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text"><i lang="fr">Législature de l'État de Louisiane</i></span><br /><span title="Spanish-language text"><i lang="es">Legislatura del Estado de Luisiana</i></span></div></th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Louisiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img alt="Coat of arms or logo" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/170px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="170" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/255px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/340px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Type</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="padding:0.1em 0;line-height:1.3em;"><div style="display:inline" class="category"><a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">Bicameral</a></div> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Houses</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Senate</a> <br /><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Term limits</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Senate</a> 3 consecutive terms (12 years)<br /><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House</a> 3 consecutive terms (12 years)</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1812</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Leadership</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Louisiana_State_Senate" title="President of the Louisiana State Senate">President of the Senate</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Cameron Henry</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican Party">(R)</a> <br />since January 8, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives">Speaker of the House</a></div></th><td class="infobox-data"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0; line-height:1.3em"><a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican Party">(R)</a> <br />since January 8, 2024 </div></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Structure</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Seats</th><td class="infobox-data"><b>144</b> voting members <ul><li>39 senators</li> <li>105 representatives</li></ul> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg/250px-Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="128" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg/375px-Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/de/Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg/500px-Louisiana_State_Senate_April_2020.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="360" data-file-height="185" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">State Senate political groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1126788409">.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul{line-height:inherit;list-style:none;margin:0;padding:0}.mw-parser-output .plainlist ol li,.mw-parser-output .plainlist ul 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groups</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1126788409"><div class="plainlist nowrap"><ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#FF0000; color:black;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Republican_Party" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Republican Party">Republican</a> (73)</li><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r981673959"><span class="legend-color mw-no-invert" style="background-color:#0000FF; color:white;border:1px solid darkgray;"> </span> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" title="Louisiana Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (32)</li></ul></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Length of term</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Senate</a> 4 years<br /><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House</a> 4 years</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data">$16,800/year + expenses/per diem</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Elections</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last State Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_State_Senate_election" title="2023 Louisiana State Senate election">October 14 and November 18, 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Last House of Representatives election</div></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election">October 14 and November 18, 2023</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next State Senate election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">October 23 and November 20, 2027</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Next House of Representatives election</div></th><td class="infobox-data">October 23 and November 20, 2027</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Redistricting</th><td class="infobox-data">Legislative control</td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Motto</th></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><i>Union, justice, and confidence</i></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header" style="background-color: #ededed">Meeting 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<ul><li><a href="/wiki/Law_of_Louisiana" title="Law of Louisiana">Louisiana law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Louisiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/60px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a> (R)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry#Governor_of_Louisiana_(2024–present)" title="Jeff Landry">State Cabinet</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Billy Nungesser</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana" title="Secretary of State of Louisiana">Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Landry" title="Nancy Landry">Nancy Landry</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Louisiana" title="List of attorneys general of Louisiana">Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Liz_Murrill" title="Liz Murrill">Liz Murrill</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Fleming_(American_politician)" title="John Fleming (American politician)">John Fleming</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Department_of_Agriculture_and_Forestry" title="Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry">Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Strain" class="mw-redirect" title="Mike Strain">Mike Strain</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insurance_commissioner" title="Insurance commissioner">Commissioner of Insurance</a> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Temple" title="Tim Temple">Timothy Temple</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Board_of_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education" title="Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education">Board of Elementary and Secondary Education</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Louisiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/60px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">State Senate</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Louisiana_State_Senate" title="President of the Louisiana State Senate">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Cameron Henry</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Louisiana_State_Senate#President_pro_tempore" title="President of the Louisiana State Senate">President pro tempore</a> <a href="/wiki/Regina_Barrow" title="Regina Barrow">Regina Barrow</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stine" title="Jeremy Stine">Jeremy Stine</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Minority Leader <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Boudreaux" title="Gerald Boudreaux">Gerald Boudreaux</a> (D)</li></ul> <hr /> <p><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Louisiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/60px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> </p> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House