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Louisiana House of Representatives
Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane
Louisiana State Legislature
Coat of arms or logo
Type
Type

Lower house
Term limits
3 Terms (12 years)
History
New session started
April 10, 2017
Leadership
Speaker of the House

Taylor Barras (R)
Since January 11, 2016
Speaker Pro Tempore

Walt Leger III (D)
Since January 9, 2012
House Majority Leader

Lance Harris (R)
Since January 3, 2013
House Minority Leader

Robert A. Johnson (D)
Structure
Seats 105
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Political groups

Majority party

  •   Republican (62)

Minority parties




  •   Democratic (39)


  •   Independent (3)


Vacant



  •   Vacant (1)

Length of term
4 years
Authority Article III, Section 3, Louisiana Constitution
Salary $15,362/year
Elections
Last election
November 3, 2015
(105 seats)
Next election
November 5, 2019
(105 seats)
Redistricting Legislative control
Meeting place
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House of Representatives Chamber
Louisiana State Capitol
Baton Rouge, Louisiana
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The Louisiana House of Representatives (French: Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the US state of Louisiana. The House is composed of 105 representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people (2000 figures). Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of three terms (twelve years). The House is one of the five state legislative lower houses that has a four-year term, as opposed to the near-universal two-year term.


The House convenes at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.




Contents






  • 1 Leadership of the House


  • 2 Composition


    • 2.1 Party membership


    • 2.2 Current membership




  • 3 Standing committees


  • 4 Past composition of the House of Representatives


  • 5 See also


  • 6 References


  • 7 External links





Leadership of the House



The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is customarily recommended by the governor (although this is not in House rules), then elected by the full House.[1] In addition to presiding over the body, the Speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The House of Representatives also elects a Speaker pro tempore to preside in the absence of the Speaker.


The current Speaker is Republican Chuck Kleckley of the 36th District (Calcasieu), who was elected to that position in 2012 succeeding Jim Tucker. His deputy is the Speaker pro tempore, currently Democrat Walt Leger, III of the 91st District (Orleans). The Speaker pro tempore presides when the Speaker is not present. The chairman of the Republican delegation is Lance Harris of the 25th District (Rapides).



Composition


The Louisiana House of Representatives comprises 105 representatives elected from across the state from single-member districts by registered voters in the district. Representatives must be electors, be at least eighteen years old, be domiciled in the district they represent at least one year, and have resided in the state two years. The House is the judge of its members' qualifications and elections. All candidates for state representative in a district compete in a nonpartisan blanket primary; if no candidate earns 50+1 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance into the general election. Elections occur every four years and representatives are limited to three four-year terms (12 years). If a seat is vacant, it will be filled in a special election. House sessions occur along with the Louisiana State Senate, every year, for sixty legislative days in even-numbered years and forty-five legislative days in odd-numbered years in which only monetary bills can be considered. The House is the lower legislative chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature; the upper house is the Louisiana State Senate. The Louisiana House has sole authority to impeach state officials and introduce appropriation bills. The Louisiana House of Representatives was established, along with its functions and authority, in Article III, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution.



Party membership



































































































































Affiliation
Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)

Total






Republican

Ind

Democratic
Vacant
End of legislature 2011
57
2
46
105
0

Begin 2012
58
2
45
105
0
End of previous legislature
59
44

Begin 2016
61
2
42
105
0
June 23, 2016[2]
60
104
1
June 30, 2016[3]
59
103
2
July 14, 2016[4]
3
104
1
August 2, 2016[5]
60
105
0
Nov. 29, 2016[6]
59
104
1
Jan. 3, 2017[7]
58
103
2
Jan. 15, 2017[8]
41
102
3
Mar. 26, 2017[9]
60
104
1
Apr. 29, 2017[10]
61
105
0
May 28, 2017[11]
40
104
1
June 6, 2017[12]
60
103
2
October 14, 2017[13]
41
104
1
Latest voting share

