Brief Description of the Louisiana House of Representative

Lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana

Louisiana House of Representatives Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane
71st Louisiana Legislature
Blazon
Blazon	Lower house
Term limits	three Terms (12 years)
History
New session started	March 9, 2020
Leadership
Speaker	Clay Schexnayder (R) since Jan xiii, 2020
Speaker pro tempore	Tanner Magee (R) since Jan 13, 2020
Majority Leader	Blake Miguez (R) since Jan 12, 2020
Minority Leader	Samuel Jenkins Jr. (D) since January 13, 2020
Structure
Seats	105
Political groups	Majority  Republican (68) Minority  Democratic (33)  Independent (3)  Vacant (1)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Commodity III, Section iii, Louisiana Constitution
Bacon	$xv,362/year
Elections
Last election	October 12 and Nov 16, 2019 (105 seats)
Next ballot	Oct 14 and Nov 18, 2023 (105 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative control
Meeting identify
House of Representatives Chamber Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website
Louisiana House of Representatives

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 land of Louisiana. The Firm is composed of 105 representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people (2000 figures). Members serve four-twelvemonth terms with a term limit of three terms (twelve years). The Business firm is i of the five state legislative lower houses that has a 4-year term, as opposed to the near-universal two-yr term.

The House convenes at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

Leadership of the House [edit]

The Speaker of the Firm presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is customarily recommended past the governor (although this is not in House rules), then elected by the full House.^[1] In improver to presiding over the torso, the Speaker is besides the main leadership position, and controls the menses of legislation and commission assignments. The Business firm of Representatives also elects a Speaker pro tempore to preside in the absence of the Speaker.

The current Speaker is Republican Clay Schexnayder, who was elected to that position in 2020. His deputy is the Speaker pro tempore, currently Republican Tanner Magee who was as well elected to the position in 2020. The Speaker pro tempore presides when the Speaker is non present.

Limerick [edit]

The Louisiana Firm of Representatives comprises 105 representatives elected from across the state from single-member districts by registered voters in the commune. Representatives must be electors, be at least eighteen years old, be domiciled in the district they correspond at least one year, and accept 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 coating primary; if no candidate earns 50+1 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance into the general election. Elections occur every 4 years and representatives are limited to three four-year terms (12 years). If a seat is vacant, it volition be filled in a special ballot. Firm sessions occur forth with the Louisiana State Senate, every year, for sixty legislative days in fifty-fifty-numbered years and twoscore-five legislative days in odd-numbered years in which simply monetary bills can be considered. The House is the lower legislative chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature; the upper business firm is the Louisiana State Senate. The Louisiana Business firm has sole authority to impeach state officials and introduce appropriation bills. The Louisiana House of Representatives was established, along with its functions and say-so, in Article III, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution.

Party membership [edit]

Affiliation	Political party (Shading indicates bulk caucus)			Total
	Republican	Ind	Autonomous		Vacant
End of legislature 2011	57	2	46	105	0
Begin 2012	58	2	45	105	0
End of legislature 2015	59		44
Begin 2016	61	2	42	105	0
End of legislature 2019	60	5	39	104	1
Begin 2020	68	2	35	105	0
December ane, 2020[two]	67			104	i
January 12, 2021[3]	66			103	two
Jan nineteen, 2021[iv]	67			104	ane
May 10, 2021[5]	68			105	0
July 1, 2021[6]		iii	34
July 2, 2021[7]			33	104	1
July 16, 2021[viii]			32	103	2
November 13, 2021[9]			34	105	0
January thirty, 2022[x]			33	105	ane
Latest voting share	64.8%	2.ix%	31.iv%

Members [edit]