of Representatives</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives">Speaker</a> <a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Speaker_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives#Speaker_pro_tempore" class="mw-redirect" title="Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives">Speaker pro tempore</a> <a href="/wiki/Michael_T._Johnson" title="Michael T. Johnson">Michael T. Johnson</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)">Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Minority Leader <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Willard" title="Matthew Willard">Matthew Willard</a> (D)</li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Supreme_Court" title="Louisiana Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><ul><li><b>Chief Justice <a href="/wiki/John_L._Weimer" title="John L. Weimer">John L. Weimer</a></b> (I)</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><ul><li>Justice <a href="/wiki/William_J._Crain" title="William J. Crain">William J. Crain</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Scott_Crichton_(judge)" title="Scott Crichton (judge)">Scott Crichton</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/James_T._Genovese" title="James T. Genovese">James T. Genovese</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Jay_McCallum" title="Jay McCallum">Jay McCallum</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_D._Hughes_III" title="Jefferson D. Hughes III">Jefferson D. Hughes III</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Piper_D._Griffin" title="Piper D. Griffin">Piper D. Griffin</a> (D)</li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Circuit_Courts_of_Appeal" title="Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal">Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#District_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Louisiana District Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Parish_and_City_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Parish and City Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Mayors'_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Mayor's Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Justice_of_the_Peace_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Justice of the Peace Courts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Louisiana" title="Elections in Louisiana">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content 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of Louisiana">Libertarian Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">National minor parties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Louisiana" title="Political party strength in Louisiana">Political party strength</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">Parishes</a> (64)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Louisiana" title="List of municipalities in Louisiana">Municipalities</a> (303)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Louisiana" title="List of school districts in Louisiana">School districts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal representation</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/30px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/45px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 2nd congressional district">2</a>: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Carter_(politician)" title="Troy Carter (politician)">Troy Carter</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 3rd congressional district">3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Clay_Higgins" title="Clay Higgins">Clay Higgins</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 4th congressional district">4</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">Mike Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 5th congressional district">5</a>: <a href="/wiki/Julia_Letlow" title="Julia Letlow">Julia Letlow</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 6th congressional district">6</a>: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Graves" title="Garret Graves">Garret Graves</a> 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Louisiana" title="Template:Politics of Louisiana"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Politics_of_Louisiana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Politics of Louisiana (page does not exist)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Louisiana" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Louisiana"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>Louisiana State Legislature</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Législature de l'État de Louisiane</i>;<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Legislatura del Estado de Luisiana</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/State_legislature_(United_States)" title="State legislature (United States)">state legislature</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. It is a <a href="/wiki/Bicameral" class="mw-redirect" title="Bicameral">bicameral</a> <a href="/wiki/Legislature" title="Legislature">body</a>, comprising the <a href="/wiki/Lower_house" title="Lower house">lower house</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a> with 105 representatives, and the <a href="/wiki/Upper_house" title="Upper house">upper house</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Louisiana State Senate</a> with 39 senators. Members of each house are elected from <a href="/wiki/Single-member_district" title="Single-member district">single-member districts</a> of roughly equal populations. </p><p>The Louisiana State Legislature meets in the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Capitol" title="Louisiana State Capitol">Louisiana State Capitol</a> in <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge" class="mw-redirect" title="Baton Rouge">Baton Rouge</a>. In March 2023, Republicans gained a supermajority of the Louisiana legislature for a first in the history of Louisiana.<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Early_history">Early history</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Early history"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Jean_Noel_Destr%C3%A9han" class="mw-redirect" title="Jean Noel Destréhan">Jean Noel Destréhan</a> and <a href="/wiki/Allan_Bowie_Magruder" class="mw-redirect" title="Allan Bowie Magruder">Allan Bowie Magruder</a> were selected by the joint legislature to be Louisiana's first United States Senators on September 3, 1812. Destréhan resigned within a month and was replaced with <a href="/wiki/Thomas_Posey" title="Thomas Posey">Thomas Posey</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Terms">Terms</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Terms"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of both houses of the legislature serve a four-year term, with a <a href="/wiki/Term_limits_in_the_United_States" title="Term limits in the United States">term limit</a> of three terms (twelve years).<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Term limits were passed by state voters in a constitutional referendum in 1995 and were subsequently added as Article III, §4, of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Constitution">Louisiana Constitution</a>. In 2007, some legislators had served their maximum terms and could not run again, being "termed out of office". The term limits are consecutive rather than lifetime. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Officers">Officers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Officers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The officers of each house of the legislature are elected at the beginning of each term to serve for four-year terms. The <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a> elects from among its members a <a href="/wiki/Speaker_(politics)" title="Speaker (politics)">speaker</a> and speaker <i><a href="/wiki/Pro_tempore" title="Pro tempore">pro tempore</a>.