DIGEST
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or proof or indicia of legislative intent. [R.S. 1:13(B) and 24:177(E)]
HB 367 Original 2025 Regular Session Marcelle
Abstract: Provides for an additional election section in the second district of the First Circuit Court
of Appeal. Effective upon signature of the governor for all purposes.
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 for composition of the First Circuit Court of Appeal. Provides that the parishes
of Ascension, Assumption, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Lafourche, Livingston,
Pointe Coupee, St. Helena, St. Mary, St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, Terrebonne, Washington, West
Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana shall compose the first circuit. Further provides that the parishes
of Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, Lafourche, Pointe Coupee, St. Mary, Terrebonne, and West
Baton Rouge shall compose the first district of the first circuit. The parish of East Baton Rouge shall
compose the second district of the first circuit.
Present law provides that the first circuit shall be composed of twelve judges. Provides that four
judges shall be elected from the second district of the first circuit by the qualified electors thereof.
Proposed law retains present law.
Present law provides that the second district is divided into two subdistricts. Further provides
Subdistrict one shall elect judges for Divisions A, B, and C. Subdistrict two shall elect a judge for
Division D.
Proposed law divides the second district into two election sections. Further provides that two judges
will be elected from election section one for Divisions A and B, and two judges will be elected from
election section two for Divisions C and D.
Proposed law provides that each judge of the second district in office on the effective date of this Act
will be the judge for the election section, subdistrict having the same designation as the election
section, subdistrict from which the justice was elected and may complete the term for which he was
elected. Further provides that the successor to the office of a judge of the second district will be
elected from the election section assigned to that office as provided by proposed law.
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.
Effective upon signature of governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action.
(Amends R.S. 13:312(1)(b) and 312.1(A))