District	Proper noun	Political party	Parishes represented	First elected	Eligible for reelection
1	Danny McCormick	Rep	Bossier and Caddo	2019	Yep
ii	Sam Jenkins	Dem	Bossier and Caddo	2015	Yep
iii	Tammy T. Phelps	Dem	Caddo	2019	Yes
4	Cedric Glover	Dem	Caddo	2015	Yes
5	Alan Seabaugh	Rep	Caddo	2010	No
6	Thomas A. Pressly	Rep	Bossier and Caddo	2019	Yes
seven	Larry Bagley	Rep	Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine	2015	Yes
viii	Raymond J. Crews	Rep	Bossier	2017	Yeah
9	Dodie Horton	Rep	Bossier	2015	Yes
10	Wayne McMahen	Rep	Webster and Bossier	2018	Yes
xi	Patrick O. Jefferson	Dem	Bienville, Claiborne, and Lincoln	2011	No
12	Christopher Turner	Rep	Lincoln and Union	2019	Yep
thirteen	Jack McFarland	Rep	Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita, and Winn	2015	Yes
14	Michael Charles Echols	Rep	Morehouse and Ouachita	2019	Yes
15	Foy Bryan Gadberry	Rep	Ouachita	2019	Yes
16	Adrian Fisher	Dem	Morehouse and Ouachita parishes	2021	Aye
17	Pat Moore	Dem	Ouachita	2019	Yep
18	Jeremy LaCombe	Dem	Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Billy Rouge, and West Feliciana	2019	Yes
19	Francis C. Thompson	Dem	Due east Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita, Richland, and Due west Carroll	2019	Yeah
20	Neil Riser	Rep	Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Tensas	2019	Yes
21	C. Travis Johnson	Dem	Catahoula, Concordia, Eastward Carroll, Madison, and Tensas	2019	Yes
22	Michael "Gabe" Firment	Rep	Grant, LaSalle, Natchitoches, Cherry River, and Winn	2019	Aye
23	Kenny R. Cox	Dem	DeSoto, Natchitoches, and Cherry-red River	2011	No
24	Rodney Schamerhorn	Rep	Natchitoches, Sabine, and Vernon	2019	Yes
25	Lance Harris	Rep	Rapides	2011	No
26	Ed Larvadain Iii	Dem	Rapides	2019	Yes
27	Mike Johnson	Rep	Rapides	2019	Aye
28	Daryl Andrew Deshotel	Rep	Avoyelles	2019	Yep
29	Edmond Jordan	Dem	Eastward Baton Rouge and Westward Billy Rouge	2016	Aye
30	Charles Owen	Rep	Beauregard and Vernon	2019	Yes
31	Jonathan I. Goudeau	Rep	Lafayette and Vermilion	2019	Yes
32	R. Dewith Carrier	Rep	Allen, Beauregard, and Calcasieu	2019	Yep
33	Les Farnum	Rep	Calcasieu	2019	Yes
34	Wilford Carter Sr.	Dem	Calcasieu	2019	Yes
35	Brett F. Geymann	Rep	Beauregard and Calcasieu	2021	Yes
36	Phillip Eric Tarver	Rep	Calcasieu	2019	Yes
37	Troy D. Romero	Rep	Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis	2019	Aye
38	Rhonda Gaye Butler	Rep	Evangeline and St. Landry	2019	Yes
39	Julie Emerson	Rep	Lafayette and St. Landry	2015	Yes
40	Dustin Miller	Dem	St. Landry	2015	Yeah
41	Phillip DeVillier	Rep	Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry	2015	Yes
42	John Grand. Stefanski	Rep	Acadia and Lafayette	2017	Yes
43	Stuart J. Bishop	Rep	Lafayette	2011	No
44	Vincent J. Pierre	Dem	Lafayette	2011	No
45	Jean-Paul Coussan	Rep	Lafayette	2015	Yes
46	Mike Huval	Rep	Iberia, St. Landry, and St. Martin	2011	No
47	Ryan Bourriaque	Rep	Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion	2019	Yes
48	Gerald "Young man" Beaullieu Four	Rep	Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin	2019	Yes