</i> Although the procedure is not mandated constitutionally, the speaker of the house is traditionally recommended by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">governor of Louisiana</a> to the body. The current speaker, <a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(U.S.)" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party (U.S.)">Republican</a>, presides over the House. The house also elects its chief clerical officer, the clerk of the house, who is not an elected member. The <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Senate">Louisiana Senate</a> elects its presiding officer, the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Senate" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Senate">president of the Senate</a>, from among its membership; the position is also traditionally recommended by the governor. The current president is <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Cameron Henry</a>. Each house provides for the election of its officers. </p><p>From 1853 until the adoption of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana constitution">Louisiana constitution</a> of 1974, the <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">lieutenant governor</a> was designated to preside over the Louisiana Senate. In the 21st century, the lieutenant governor exercises powers delegated to him by the governor as provided by law. He also serves as governor in the event of a vacancy in the office, if the governor is unable to act as governor, or is out of the state. Since the lieutenant governor no longer serves as president of the Senate, he has been made an ex-officio member of each committee, board and commission on which the governor serves. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV, Section 6) Additionally, the lieutenant governor serves as head of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Department_of_Culture,_Recreation_%26_Tourism" title="Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism">Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Sessions_and_quorum">Sessions and quorum</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Sessions and quorum"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The legislature is required to convene in the state capitol in Baton Rouge for regular annual sessions. In even-numbered years, a general session convenes at noon on the second Monday in March to extend for no longer than 60 legislative days during a period of 85 days. In odd-numbered years, a limited jurisdiction session convenes at noon on the second Monday in April for no longer than 45 legislative days during a period of 60 days. The legislature also may convene for extraordinary sessions and for veto sessions. </p><p>The legislature is required to meet in an organizational session, which cannot exceed three days, on the date its members take office. A special session may be called by the governor or may be convened by the presiding officers of both houses upon a written petition of a majority of the elected members of each house. A special session is limited to the number of days stated in the proclamation, not to exceed 30 days. The power to legislate in a special session is limited to the objects specifically enumerated in the proclamation.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>In order to constitute a <a href="/wiki/Quorum" title="Quorum">quorum</a>, both houses require a majority of members present; 53 members of the House of Representatives and 20 members of the Senate. A smaller number may adjourn from day to day and may compel the attendance of absent members. Each house is required to also keep a journal of its proceedings and have it published immediately after the close of each session. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_immunity">Political immunity</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Political immunity"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Members of both houses of the Louisiana State Legislature are free from arrest, except for felony, during their attendance at sessions and committee meetings of their house and while going to and from them. No member shall be questioned elsewhere for any speech in either house. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Veto_powers">Veto powers</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Veto powers"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor of Louisiana carries the power of the <a href="/wiki/Line-item_veto" title="Line-item veto">line-item veto</a>. However, the legislature has the constitutional power to override a gubernatorial veto by a vote of two-thirds from each house. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_State_Legislature&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Louisiana State Senate</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Louisiana_state_legislatures" title="List of Louisiana state legislatures">List of Louisiana state legislatures</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Louisiana">Government of Louisiana</a></li></ul> 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href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Hazard, Charlotte. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://justthenews.com/nation/states/louisiana-democrat-switches-gop-giving-republicans-supermajority">Democrat in Louisiana Legislature switches to GOP, giving Republicans a supermajority</a>, <i>Just the News</i>, March 18, 2023.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output 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.cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.archives.gov/legislative/features/louisiana-statehood">"Joint Credentials for the State of Louisiana's First Senators, September 3, 1812"</a>. <i>The Center for Legislative Archives</i>. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 14,</span> 2022</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=The+Center+for+Legislative+Archives&rft.atitle=Joint+Credentials+for+the+State+of+Louisiana%27s+First+Senators%2C+September+3%2C+1812&rft.date=2016-08-15&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Flegislative%2Ffeatures%2Flouisiana-statehood&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3ALouisiana+State+Legislature" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFVelasco2021" class="citation web cs1">Velasco, Donna (May 24, 2021). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.termlimits.com/la-house-floor-passes-resolution-to-term-limit-congress/,%20https://www.termlimits.com/la-house-floor-passes-resolution-to-term-limit-congress/">"Louisiana State House Passes Resolution for Term Limits on Congress - U.S. Term Limits"</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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href="/wiki/Joseph_Bouie" title="Joseph Bouie">Joseph Bouie</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jimmy_Harris_(politician)" title="Jimmy Harris (politician)">Jimmy Harris</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Royce_Duplessis" title="Royce Duplessis">Royce Duplessis</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rick_Edmonds" title="Rick Edmonds">Rick Edmonds</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gary_Carter_Jr." title="Gary Carter Jr.">Gary Carter Jr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_Connick" title="Patrick Connick">Patrick Connick</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Cameron Henry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kirk_Talbot" title="Kirk Talbot">Kirk Talbot</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Patrick_McMath" title="Patrick McMath">Patrick McMath</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beth_Mizell" title="Beth Mizell">Beth Mizell</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Valarie_Hodges" title="Valarie Hodges">Valarie Hodges</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Cleo_Fields" title="Cleo Fields">Cleo Fields</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Regina_Barrow" title="Regina Barrow">Regina Barrow</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Foil" title="Franklin Foil">Franklin Foil</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Caleb_Kleinpeter" title="Caleb Kleinpeter">Caleb Kleinpeter</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Eddie_J._Lambert" title="Eddie J. Lambert">Eddie J. Lambert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gregory_A._Miller" title="Gregory A. Miller">Gregory A. 