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2024 Regular Session
SENATE BILL NO. 400
BY SENATOR FIELDS
COURTS. Provides relative to election sections for judgeship of the family court for East
Baton Rouge Parish. (gov sig)
1 AN ACT
2 To amend and reenact R.S. 13:1401.1 and 1403, relative to judgeships of the family court
3 for East Baton Rouge Parish; to provide for the organization of election sections
4 within the family court; to provide for the assignment of judgeships for election
5 purposes; to provide for the election of judges; and to provide for related matters.
6 Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
7 §1401.1. Election districts
8 The family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge shall consist of three
9 election sections. Election section one shall consist of Precincts 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5,
10 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22,
11 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-50, 1-
12 51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94,
13 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-9, 2-13, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23,
14 2-24, and 2-25. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1-55, 1-60, 1-71, 1-81,
15 1-87, 1-88, 1-89, 1-90, 1-97, 1-98, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-14, 2-18,
16 2-21, 2-26, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-8, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-18,
17 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, and 3-38. Election
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1 section three shall consist of Precincts 1-2, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-39,
2 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-46, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-56, 1-57, 1-
3 59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-70, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-76, 1-78, 1-79, 1-80, 1-82,
4 1-83, 1-96, 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 3-5, 3-11, 3-13, 3-17, 3-20, 3-23, 3-27, 3-29, 3-31,
5 3-35, 3-36, and 3-37.
6 (1) Election section one shall be composed of Precincts 1-11, 1-20, 1-54,
7 1-55, 1-60, 1-70, 1-71, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-87, 1-88, 1-93, 1-95,
8 1-97, 1-101, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16,
9 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-21, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31,
10 2-32, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 3-8, 3-24 and 3-54 of East Baton Rouge Parish.
11 (2) Election section two shall be composed of Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4,
12 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24,
13 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50,
14 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-76, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-94, 1-100,
15 1-102, 1-104, 2-22, 3-5, 3-20, 3-44, 3-50, 3-57 and 3-69 of East Baton Rouge
16 Parish.
17 (3) Election section three shall be composed of Precincts 1-8, 1-9, 1-12,
18 1-33, 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,
19 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-72, 1-73, 1-74, 1-75, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89,
20 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 1-107, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-33, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7,
21 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-25,
22 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39,
23 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 3-55, 3-56, 3-58,
24 3-59, 3-60, 3-61, 3-62, 3-63, 3-64, 3-65, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68, 3-70, 3-71 and 3-72 of
25 East Baton Rouge Parish.
26 * * *
27 §1403. Judges; qualification; election
28 There shall be four judges presiding over the family court, who shall possess
29 the same qualifications required of district judges. The judges shall be elected for the
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1 same term and at the time fixed by law for the election of district judges throughout
2 the state. One judge, Division B, shall be elected from election section one,; one
3 judge, Division C, shall be elected from election section two,; and two judges,
4 Divisions A and D, shall be elected from election section three.
5 Section 2.(A) Each judge of the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge in
6 office on the effective date of this Act shall be the judge for the election section having the
7 same designation as the election section from which the justice was elected and may
8 complete the term for which he was elected.
9 (B) The successor to the office of a judge of the family court for the parish of East
10 Baton Rouge shall be elected from the election section assigned to that office as provided
11 by R.S. 13:1403. The election shall be from the election section composed as provided by
12 R.S. 13:1401.1.
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. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
28 signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
29 by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
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1 vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
2 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 Matt DeVille.
DIGEST
SB 400 Original 2024 Regular Session Fields
Present law provides that the family court for the parish of East Baton Rouge will consistof three election sections and provides for the boundaries of the election sections.
Proposed law retains the three election sections but changes the section boundaries.
Present law provides that the family court of East Baton Rouge Parish will be composed offour judges.
Present law provides that one of the judges will be elected from election section one; one ofthe judges will be elected from election section two; and two of the judges will be electedfrom election section three.
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 without change regardless of any subsequent change made to theprecincts 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.