7001576900000000000♠57.69%

7000288000000000000♠2.88%

7001394200000000000♠39.42%



Current membership































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































































District Representative Party Parishes represented
1

James H. Morris
Rep

Bossier and Caddo
2

Samuel Jenkins Jr.
Dem
Bossier and Caddo
3

Barbara Norton
Dem
Caddo
4

Cedric Glover
Dem
Caddo
5

Alan Seabaugh
Rep
Caddo
6

Thomas G. Carmody
Rep
Bossier and Caddo
7

Larry Bagley
Rep
Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine
8

Raymond Crews
Rep
Bossier Parish
9

Dodie Horton
Rep
Bossier
10

Wayne McMahen
Rep

Webster and Bossier
11

Patrick O. Jefferson
Dem

Bienville, Claiborne and Lincoln
12

Rob Shadoin (successor pending)
Rep
Lincoln and Union
13

Jack McFarland
Rep
Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita and Winn
14

Jay Morris
Rep

Morehouse and Ouachita
15

Frank A. Hoffmann
Rep
Ouachita
16

Katrina Jackson
Dem
Morehouse and Ouachita
17

Marcus Hunter
Dem
Ouachita
18

Major Thibaut Jr.
Dem

Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana
19

Charles "Bubba" Chaney
Rep

East Carroll, West Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita and Richland
20

Steve Pylant
Rep

Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle and Tensas
21

Andy Anders
Dem

Concordia, East Carroll, Catahoula, Madison and Tensas
22

Terry R. Brown
Ind

Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Red River and Winn
23

Kenny Ray Cox
Dem
DeSoto, Natchitoches and Red River
24

Frank A. Howard
Rep
Natchitoches, Sabine and Vernon
25

Lance Harris
Rep

Rapides
26

Jeff Hall (successor pending)
Dem
Rapides
27

Chris Hazel (successor pending)
Rep
Rapides
28

Robert A. Johnson
Dem

Avoyelles
29

Edmond Jordan
Dem

East and West Baton Rouge
30

James Armes III
Dem

Beauregard and Vernon
31

Nancy Landry
Rep

Lafayette and Vermilion
32

Dorothy Sue Hill
Dem

Allen, Beauregard and Calcasieu
33

Stuart Moss
Rep
Calcasieu
34

A. B. Franklin
Dem
Calcasieu
35

Stephen Dwight
Rep
Beauregard and Calcasieu
36

Mark Abraham
Rep
Calcasieu
37

John E. Guinn
Rep
Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis
38

Bernard LeBas
Dem

Evangeline and St. Landry
39

Julie Emerson
Rep
Lafayette and St. Landry
40

Dustin Miller
Dem
St. Landry
41

Phillip DeVillier
Rep

Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry
42

John Stefanski
Rep
Acadia and Lafayette
43

Stuart Bishop
Rep
Lafayette
44

Vincent Pierre
Dem
Lafayette
45

Jean-Paul Coussan
Rep
Lafayette
46

Mike "Pete" Huval
Rep
Iberia, Saint Landry, and St. Martin
47

Bob Hensgens
Rep
Calcasieu, Cameron and Vermilion
48

Taylor Barras
Rep

Iberia, Lafayette, and Saint Martin
49

Blake Miguez
Rep
Iberia and Vermillion
50

Sam Jones
Dem
St. Martin and St. Mary
51

Beryl Amedee
Rep

Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary and Terrebonne
52

Jerome Zeringue
Rep
Lafourche and Terrebonne
53

Tanner Magee
Rep
Lafourche and Terrebonne
54

Jerry "Truck" Gisclair
Dem

Jefferson and Lafourche
55

Jerome "Dee" Richard
Ind
Lafourche
56

Gregory A. Miller
Rep

St. Charles and St. John the Baptist
57

Randal Gaines
Dem
St. Charles and St. John the Baptist
58

Ken Brass
Dem

Ascension, Iberville, and St. James
59

Tony Bacala
Rep
Ascension
60

Chad M. Brown
Dem

Assumption and Iberville
61

C. Denise Marcelle
Dem
East Baton Rouge
62

Kenny Havard (successor pending)
Rep
East Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana
63