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style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Heather_Cloud" title="Heather Cloud">Heather Cloud</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Luneau" title="Jay Luneau">Jay Luneau</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mike_Reese_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Mike Reese (Louisiana politician)">Mike Reese</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alan_Seabaugh" title="Alan Seabaugh">Alan Seabaugh</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Glen_Womack" title="Glen Womack">Glen Womack</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stewart_Cathey_Jr." title="Stewart Cathey Jr.">Stewart Cathey Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Katrina_Jackson" title="Katrina Jackson">Katrina Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jay_Morris" title="Jay Morris">Jay Morris</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adam_Bass_(politician)" title="Adam Bass (politician)">Adam Bass</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bill_Wheat" title="Bill Wheat">Bill Wheat</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Thomas_Pressly" title="Thomas Pressly">Thomas Pressly</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sam_Jenkins_(politician)" title="Sam Jenkins (politician)">Sam Jenkins</a> (D)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Louisiana" title="Republican Party of Louisiana">Republican</a> (28)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" title="Louisiana Democratic Party">Democratic</a> (11)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Louisiana Legislature</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">Senate</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_Louisiana_state_legislatures" title="List of Louisiana state legislatures">List of past legislatures</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="navbox-styles"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236075235"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1184024115"></div><div role="navigation" class="navbox" aria-labelledby="Members_of_the_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" style="padding:3px"><table class="nowraplinks mw-collapsible mw-collapsed navbox-inner" style="border-spacing:0;background:transparent;color:inherit"><tbody><tr><th scope="col" class="navbox-title" colspan="2"><link 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House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a></div></th></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <dl><dt>Speaker of the House</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a> (R)</dd> <dt>Speaker <i>pro tempore</i></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Michael_T._Johnson" title="Michael T. Johnson">Michael T. Johnson</a> (R)</dd></dl> </div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="navbox-list navbox-odd" style="width:100%;padding:0;text-align:left;"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"><div class="div-col numbered nowrap" style="column-width: 16em;"> <ol><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Danny_McCormick" title="Danny McCormick">Danny McCormick</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Steven_Jackson_(politician)" title="Steven Jackson (politician)">Steven Jackson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tammy_Phelps" title="Tammy Phelps">Tammy Phelps</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Joy_Walters" title="Daryl Joy Walters">Joy Walters</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dennis_Bamburg_Jr." title="Dennis Bamburg Jr.">Dennis Bamburg Jr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Melerine" title="Michael Melerine">Michael Melerine</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Bagley" title="Larry Bagley">Larry Bagley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Raymond_Crews" title="Raymond Crews">Raymond Crews</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dodie_Horton" title="Dodie Horton">Dodie Horton</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wayne_McMahen" title="Wayne McMahen">Wayne McMahen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rashid_Armand_Young" title="Rashid Armand Young">Rashid Armand Young</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chris_Turner_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Chris Turner (Louisiana politician)">Chris Turner</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_McFarland_(politician)" title="Jack McFarland (politician)">Jack McFarland</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Echols" title="Michael Echols">Michael Echols</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Foy_Gadberry" title="Foy Gadberry">Foy Gadberry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Adrian_Fisher_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Adrian Fisher (Louisiana politician)">Adrian Fisher</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Pat_Moore_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Pat Moore (Louisiana politician)">Pat Moore</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeremy_LaCombe" title="Jeremy LaCombe">Jeremy LaCombe</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Francis_C._Thompson" title="Francis C. Thompson">Francis C. Thompson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Neil_Riser" title="Neil Riser">Neil Riser</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._Travis_Johnson" title="C. Travis Johnson">C. Travis Johnson</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Gabe_Firment" title="Gabe Firment">Gabe Firment</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shaun_Raphael_Mena" title="Shaun Raphael Mena">Shaun Mena</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Schamerhorn" title="Rodney Schamerhorn">Rodney Schamerhorn</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Brian_DeWitt" title="Jason Brian DeWitt">Jason Brian DeWitt</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ed_Larvadain" title="Ed Larvadain">Ed Larvadain III</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_T._Johnson" title="Michael T. Johnson">Michael T. Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Daryl_Deshotel" title="Daryl Deshotel">Daryl Deshotel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Edmond_Jordan" title="Edmond Jordan">Edmond Jordan</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Charles_Owen_(politician)" title="Charles Owen (politician)">Charles Owen</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Troy_Hebert" title="Troy Hebert">Troy Hebert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/R._Dewith_Carrier" title="R. Dewith Carrier">R. Dewith Carrier</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Les_Farnum" title="Les Farnum">Les Farnum</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Wilford_Dan_Carter_Sr." title="Wilford Dan Carter Sr.">Wilford Carter Sr.