Louisiana House of Representatives
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The Louisiana House of Representatives (Template:Langx; Template:Langx) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber 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.
Leadership
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The current speaker is Republican Phillip DeVillier. His deputy is the speaker pro tempore, currently Republican Michael T. Johnson. The speaker pro tempore presides when the Speaker is not present.
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. It 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. Its 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. It 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)
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| Republican | Ind | Democratic | Vacant | ||
| End of legislature 2011 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|57 | 2 | 46 | 105 | 0 |
| Begin 2012 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|58 | 2 | 45 | 105 | 0 |
| End of legislature 2015 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|59 | 44 | |||
| Begin 2016 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|61 | 2 | 42 | 105 | 0 |
| End of legislature 2019 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|60 | 5 | 39 | 104 | 1 |
| Begin 2020 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|68 | 2 | 35 | 105 | 0 |
| End of legislature 2023 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|71 | 0 | 33 | 104 | 1 |
| Begin 2024 | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|73 | 0 | 32 | 105 | 0 |
| March 11, 2025Template:Efn | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"|72 | 31 | 103 | 2 | |
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Members
Committee assignments
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.[2]
| Name | Chairman | Vice Chair |
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| Administration of Criminal Justice | Vacant | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Tony Bacala |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, & Rural Development | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jack McFarland | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Dustin Miller |
| Appropriations | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jerome Zeringue | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Francis C. Thompson |
| Civil Law and Procedure | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Gregory A. Miller | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mike Johnson |
| Commerce | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Paula Davis | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Stephanie Hilferty |
| Education | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Lance Harris | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Patrick O. Jefferson |
| Health & Welfare | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Larry Bagley | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Christopher Turner |
| House & Governmental Affairs | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| John M. Stefanski | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Royce Duplessis |
| Insurance | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mike Huval | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Edmond Jordan |
| Judiciary | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Randal L. Gaines | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Sherman Q. Mack |
| Labor & Industrial Relations | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Barbara Carpenter | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Neil Riser |
| Municipal, Parochial, & Cultural Affairs | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Rick Edmonds | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Joseph A. Stagni |
| Natural Resources & Environment | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Jean-Paul Coussan | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ryan Bourrique |
| Retirement | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Phillip DeVillier | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| John R. Illg Jr. |
| Transportation, Highways, & Public Works | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Mark Wright | style="color:black;background-color:Template:Democratic Party (US)/meta/shading"| Ken Brass |
| Ways and Means | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Stuart J. Bishop | style="background-color:Template:Republican Party (US)/meta/shading"| Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV |
Past composition of the House of Representatives
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See also
- List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana State Capitol
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Louisiana Senate
Notes
References
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External links
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- House district maps
- Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2024
- 2012–2016 House Orientation Guide
- In The Loop Official Blog of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- 2008-2011 Party Affiliation
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