49	Blake Miguez	Rep	Iberia and Vermillion	2015	Yes
50	Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III	Rep	St. Martin and St. Mary	2019	Yes
51	Beryl Amedee	Rep	Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne	2015	Yes
52	Jerome Zeringue	Rep	Lafourche and Terrebonne	2015	Yep
53	Tanner Magee	Rep	Lafourche and Terrebonne	2015	Yes
54	Joseph A. Orgeron	Rep	Jefferson and Lafourche	2020	Yes
55	Bryan Fontenot	Rep	Lafourche	2019	Yes
56	Gregory A. Miller	Rep	St. Charles and St. John the Baptist	2011	No
57	Randal L. Gaines	Dem	St. Charles and St. John the Baptist	2011	No
58	Ken Brass	Dem	Ascension, Iberville, and St. James	2017	Yes
59	Tony Bacala	Rep	Ascent	2015	Aye
threescore	Chad Brown	Dem	Assumption and Iberville	2015	Yes
61	C. Denise Marcelle	Dem	East Baton Rouge	2015	Yes
62	Roy Daryl Adams	Ind	East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, and Due west Feliciana	2019	Yeah
63	Barbara Carpenter	Dem	East Billy Rouge	2015	Yes
64	Valarie Hodges	Rep	East Billy Rouge and Livingston	2011	No
65	Barry Ivey	Rep	East Billy Rouge	2013	Yes
66	Rick Edmonds	Rep	East Billy Rouge	2015	Yep
67	Larry Selders	Dem	East Baton Rouge	2019	Yes
68	Scott McKnight	Rep	Due east Baton Rouge	2019	Yes
69	Paula Davis	Rep	East Baton Rouge	2015	Yes
70	Barbara Reich Freiberg	Rep	Due east Billy Rouge	2019	Yep
71	Buddy Mincey Jr.	Rep	Livingston	2019	Yes
72	Robby Carter	Dem	Eastward Feliciana, St. Helena, and Tangipahoa	2015	Yes
73	William Wheat Jr.	Rep	Tangipahoa	2019	Yes
74	Lawrence "Larry" Frieman	Rep	St. Tammany, Tangipahoa, and Washington	2019	Yes
75	Malinda White	Ind	St. Tammany and Washington	2015	Yes
76	Robert "Bob" Owen	Rep	St. Tammany	2019	Yeah
77	Marker Wright	Rep	St. Tammany	2017	Yep
78	John R. Illg Jr.	Rep	Jefferson	2019	Aye
79	Debbie Villio	Rep	Jefferson	2019	Yep
80	Polly Thomas	Rep	Jefferson	2016	Yep
81	Dirt Schexnayder	Rep	Ascension, Livingston, St. John the Baptist, and St. James	2011	No
82	Laurie Schlegel	Rep	Jefferson	2021	Yep
83	Kyle M. Green Jr.	Dem	Jefferson	2019	Yes
84	Timothy P. Kerner	Rep	Jefferson	2019	Yes
85	Joseph A. Marino Iii	Ind	Jefferson	2016	Yeah
86	Nicholas Muscarello	Rep	Tangipahoa	2018	Yes
87	Rodney Lyons	Dem	Jefferson	2015	Yes
88	Kathy Edmonston	Rep	Ascension	2019	Yes
89	Richard Nelson	Rep	St. Tammany	2019	Aye
ninety	Mary DuBuisson	Rep	St. Tammany	2018	Yes
91	Mandie Landry	Dem	Orleans	2019	Yes
92	Joseph A. Stagni	Rep	Jefferson and St. Charles	2017	Aye
93	Royce Duplessis	Dem	Orleans	2018	Yes
94	Stephanie Hilferty	Rep	Jefferson and Orleans	2015	Yes
95	Sherman Q. Mack	Rep	Livingston	2011	No
96	Marcus Anthony Bryant	Dem	Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin	2019	Yes
97	Matthew Willard	Dem	Orleans	2019	Yep
98	Aimee Adatto Freeman	Dem	Orleans	2019	Yes
99	Candace N. Newell	Dem	Orleans	2019	Yes
100	Jason Hughes	Dem	Orleans	2019	Yes
101	Vacant		East Baton Rouge
102	Delisha Boyd	Dem	Orleans	2021	Yes
103	Raymond E. Garafolo	Rep	Orleans, St. Bernard, and Plaquemines	2011	No
104	Paul Hollis	Rep	St. Tammany	2011	No
105	Mack Cormier	Dem	Jefferson, Orleans, and Plaquemines	2019	Yes