</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brett_Geymann" title="Brett Geymann">Brett F. Geymann</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phillip_Tarver" title="Phillip Tarver">Phillip Tarver</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Troy_Romero" title="Troy Romero">Troy Romero</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rhonda_Butler" title="Rhonda Butler">Rhonda Butler</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Julie_Emerson" title="Julie Emerson">Julie Emerson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dustin_Miller" title="Dustin Miller">Dustin Miller</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Phillip_DeVillier" title="Phillip DeVillier">Phillip DeVillier</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chance_Keith_Henry" title="Chance Keith Henry">Chance Keith Henry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Josh_Carlson_(politician)" class="mw-redirect" title="Josh Carlson (politician)">Josh Carlson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tehmi_Jahi_Chassion" title="Tehmi Jahi Chassion">Tehmi Jahi Chassion</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brach_Myers" title="Brach Myers">Brach Myers</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chad_Michael_Boyer" title="Chad Michael Boyer">Chad Michael Boyer</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ryan_Bourriaque" title="Ryan Bourriaque">Ryan Bourriaque</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beau_Beaulieu" class="mw-redirect" title="Beau Beaulieu">Beau Beaulieu</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Jules_Gabriel_Landry" title="Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry">Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vincent_St._Blanc_III" title="Vincent St. Blanc III">Vincent St. Blanc III</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beryl_Amedee" title="Beryl Amedee">Beryl Amedee</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jerome_Zeringue" title="Jerome Zeringue">Jerome Zeringue</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jessica_Domangue" title="Jessica Domangue">Jessica Domangue</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_Orgeron" title="Joseph Orgeron">Joseph Orgeron</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Bryan_Fontenot" title="Bryan Fontenot">Bryan Fontenot</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Beth_Anne_Billings" title="Beth Anne Billings">Beth Anne Billings</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Sylvia_Elaine_Taylor" title="Sylvia Elaine Taylor">Sylvia Elaine Taylor</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Ken_Brass" title="Ken Brass">Ken Brass</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Tony_Bacala" title="Tony Bacala">Tony Bacala</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Chad_Brown_(politician)" title="Chad Brown (politician)">Chad Brown</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/C._Denise_Marcelle" title="C. Denise Marcelle">C. Denise Marcelle</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roy_Daryl_Adams" title="Roy Daryl Adams">Roy Daryl Adams</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barbara_West_Carpenter" title="Barbara West Carpenter">Barbara West Carpenter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kellee_Hennessy_Dickerson" title="Kellee Hennessy Dickerson">Kellee Hennessy Dickerson</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Lauren_Ventrella" title="Lauren Ventrella">Lauren Ventrella</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Emily_Chenevert" title="Emily Chenevert">Emily Chenevert</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Larry_Selders" title="Larry Selders">Larry Selders</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Dixon_McMakin" title="Dixon McMakin">Dixon McMakin</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Paula_Davis" title="Paula Davis">Paula Davis</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Barbara_Reich_Freiberg" title="Barbara Reich Freiberg">Barbara Reich Freiberg</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Roger_William_Wilder,_III" title="Roger William Wilder, III">Roger William Wilder, III</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Robby_Carter" title="Robby Carter">Robby Carter</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kimberly_Coates" title="Kimberly Coates">Kimberly Coates</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Peter_F._Egan,_Sr." title="Peter F. Egan, Sr.">Peter F. Egan, Sr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Wyble" title="John Wyble">John Wyble</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Berault" title="Stephanie Berault">Stephanie Berault</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)">Mark Wright</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/John_Illg" title="John Illg">John Illg</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Debbie_Villio" title="Debbie Villio">Debbie Villio</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Polly_Thomas" title="Polly Thomas">Polly Thomas</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jeffrey_Wiley" title="Jeffrey Wiley">Jeffrey Wiley</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Laurie_Schlegel" title="Laurie Schlegel">Laurie Schlegel</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Green" title="Kyle Green">Kyle Green</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Timothy_P._Kerner_Sr." title="Timothy P. Kerner Sr.">Timothy P. Kerner Sr.</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vincent_Cox_III" title="Vincent Cox III">Vincent Cox III</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Nicholas_Muscarello" title="Nicholas Muscarello">Nicholas Muscarello</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Rodney_Lyons" title="Rodney Lyons">Rodney Lyons</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Kathy_Edmonston" title="Kathy Edmonston">Kathy Edmonston</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Christopher_Kim_Carver" title="Christopher Kim Carver">Christopher Kim Carver</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Brian_Glorioso" title="Brian Glorioso">Brian Glorioso</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Mandie_Landry" title="Mandie Landry">Mandie Landry</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Joseph_A._Stagni" title="Joseph A. 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Stagni</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Alonzo_Knox" title="Alonzo Knox">Alonzo Knox</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Stephanie_Hilferty" title="Stephanie Hilferty">Stephanie Hilferty</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Shane_Mack_(politician)" title="Shane Mack (politician)">Shane Mack</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Bryant" title="Marcus Bryant">Marcus Bryant</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Matthew_Willard" title="Matthew Willard">Matthew Willard</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Aimee_Adatto_Freeman" title="Aimee Adatto Freeman">Aimee Adatto Freeman</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Candace_Newell" title="Candace Newell">Candace Newell</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jason_Hughes_(politician)" title="Jason Hughes (politician)">Jason Hughes</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Vanessa_Caston_LaFleur" title="Vanessa Caston LaFleur">Vanessa Caston LaFleur</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Delisha_Boyd" title="Delisha Boyd">Delisha Boyd</a> (D)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Michael_Bayham" title="Michael Bayham">Michael Bayham</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jack_Galle" title="Jack Galle">Jack Galle</a> (R)</li> <li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Jacob_Braud" title="Jacob Braud">Jacob Braud</a> (R)</li></ol> </div></div></td></tr><tr><td class="navbox-abovebelow hlist" colspan="2"><div> <ul><li><span style="color:#E81B23;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Louisiana" title="Republican Party of Louisiana">Republican</a> (73)</li> <li><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" 