Barbara West Carpenter
Dem
East Baton Rouge
64

Valarie Hodges
Rep
East Baton Rouge and Livingston
65

Barry Ivey
Rep
East Baton Rouge
66

Rick Edmonds
Rep
East Baton Rouge
67

Patricia Haynes Smith
Dem
East Baton Rouge
68

Stephen Frank Carter
Rep
East Baton Rouge
69

Paula Davis
Rep
East Baton Rouge
70

Franklin Foil
Rep
East Baton Rouge
71

J. Rogers Pope
Rep
Livingston
72

Robby Carter
Dem
East Feliciana, St. Helena and Tangipahoa
73

Steve Pugh
Rep
Tangipahoa
74

Scott Simon
Rep

St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington
75

Malinda Brumfield White
Dem
St. Tammany and Washington
76

Kevin Pearson
Rep
St. Tammany
77

Mark Wright
Rep
St. Tammany
78

Kirk Talbot
Rep
Jefferson
79

Julie Stokes
Rep
Jefferson
80

Polly Thomas
Rep
Jefferson
81

Clay Schexnayder
Rep
Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, and St. James
82

Cameron Henry
Rep
Jefferson
83

Robert Billiot
Dem
Jefferson
84

Patrick Connick
Rep
Jefferson
85

Joseph A. Marino, III
Ind
Jefferson
86

Nicholas Muscarello
Rep
Tangipahoa
87

Rodney Lyons
Dem
Jefferson
88

Johnny Berthelot
Rep
Ascension
89

Reid Falconer
Rep
St. Tammany
90

George Gregory Cromer (successor pending)
Rep
St. Tammany
91

Walt Leger III
Dem

Orleans
92

Joseph Stagni
Rep
Jefferson and St. Charles
93

Royce Duplessis
Dem
Orleans
94

Stephanie Hilferty
Rep
Jefferson and Orleans
95

Sherman Q. Mack
Rep
Livingston
96

Terry Landry
Dem
Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin
97

Joseph Bouie Jr.
Dem
Orleans
98

Neil Abramson
Dem
Orleans
99

Jimmy Harris
Dem
Orleans
100

John Bagneris
Dem
Orleans
101

Edward Clark James
Dem
East Baton Rouge
102

Gary Carter Jr.
Dem
Orleans
103

Ray Garofalo
Rep
Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines
104

Paul Hollis
Rep
St. Tammany
105

Chris Leopold
Rep
Jefferson, Orleans and Plaquemines


Standing committees


The committees of the Louisiana House review proposed bills and either kill them or recommend their passage to the full House. Each committee has a specialized area it oversees. Committees can call upon state officials to testify at committee meetings. Committee memberships, including chairmanships and vice chairmanships, are assigned by the Speaker. [14]
























































































Name Chairman Vice chair
Administration of Criminal Justice
Sherman Mack
Steve Pylant
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development
Clay Schenxnayder
Andy Anders
Appropriations
Cameron Henry
Franklin Foil
Civil Law and Procedure
Raymond Garofalo
Randal Gaines
Commerce
Thomas Carmody
Paul Hollis
Education
Nancy Landry
Jeff Hall
Health and Welfare
Frank Hoffman
Bob Hensgens
House and Governmental Affairs
Stephen Pugh
Gary Carter
Insurance
Kirk Talbot
Major Thibaut
Judiciary
Katrina Jackson
Jay Morris
Labor and Industrial Relations
Patrick Jefferson
Beryl Amedee
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs
John Berthelot
Mike Huval
Natural Resources and Environment
Stuart Bishop
Christopher Leopold
Retirement
J. Kevin Pearson
Sam Jones
Transportation, Highways and Public Works
Terry Landry
Stephen Carter
Ways and Means
Neil Abramson
James Morris


Past composition of the House of Representatives




See also



  • List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives

  • Louisiana State Capitol

  • Louisiana State Legislature

  • Louisiana Senate

  • American Legislative Exchange Council members



References





  1. ^ (see House Rule 2.3, House Journal of the 2000 Organizational Session and House Journal of the 2004 Organizational Session, House Journal of January 14, 2008).