Commission assignments [edit]

The committees of the Louisiana Business firm review proposed bills and either impale them or recommend their passage to the full House. Each committee has a specialized surface area it oversees. Committees can phone call upon land officials to testify at commission meetings. Committee memberships, including chairmanships and vice chairmanships, are assigned by the Speaker.^[11]

Proper name	Chairman	Vice Chair
Administration of Criminal Justice	Vacant	Tony Bacala
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, & Rural Development	Jack McFarland	Dustin Miller
Appropriations	Jerome Zeringue	Francis C. Thompson
Civil Law and Process	Gregory A. Miller	Mike Johnson
Commerce	Paula Davis	Stephanie Hilferty
Teaching	Lance Harris	Patrick O. Jefferson
Wellness & Welfare	Larry Bagley	Christopher Turner
House & Governmental Affairs	John M. Stefanski	Royce Duplessis
Insurance	Mike Huval	Edmond Jordan
Judiciary	Randal L. Gaines	Sherman Q. Mack
Labor & Industrial Relations	Barbara Carpenter	Neil Riser
Municipal, Parochial, & Cultural Diplomacy	Rick Edmonds	Joseph A. Stagni
Natural Resource & Environment	Jean-Paul Coussan	Ryan Bourrique
Retirement	Phillip DeVillier	John R. Illg Jr.
Transportation, Highways, & Public Works	Mark Wright	Ken Brass
Ways and Means	Stuart J. Bishop	Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV

Past limerick of the House of Representatives [edit]

Come across also [edit]

• Listing of speakers of the Louisiana Firm of Representatives
• Louisiana Land Capitol
• Louisiana State Legislature
• Louisiana Senate

References [edit]

1. ^ (run across House Rule ii.3, Firm Journal of the 2000 Organizational Session and House Journal of the 2004 Organizational Session, Business firm Periodical of Jan 14, 2008).
2. ^ Republican Stephen Dwight (District 35) resigned to go the Commune Attorney of the 14th Judicial District of Louisiana
3. ^ Republican Charles Henry (District 82) resigns.
4. ^ Republican Brett Geymann sworn in to succeed Dwight.
5. ^ Republican Laurie Schlegel sworn in to succeed Henry.
6. ^ Rep. Malinda White switched from the Autonomous Party to no party registration., Washington Times, Washington DC, July 1, 2021.
7. ^ Democrat Gary Carter Jr. (Commune 102) resigned later being elected to the Louisiana Senate in a special election
8. ^ Democrat Frederick D. Jones (District sixteen) resigned after being elected to the 4th Judicial District Court.
9. ^ Democrats Adrian Fisher (District 16) and Delisha Boyd (Commune 102) elected to succeed Jones and Carter Jr., respectively.
10. ^ Democrat Ted James (District 101) resigned to accept a position with the federal government.
11. ^ "House Standing Committees." Louisiana House of Representatives, Louisiana Business firm of Representatives, house.louisiana.gov/H_Reps/H_Reps_StandCmtees.aspx.

External links [edit]

• Louisiana House of Representatives
• House commune maps
• Membership in the Louisiana Firm of Representatives, 1812–2024
• 2012–2016 House Orientation Guide
• In The Loop Official Blog of the Louisiana House of Representatives
• [1]

danielsoneten.blogspot.com

Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives#:~:text=The%20Louisiana%20House%20of%20Representatives,42%2C500%20people%20(2000%20figures).

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