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rights</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Category:Mass_media_in_Louisiana" title="Category:Mass media in Louisiana">Mass media</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_newspapers_in_Louisiana" title="List of newspapers in Louisiana">Newspapers</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_radio_stations_in_Louisiana" title="List of radio stations in Louisiana">Radio</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_television_stations_in_Louisiana" title="List of television stations in Louisiana">TV</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Politics_of_Louisiana" title="Politics of Louisiana">Politics</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_regions_of_the_United_States" title="List of regions of the United States">Regions</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acadiana" title="Acadiana">Acadiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ark-La-Tex" title="Ark-La-Tex">Ark-La-Tex</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Central_Louisiana" title="Central Louisiana">Central Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Florida_Parishes" title="Florida Parishes">Florida Parishes</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_metropolitan_area" title="New Orleans metropolitan area">Greater New Orleans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Northwest_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Northwest Louisiana">Northwest Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/North_Louisiana" title="North Louisiana">North Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Southwest_Louisiana" title="Southwest Louisiana">Southwest Louisiana</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_cities,_towns,_and_villages_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of cities, towns, and villages in Louisiana">Cities</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bossier_City,_Louisiana" title="Bossier City, Louisiana">Bossier City</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hammond,_Louisiana" title="Hammond, Louisiana">Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houma,_Louisiana" title="Houma, Louisiana">Houma</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Kenner,_Louisiana" title="Kenner, Louisiana">Kenner</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natchitoches,_Louisiana" title="Natchitoches, Louisiana">Natchitoches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Iberia,_Louisiana" title="New Iberia, Louisiana">New Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Opelousas,_Louisiana" title="Opelousas, Louisiana">Opelousas</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ponchatoula,_Louisiana" title="Ponchatoula, Louisiana">Ponchatoula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Louisiana" title="Ruston, Louisiana">Ruston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slidell,_Louisiana" title="Slidell, Louisiana">Slidell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulphur,_Louisiana" title="Sulphur, Louisiana">Sulphur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chalmette,_Louisiana" title="Chalmette, Louisiana">Chalmette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey,_Louisiana" title="Harvey, Louisiana">Harvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaPlace,_Louisiana" title="LaPlace, Louisiana">LaPlace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marrero,_Louisiana" title="Marrero, Louisiana">Marrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metairie,_Louisiana" title="Metairie, Louisiana">Metairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_Bluff,_Louisiana" title="Moss Bluff, Louisiana">Moss Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrytown,_Louisiana" title="Terrytown, Louisiana">Terrytown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_metropolitan_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana metropolitan areas">Metros</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hammond,_Louisiana" title="Hammond, Louisiana">Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houma,_Louisiana" title="Houma, Louisiana">Houma</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bayou_Cane,_Louisiana" title="Bayou Cane, Louisiana">Bayou Cane</a>–<a href="/wiki/Thibodaux,_Louisiana" title="Thibodaux, Louisiana">Thibodaux</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lake_Charles,_Louisiana" title="Lake Charles, Louisiana">Lake Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Monroe,_Louisiana" title="Monroe, Louisiana">Monroe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bossier_City,_Louisiana" title="Bossier City, Louisiana">Bossier City</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">Parishes</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Acadia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Acadia Parish, Louisiana">Acadia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Allen_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Allen Parish, Louisiana">Allen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ascension_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Ascension Parish, Louisiana">Ascension</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Assumption_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Assumption Parish, Louisiana">Assumption</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Avoyelles_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana">Avoyelles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Beauregard_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Beauregard Parish, Louisiana">Beauregard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bienville_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Bienville Parish, Louisiana">Bienville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Bossier_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Bossier Parish, Louisiana">Bossier</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caddo_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Caddo Parish, Louisiana">Caddo</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Calcasieu_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana">Calcasieu</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Caldwell_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Caldwell Parish, Louisiana">Caldwell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Cameron_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Cameron Parish, Louisiana">Cameron</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Catahoula_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Catahoula Parish, Louisiana">Catahoula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Claiborne_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Claiborne Parish, Louisiana">Claiborne</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Concordia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Concordia Parish, Louisiana">Concordia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/DeSoto_Parish,_Louisiana" title="DeSoto Parish, Louisiana">DeSoto</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Baton_Rouge_Parish,_Louisiana" title="East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana">East Baton Rouge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Carroll_Parish,_Louisiana" title="East Carroll Parish, Louisiana">East Carroll</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/East_Feliciana_Parish,_Louisiana" title="East Feliciana Parish, Louisiana">East Feliciana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Evangeline_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Evangeline Parish, Louisiana">Evangeline</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Franklin_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Franklin Parish, Louisiana">Franklin</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Grant_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Grant