  2. ^ Rep. Bryan Adams (R-85) resigned to become an assistant state fire marshal. "Second Jefferson Parish Rep. makes departure from Legislature official; Bryan Adams heading to state fire marshal's office". The Advocate (Louisiana). May 17, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016..mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit}.mw-parser-output q{quotes:"""""""'""'"}.mw-parser-output code.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:inherit;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Lock-green.svg/9px-Lock-green.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-gray-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg/9px-Lock-red-alt-2.svg.png")no-repeat;background-position:right .1em center}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration{color:#555}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription span,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration span{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{font-size:100%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-subscription,.mw-parser-output .cs1-registration,.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right,.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-wl-right{padding-right:0.2em}
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.



  3. ^ Rep. Joseph "Joe" Lopinto (R-80) resigned to become an in-house attorney at the Jefferson County Sheriff's Office. "Second Jefferson Parish Rep. makes departure from Legislature official; Bryan Adams heading to state fire marshal's office". The Advocate (Louisiana). May 17, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.



  4. ^ Joseph Marino III (I) was elected to replace Adams in District 85. "No contest: Joe Marino of Gretna wins Louisiana House seat". The Times-Picayune. July 1, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.



  5. ^ Polly Thomas (R) was elected to replace Lopinto in District 80. "Polly Thomas elected to state 80th House District". The Advocate (Louisiana). July 22, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. August 2, 2016. Retrieved August 29, 2016.



  6. ^ Rep. Thomas P. "Tom" Wilmott (R-92) resigned to become a member of the Kenner City Council. "Rep. Tom Willmott wins Kenner City Council seat". The Times-Picayune. November 8, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.



  7. ^ Rep. Mike Johnson (R-8) resigned to become a member of the U.S. House of Representatives. "Rep. Mike Johnson wins 4th Congressional District race". The Daily Advertiser. December 11, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.



  8. ^ Rep. Jack Montoucet (D-42) resigned to work in the administration of Jon Bel Edwards. "Jack Montoucet to take reins at Louisiana Department of Wildlife and Fisheries on Jan. 16". The Advocate (Louisiana). December 31, 2016. Retrieved March 26, 2017.
    "MEMBERSHIP IN THE LOUISIANA HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 1812 - 2020" (PDF). Louisiana House of Representatives. January 17, 2017. Retrieved March 26, 2017.



  9. ^ Republican Mike Stefanski elected to replace Rep. Jack Montoucet (D-42) and Republican Joe Stagni elected to replace Rep. Tom Wilmott (R-92(. "Stefanski wins District 42 seat in the house". KATC. March 26, 2016. Retrieved August 2, 2017.
    "Joe Stagni claims House District 92 election". The Times-Picayune. March 25, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.



  10. ^ Republican Raymond Crews elected to replace Rep. Mike Johnson (R-8) "Crews Wins District 8 House Race". Shreveport Times. April 29, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.


  11. ^ Rep. Ed Price (D-58) resigns after winning a seat in second State Senate district."Ed Price wins special election run-off to fill Troy Brown's state senate seat". The Advocate. May 27, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.


  12. ^ Rep. John Schroder (R-77) resigns to run for state treasurer."John Schroder Resigns From The State Legislature". The Hay Ride. June 5, 2017. Retrieved August 2, 2017.


  13. ^ Democrat Ken Brass elected to replace Rep. Ed Price (D-58)"St. James' Ken Brass wins Ascension on way to District 58 victory". Pelican Post News. October 15, 2017. Retrieved October 19, 2017.


  14. ^ “House Standing Committees.” Louisiana House of Representatives, Louisiana House of Representatives, house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_StandCmtees.aspx.




External links



  • Louisiana House of Representatives

  • House district maps


  • Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2016[permanent dead link]

  • 2012–2016 House Orientation Guide


  • In The Loop Official Blog of the Louisiana House of Representatives

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