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2025 Regular Session
HOUSE BILL NO. 124
BY REPRESENTATIVE FREIBERG
Prefiled pursuant to Article III, Section 2(A)(4)(b)(i) of the Constitution of Louisiana.
JUDGES/DISTRICT: Provides for the election of judges to the 19
th
Judicial District Court
1 AN ACT
2To amend and reenact R.S. 13:477(19) and 621.19 and to repeal Section 5(E) of Act No. 145
3 of the 1994 Third Extraordinary Session of the Legislature of Louisiana, relative to
4 the Nineteenth Judicial District Court; to provide for the election sections from
5 which judges are elected; to reduce the number of election sections; to provide for
6 the assignment of judgeships to election sections; to provide for a judgeship to be
7 elected at-large; to provide for effectiveness; and to provide for related matters.
8Be it enacted by the Legislature of Louisiana:
9 Section 1. R.S. 13:477(19) and 621.19 are hereby amended and reenacted to read as
10follows:
11 §477. Judicial districts
12 There shall be forty-one judicial districts in the state and each district shall
13 be composed as follows:
14 * * *
15 (19) The parish of East Baton Rouge shall compose the Nineteenth District.
16 The Nineteenth District shall consist of three two election sections. Election section
17 one shall consist of Precincts INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX, INDUSTRIAL
18 COMPLEX A, INDUSTRIAL COMPLEX B, 1-1, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-8, 1-10,
19 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25,
20 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-37, 1-38, 1-40, 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50,
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1 1-51, 1-58, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-77, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-91, 1-92, 1-94,
2 1-95, 1-100, 1-101, 2-16, 2-20, and 2-23 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-7, 1-9, 1-10,
3 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25,
4 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-44, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50,
5 1-51, 1-52, 1-53, 1-54, 1-55, 1-58, 1-60, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-67, 1-68, 1-70, 1-71,
6 1-72, 1-76, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92,
7 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-96, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-102, 1-104, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9,
8 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25,
9 2-27, 2-30, 2-31, 3-8, 3-11, 3-24, 3-27, 3-28, 3-32, 3-42, 3-54, and 3-72 of East
10 Baton Rouge Parish. Election section two shall consist of Precincts 1-9, 1-52, 1-53,
11 1-54, 1-55, 1-60, 1-70, 1-71, 1-72, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-87, 1-88, 1-93, 1-97, 2-1,
12 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-17, 2-18,
13 2-21, 2-22, 2-24, 2-25, 2-26, 2-26A*, 2-26B*, 3-1, 3-2, 3-6, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14,
14 3-24, 3-25, 3-26, 3-28, 3-30, and 3-32 1-8, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41,
15 1-42, 1-43, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-73, 1-74,
16 1-75, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 1-106, 1-107, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8,
17 2-18, 2-21, 2-26, 2-28, 2-29, 2-32, 2-33, 2-34, 2-35, 2-36, 2-37, 2-38, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3,
18 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20,
19 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-25, 3-26, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38,
20 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-44, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-50, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53,
21 3-55, 3-56, 3-57, 3-58, 3-59, 3-60, 3-61, 3-62, 3-63, 3-64, 3-65, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68,
22 3-69, 3-70, 3-71, 3-73, 3-74, 3-75, and 3-76 of East Baton Rouge Parish. Election
23 section three shall consist of Precincts 1-2, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-36, 1-39, 1-41,
24 1-42, 1-43, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-56, 1-57, 1-59, 1-64, 1-65, 1-66, 1-69, 1-73, 1-74,
25 1-75, 1-76, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-96, 1-98, 1-99, 1-102, 1-103, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-7,
26 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 3-21, 3-22, 3-23, 3-27, 3-29,
27 3-31, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, and 3-38 of East Baton Rouge Parish.
