
6A
2-1
7
7-1
149A
6-1
M01
110
102
11
6-4
5-1
36
6-3
38
3
5-4
11
18
3
14
2-7
20
705
1
8
101
201
8-3
503
106
22
23
8-1
A03
114
19
1
4-9
19
10
10
124
108
118
22
8-2
6-2
112
5
MD1
6-2
3-3C
205
605
203
502
M02
120A
10
19A
15
504
505
501
406
5-1
1
32
117
204
5-2
107
3-3
2
M04
1B
4-11
106A
302
105
3-2
18
16
101
602
12B
8A
202
4-4
609
12A
11
44
17
2-8
303
102
4C
109
6
15B
21A
12A
43
5
45
12
4
123
17
13A
11A
4
10A
1A
2-26
8B
301
6
122C
3-50
3-47
704
9
27
1-2
111A
4A
207
2-1
702
108
11
1477
F01
119
2-37
3
5
3-3B
24
3
8
901
118A
3-1
27
121A
122B
43
2-21
4-10
3-56
2-28
14
2-2
24
3A
76
701
26
2
420
2-35
3-6
5B
13B
1
2-15
3-9
36A
43
16
125
3-3A
118
11
29
5A
401
2-32
3-30
39
13A
314
143
15
4A
2-14
2-13
2-3
33
13
25
4-2
34
1B
1-17
3-37
3-57
133
A02
21B
71
145
65
103
3-21
72A
28
7
4A
13
3-26
7B
64
310
74
11
127
10B
137
42
36
40
121
8
A01
23C
143A
2-25
3-8
25
25
28
45A
5D
3-5
3-2
7C
4-9A
22
3A
2-33
12
3-61
9
21
2-1
6
405
73
122A
9
37
3-48
41
3-25
2-34
110
411
149
2-3
61
C09
20
3A
33
139
72
17
1-91
3-19
38
7A
18
20
3-14
41
33
23
23B
2-24
2A
304
107
133A
706
39A
3-2
26
1C
70
3-46
40A
114
71
3-22
206
137C
69
137A
10
47
16
8C
3-67
105
3-69
2-9
24C
46
63
42
35
30
116
41
3-39
2-12
3-24
112
1-5
111
21
1-1
1-46
26
141A
77
2-22
14B
7D
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21st Judicial District Court - Election Sections