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 consist of 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 of four
judges.
Present law provides that one of the judges will be elected from election section one; one of the
judges will be elected from election section two; and two of the judges will be elected from election
section three.
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 without change regardless of any subsequent change
made to the precincts 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)