Effective upon signature of the governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 13:1401.1 and 1403)
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words in boldface type and underscored are additions. 113,942ES1 1 114,195 -253 -0.222%
114,103ES2 1 114,195 -92 -0.081%
228,736ES3 2 228,390 346 0.151%
Plan: SLS 24RS-802 (Fields)
Plan Statistics
Districts: Relative DeviationAbsolute Deviation# of Members Actual PopulationIdeal Population
Grand Total: 4 456,781 456,780
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:
114195
3
113,942
200
-253
599
0.15%
-0.22%
0.37%
to
to
to
228,736
346
0.15%
-1
1
0 ES1 79,884 2,858 864 6,043113,942 24,293 6,873 84,324 4,0816652,14857,63719,793 4,581
70.109% 2.508% 0.758% 5.304%100.000% 21.320% 6.032% 100.000% 68.352%23.473% 2.547% 0.789% 4.840% 5.433%
ES2 80,444 3,043 772 5,552114,103 24,292 7,145 89,981 4,0066262,62560,51522,209 5,210
70.501% 2.667% 0.677% 4.866%100.000% 21.290% 6.262% 100.000% 67.253%24.682% 2.917% 0.696% 4.452% 5.790%
ES3 53,070 10,524 3,091 14,567228,736 147,484 16,533 181,307 10,5082,4567,82638,638121,879 11,748
23.201% 4.601% 1.351% 6.368%100.000% 64.478% 7.228% 100.000% 21.311%67.222% 4.316% 1.355% 5.796% 6.480%
Plan: SLS 24RS-802 (Fields)
Total Population
Total
Population VAP Total
Total
Hispanic
Total
Other
Total
American
Indian
Total
Asian
Total
White
Total
Black VAP White VAP Black VAP Asian
VAP
American
Indian VAP Other
VAP
Hispanic
Total
Grand Total 213,398 16,425 4,727 26,162456,781 196,069 30,551 355,612 18,5953,74712,599156,790163,881 21,539
46.718% 3.596% 1.035% 5.727%100.000% 42.924% 6.688% 100.000% 5.229%1.054%3.543%44.090%46.084% 6.057% ES1 48,608 3,366 42,793 9,41067,706 15,732 15,503
71.793% 4.971% 63.204% 13.898%80.293% 23.236% 22.898%
ES2 43,036 2,832 36,677 4,55155,872 10,004 14,644
77.026% 5.069% 65.645% 8.145%62.093% 17.905% 26.210%
ES3 27,858 10,392 44,152 60,443145,259 107,009 40,664
19.178% 7.154% 30.395% 41.611%80.118% 73.668% 27.994%
Plan: SLS 24RS-802 (Fields)
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 119,502 16,590 123,622 74,404268,837 132,745 70,811 ES1
*East Baton Rouge 79,884 2,858 864 6,043113,942 24,293 84,324 19,793 67,7064,0816652,14857,637 48,60815,732 3,366
ES1 79,884 2,858 864 6,043113,942 24,293 84,324 19,793 67,7064,0816652,14857,637 15,732 48,608 3,366
70.109% 2.508% 0.758% 5.304%100.000% 21.320% 100.000% 23.473% 80.293%4.840%0.789%2.547%68.352% 23.236% 71.793% 4.971%
ES2
*East Baton Rouge 80,444 3,043 772 5,552114,103 24,292 89,981 22,209 55,8724,0066262,62560,515 43,03610,004 2,832
ES2 80,444 3,043 772 5,552114,103 24,292 89,981 22,209 55,8724,0066262,62560,515 10,004 43,036 2,832
70.501% 2.667% 0.677% 4.866%100.000% 21.290% 100.000% 24.682% 62.093%4.452%0.696%2.917%67.253% 17.905% 77.026% 5.069%
ES3
*East Baton Rouge 53,070 10,524 3,091 14,567228,736 147,484 181,307 121,879 145,25910,5082,4567,82638,638 27,858107,009 10,392
ES3 53,070 10,524 3,091 14,567228,736 147,484 181,307 121,879 145,25910,5082,4567,82638,638 107,009 27,858 10,392
23.201% 4.601% 1.351% 6.368%100.000% 64.478% 100.000% 67.222% 80.118%5.796%1.355%4.316%21.311% 73.668% 19.178% 7.154%
Plan: SLS 24RS-802 (Fields)
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 2023
Reg White
Dec 2023
Reg Black
Dec 2023
Reg Other
Dec 2023 EBR
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W Feliciana
6
27
2
2-6
21
4-1
2-5
19
6A
18
18
5
3
2-7
20
1
23
19
20
4A
20
6B
4
5
18
17
9
22
12
22
1
11
2
1B
16
3
8A
192-8
21A
5
19A
4
17
28
2B
4
1A
22
2-26
6
3-50
3-47
7
2-37
3
5
24
3
3A
3-1
27
2-21
3-2
3-56
2-28
16B
3-1
3A
2
2-35
3-6
5B
1
2-15
3-9
36A
76
6
29
5A
2-32
3-30
8
39
4A
2-14
2-13
2-3
10
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1-17
3-37
3-57
8B
21B
8
22B
3-21
28
7
3-26
7B
36
40
8
23C
2-
25
3-8
25
5D
3-5
3-2
7C
2-33
3-61
21
15
2-1
3B
9
3-48
3-25
43
2-34
2B
34
61
15
33
1-91
2
3-19
2-27
7A
3-14
41
4A
23B
9
2-242A
29
39A
1C
3-46
2-17
40A
3-22
10
3-67
3-69
2-9
24C
1A
35
3-54
2-10
3-39
3-58
1-95
1-100
2-18
2-12
3-24
1-96
1-5
8A
14A
3-12
3-63
2-11
1-1
23A
1-46
26
1-102
24B
1-97
3-51
14
24D
3-33
9
1-66
3-34
7A
3-45
1D
35A
1-73
1-2
3-52
1-56
1-80
3-62
1-70
3-18
3-23
3-71
1-98
10
1-
101
3-60
64
3-75
1-23
1-89
12
2-22
14B
1-78
3-35
7D
3-38
2-2
3-27
19
1-33
3-40
1-47
3-3
2-29
1-104
1-86
1-99
2-30
1-72
3-7
2-4
68
4B
1-42
1-85
26B
1D
1-90
1-31
3-76
3-73
7A
3-59
2-36
1-87
9A
1-521-60
3-17
2-38
1-83
3-31
1-34
3-70
4B
1-20
3-41
1-55
1-9
1-69
1-48
3-15
1-74
1-43
1-36
2-31
26A
1-58
1-71
3-28
1-13
3-29
1-37
3-72
3-55
1-49
1-82
7B
3-64
39B
3-16
15
1-92
3-36
1-32
1-53
1-62
1-105
3-49
1-54
1-93
1-57
3-42
1-61
11
1-38
1-16
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