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1 §621.19. Nineteenth Judicial District
2 The Nineteenth Judicial District Court shall have fifteen judges. Five Seven
3 judges shall be elected from election section one, five seven judges shall be elected
4 from election section two, and five judges shall be elected from election section three
5 one judge shall be elected at large. The judgeships designated as Divisions C, D, E,
6 F, J, K, and O are assigned to election section one; the judgeships designated as
7 Divisions A, G, H, I, L, M, and N are assigned to election section two; and the
8 judgeship designated as Division B shall be elected at large.
9 Section 2. Section 5(E) of Act No. 145 of the 1994 Third Extraordinary Session of
10the Legislature of Louisiana is hereby repealed.
11 Section 3. (A) The precincts referenced in this Act are those contained in the file
12named "2025 Precinct Shapefiles (01-16-2025)" available on the Legislature of Louisiana's
13website on the effective date of this Section. The 2025 Precinct Shapefiles are based upon
14those Voting Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line
15Shapefiles for the State of Louisiana as those files have been modified and validated through
16the data verification program of the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Louisiana
17Senate to represent precinct changes submitted through January 16, 2025, to the Legislature
18of Louisiana by parish governing authorities pursuant to the provisions of R.S. 18:532 and
19532.1.
20 (B) When a precinct referenced in this Act has been subdivided by action of the
21parish governing authority on a nongeographic basis or subdivided by action of the parish
22governing authority on a geographic basis in accordance with the provisions of R.S.
2318:532.1, the enumeration in this Act of the general precinct designation shall include all
24nongeographic and all geographic subdivisions thereof, however such subdivisions may be
25designated.
26 (C) The territorial limits of the districts as provided in this Act shall continue in
27effect until changed by law regardless of any subsequent change made to the precincts by
28the parish governing authority.
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1 Section 4. This Act shall become effective upon signature by the governor or, if not
2signed by the governor, upon expiration of the time for bills to become law without signature
3by the governor, as provided by Article III, Section 18 of the Constitution of Louisiana. If
4vetoed by the governor and subsequently approved by the legislature, this Act shall become
5effective on the day following such approval.
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 124 Original 2025 Regular Session Freiberg
Abstract: Reapportions election sections for the 19
th
Judicial District Court, provides for
two election sections, and for one judge to be elected at large.
Statistical summaries of proposed law including maps illustrating proposed election
section boundaries accompany this digest. (Attached to the bill version on the
internet.)
Present law provides that the 19
th
Judicial District Court is comprised of East Baton Rouge
Parish. Provides that the 19
th
Judicial District Court has 15 judges.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that the 19
th
Judicial District Court shall consist of three election
sections, each election section electing five judges.
Proposed law instead provides that the court shall consist of two election sections, each
election section electing seven judges, and one judge elected at large.
Present law (Act 145 of the 1994 3
rd
E.S. and Act 198 of the 2001 R.S.) provides that each
judgeship be designated as a division, and that each division be assigned to one election
section as follows:
1.Election Section 1: Divisions B, D, J, K, and O
2.Election Section 2: Divisions A, G, L, M, and N
3.Election Section 3: Divisions C, E, F, H, and I
Proposed law instead provides that the divisions be assigned to election sections as follows:
1. Election Section 1: Divisions C, D, E, F, J, K, and O
2. Election Section 2: Divisions A, G, H, I, L, M, and N
Proposed law further provides that the judgeship designated as Division B shall be elected
at large.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those precincts
contained in the file named "2025 Precinct Shapefiles (01-16-2025)" available on the
legislature's website. Provides that the 2025 Precinct Shapefiles are based upon those Voting
Districts (VTDs) contained in the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles for the
State of La. as those files have been modified and validated through the data verification
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program of the La. House of Representatives and the La. Senate to represent precinct
changes submitted through Jan. 16, 2025, to the Legislature of La. by parish governing
authorities.
Proposed law 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.
Population data in the summaries accompanying this digest are derived from 2020 Census
Redistricting Data (Public Law 94-171), Summary File for La. 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.
(Amends R.S. 13:477(19) and 621.19; Repeals §5(E) of Act No. 145 of 1994 3rd Ex. Sess.)
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