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 369 Original 2025 Regular Session Walters
Abstract: Provides for the redistricting of the La. Senate and provides for the composition of each
of the 39 Senate districts. Effective upon signature of governor for election purposes for the
regular elections in 2027, and at 10:00 a.m. on Jan. 10, 2028, for all other purposes.
Statistical summaries of proposed law, including district variances from the ideal population
and the range of those variances, as well as maps illustrating proposed district boundaries
accompany this digest. (Attached to the bill version on the internet.)
Present constitution (Const. Art. III, ยง6(A)) requires the legislature, by the end of the year following
the year in which the state's population is reported to the president of the U.S. for each decennial
federal census, to reapportion the representation in each house as equally as practicable on the basis
of population shown by the census.
Present law provides boundaries for 39 Senate districts based upon the 2020 federal decennial
census.
Proposed law provides boundaries for 39 Senate districts based upon the 2020 federal decennial
census.
Proposed law provides that the new districts become effective upon signature of the governor or
lapse of time for gubernatorial action for election purposes only for the regular state legislative
elections in 2027. Retains present law districts based upon the 2020 census until 10:00 am. on Jan.
10, 2028, at which time present law is repealed and the new districts based upon the 2020 census,
as established by proposed law, become effective for all other purposes.
Proposed law specifies that precincts referenced in district descriptions are those identified as 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 program of the
La. House of Representatives and the La. Senate.
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.
Proposed law specifies that proposed law does not reduce the term of office of any person holding
any position or office on the effective date of proposed law for which the appointment or election
is based upon a La. Senate district as composed pursuant to present law. Specifies that any position
or office filled after Jan. 10, 2028, for which the appointment or election is based upon a La. Senate
district shall be appointed or elected based on the district as it is described in proposed law.
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 governor or lapse of time for gubernatorial action for election purposes
only for the regular state legislative elections in 2027; effective for all other purposes at 10:00 a.m.
on January 10, 2028.
(Adds R.S. 24:35; Repeals R.S. 24:35.1)