Parish, Louisiana">Grant</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iberia_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Iberia Parish, Louisiana">Iberia</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Iberville_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Iberville Parish, Louisiana">Iberville</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jackson_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Jackson Parish, Louisiana">Jackson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Jefferson Parish, Louisiana">Jefferson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Jefferson_Davis_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Jefferson Davis Parish, Louisiana">Jefferson Davis</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafayette_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Lafayette Parish, Louisiana">Lafayette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lafourche_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Lafourche Parish, Louisiana">Lafourche</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaSalle_Parish,_Louisiana" title="LaSalle Parish, Louisiana">LaSalle</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Lincoln_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Lincoln Parish, Louisiana">Lincoln</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Livingston_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Livingston Parish, Louisiana">Livingston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Madison_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Madison Parish, Louisiana">Madison</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Morehouse_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Morehouse Parish, Louisiana">Morehouse</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Natchitoches_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana">Natchitoches</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Orleans_Parish,_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Orleans Parish, Louisiana">Orleans</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ouachita_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Ouachita Parish, Louisiana">Ouachita</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Plaquemines_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Plaquemines Parish, Louisiana">Plaquemines</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Pointe_Coupee_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Pointe Coupee Parish, Louisiana">Pointe Coupee</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Rapides_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Rapides Parish, Louisiana">Rapides</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Red_River_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Red River Parish, Louisiana">Red River</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Richland_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Richland Parish, Louisiana">Richland</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sabine_Parish,_Louisiana" title="Sabine Parish, Louisiana">Sabine</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Bernard_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Bernard Parish, Louisiana">St. Bernard</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Charles_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Charles Parish, Louisiana">St. Charles</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/St._Helena_Parish,_Louisiana" title="St. Helena Parish, Louisiana">St. Helena</a></li> <li><a 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href="/wiki/Georgia_House_of_Representatives" title="Georgia House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Georgia_State_Senate" title="Georgia State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Hawaii_State_Legislature" title="Hawaii State Legislature">Hawaii</a> (<a href="/wiki/Hawaii_House_of_Representatives" title="Hawaii House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Hawaii_Senate" title="Hawaii Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Idaho_Legislature" title="Idaho Legislature">Idaho</a> (<a href="/wiki/Idaho_House_of_Representatives" title="Idaho House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Idaho_Senate" title="Idaho Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Illinois_General_Assembly" title="Illinois General Assembly">Illinois</a> (<a href="/wiki/Illinois_House_of_Representatives" title="Illinois House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Illinois_Senate" title="Illinois Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Indiana_General_Assembly" title="Indiana General Assembly">Indiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Indiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Indiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Indiana_Senate" title="Indiana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Iowa_General_Assembly" title="Iowa General Assembly">Iowa</a> (<a href="/wiki/Iowa_House_of_Representatives" title="Iowa House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Iowa_Senate" title="Iowa Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kansas_Legislature" title="Kansas Legislature">Kansas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kansas_House_of_Representatives" title="Kansas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kansas_Senate" title="Kansas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Kentucky_General_Assembly" title="Kentucky General Assembly">Kentucky</a> (<a href="/wiki/Kentucky_House_of_Representatives" title="Kentucky House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Kentucky_Senate" title="Kentucky Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Louisiana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maine_Legislature" title="Maine Legislature">Maine</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maine_House_of_Representatives" title="Maine House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maine_Senate" title="Maine Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Maryland_General_Assembly" title="Maryland General Assembly">Maryland</a> (<a href="/wiki/Maryland_House_of_Delegates" title="Maryland House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Maryland_Senate" title="Maryland Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_General_Court" title="Massachusetts General Court">Massachusetts</a> (<a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_House_of_Representatives" title="Massachusetts House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Massachusetts_Senate" title="Massachusetts Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Michigan_Legislature" title="Michigan Legislature">Michigan</a> (<a href="/wiki/Michigan_House_of_Representatives" title="Michigan House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Michigan_Senate" title="Michigan Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Legislature" title="Minnesota Legislature">Minnesota</a> (<a href="/wiki/Minnesota_House_of_Representatives" title="Minnesota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_Senate" title="Minnesota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Mississippi_Legislature" title="Mississippi Legislature">Mississippi</a> (<a href="/wiki/Mississippi_House_of_Representatives" title="Mississippi House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Mississippi_State_Senate" title="Mississippi State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Missouri_General_Assembly" title="Missouri General Assembly">Missouri</a> (<a href="/wiki/Missouri_House_of_Representatives" title="Missouri House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Missouri_Senate" title="Missouri Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Montana_Legislature" title="Montana Legislature">Montana</a> (<a href="/wiki/Montana_House_of_Representatives" title="Montana House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Montana_Senate" title="Montana Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nebraska_Legislature" title="Nebraska Legislature">Nebraska</a></span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Nevada_Legislature" title="Nevada Legislature">Nevada</a> (<a href="/wiki/Nevada_Assembly" title="Nevada Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Nevada_Senate" title="Nevada Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_General_Court" title="New Hampshire General Court">New Hampshire</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_House_of_Representatives" title="New Hampshire House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_Senate" title="New Hampshire Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Legislature" title="New Jersey Legislature">New Jersey</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_General_Assembly" title="New Jersey General Assembly">GA</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Jersey_Senate" title="New Jersey Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Legislature" title="New Mexico Legislature">New Mexico</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_House_of_Representatives" title="New Mexico House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_Mexico_Senate" title="New Mexico Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Legislature" title="New York State Legislature">New York</a> (<a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Assembly" title="New York State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/New_York_State_Senate" title="New York State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="North Carolina General Assembly">North Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="North Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Carolina_Senate" title="North Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Legislative_Assembly" title="North Dakota Legislative Assembly">North Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="North Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/North_Dakota_Senate" title="North Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Ohio_General_Assembly" title="Ohio General Assembly">Ohio</a> (<a href="/wiki/Ohio_House_of_Representatives" title="Ohio House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Ohio_Senate" title="Ohio Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Legislature" title="Oklahoma Legislature">Oklahoma</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_House_of_Representatives" title="Oklahoma House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oklahoma_Senate" title="Oklahoma Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Oregon_Legislative_Assembly" title="Oregon Legislative Assembly">Oregon</a> (<a href="/wiki/Oregon_House_of_Representatives" title="Oregon House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Oregon_State_Senate" title="Oregon State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_General_Assembly" title="Pennsylvania General Assembly">Pennsylvania</a> (<a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_House_of_Representatives" title="Pennsylvania House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania_State_Senate" title="Pennsylvania State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_General_Assembly" title="Rhode Island General Assembly">Rhode Island</a> (<a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_House_of_Representatives" title="Rhode Island House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Rhode_Island_Senate" title="Rhode Island Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_General_Assembly" title="South Carolina General Assembly">South Carolina</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_House_of_Representatives" title="South Carolina House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Carolina_Senate" title="South Carolina Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Legislature" title="South Dakota Legislature">South Dakota</a> (<a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_House_of_Representatives" title="South Dakota House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota_Senate" title="South Dakota Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Tennessee_General_Assembly" title="Tennessee General Assembly">Tennessee</a> (<a href="/wiki/Tennessee_House_of_Representatives" title="Tennessee House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Tennessee_Senate" title="Tennessee Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Texas_Legislature" title="Texas Legislature">Texas</a> (<a href="/wiki/Texas_House_of_Representatives" title="Texas House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Texas_Senate" title="Texas Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Legislature" title="Utah State Legislature">Utah</a> (<a href="/wiki/Utah_House_of_Representatives" title="Utah House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Utah_State_Senate" title="Utah State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Vermont_General_Assembly" title="Vermont General Assembly">Vermont</a> (<a href="/wiki/Vermont_House_of_Representatives" title="Vermont House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Vermont_Senate" title="Vermont Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Virginia_General_Assembly" title="Virginia General Assembly">Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Virginia_Senate" title="Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Legislature" title="Washington State Legislature">Washington</a> (<a href="/wiki/Washington_House_of_Representatives" title="Washington House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Washington_State_Senate" title="Washington State Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Legislature" title="West Virginia Legislature">West Virginia</a> (<a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_House_of_Delegates" title="West Virginia House of Delegates">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/West_Virginia_Senate" title="West Virginia Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Legislature" title="Wisconsin Legislature">Wisconsin</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_State_Assembly" title="Wisconsin State Assembly">A</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wisconsin_Senate" title="Wisconsin Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Legislature" title="Wyoming Legislature">Wyoming</a> (<a href="/wiki/Wyoming_House_of_Representatives" title="Wyoming House of Representatives">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Wyoming_Senate" title="Wyoming Senate">S</a>)</span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_state_legislatures#Territorial_and_Federal_District_Legislatures" title="List of United States state legislatures">Other legislatures</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 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Senate">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislative_Assembly_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Legislative Assembly of Puerto Rico">Puerto Rico</a> (<a href="/wiki/House_of_Representatives_of_Puerto_Rico" title="House of Representatives of Puerto Rico">H</a>, <a href="/wiki/Senate_of_Puerto_Rico" title="Senate of Puerto Rico">S</a>)</span></li> <li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/Legislature_of_the_Virgin_Islands" title="Legislature of the Virgin Islands">U.S. Virgin Islands</a></span></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Category:State_legislature_elections_in_the_United_States" title="Category:State legislature elections in the United States">Legislative elections</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><span class="nowrap"><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_state_legislative_elections" title="2000 United 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