Louisiana House of Representatives

Louisiana House of Representatives
Louisiana State Legislature
Type
Type Lower house
Term limits 3 Terms (12 years)
New session started April 25, 2011
Leadership
Speaker of the House TBD, (R)
since January, 2012
Speaker Pro Tempore TBD, (R)
since January, 2012
Structure
Members 105
Political groups Republican Party (56)
Democratic Party (46)
Independent (4)
Length of term 4 years
Authority Article III, Section 3, Louisiana Constitution
Salary $15,362/year
Elections
Last election November 6, 2007
(105 seats)
Next election November 8, 2011
(105 seats)
Redistricting Legislative Control
Meeting place
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 state of Louisiana. The House is composed of 105 Representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people (2000 figures). Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of three terms (twelve years). The House is one of the five state legislative lower houses that has a four-year term, as opposed to the near-universal two-year term.

The House convenes at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

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Leadership of the House

See also: List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives

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

The current Speaker is Republican Jim Tucker of the 86th District (Jefferson Parish). He leaves the position in January 2012. The current Speaker pro tempore is Republican Joel Robideaux of the 45th District.

Composition

Affiliation Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
 Total
Republican Ind Democratic Vacant
End of previous legislature 57 2 46 105 0
Begin 58 2 45 105 0
Latest voting share 55.24% 1.9% 42.86%

Current membership

District Representative Party Parish(es) Represented
1 James H. Morris Rep Bossier and Caddo
2 Roy Burrell Dem Bossier and Caddo
3 Barbara Norton Dem Caddo
4 Patrick Williams Dem Caddo
5 Alan Seabaugh Rep Caddo
6 Thomas G. Carmody Rep Bossier and Caddo
7 Richard Burford Rep Caddo and DeSoto
8 Jane H. Smith Rep Bossier
9 Henry Burns Rep Bossier
10 Jean M. Doerge Dem Webster
11 Rick Gallot Dem Bienville, Claiborne and Lincoln
12 Hollis Downs Rep Lincoln and Union
13 Jim Fannin Dem Bienville, Jackson, Ouachita and Winn
14 Sam Little Rep East and West Carroll, Morehouse and Ouachita
15 Frank Hoffmann Rep Ouachita
16 Kay Katz Rep Ouachita
17 Rosalind Jones Dem Ouachita
18 Major Thibaut, Jr. Dem Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge and West Feliciana
19 Charles "Bubba" Chaney Rep East and West Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Ouachita and Richland
20 Noble Ellington Rep Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin and Tensas
21 Andy Anders Dem Concordia, East Carroll, Madison and Tensas
22 Billy Chandler Rep Grant, LaSalle, Rapides and Winn
23 Rick Nowlin Rep Natchitoches and Winn
24 Frank A. Howard Rep DeSoto, Red River, Sabine and Vernon
25 Chris Roy, Jr. Dem Rapides and Vernon
26 Herbert Dixon Dem Rapides
27 Chris Hazel Rep Rapides
28 Robert Johnson Dem Avoyelles
29 Regina Barrow Dem East and West Baton Rouge
30 James Armes, III Dem Beauregard and Vernon
31 Nancy Landry Rep Lafayette and Vermilion
32 Dorothy Sue Hill Dem Allen, Beauregard and Vernon
33 Michael Danahay Dem Beauregard and Calcasieu
34 A B Franklin Dem Calcasieu
35 Brett Geymann Rep Beauregard and Calcasieu
36 Chuck Kleckley Rep Calcasieu
37 John E. Guinn Rep Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis
38 H. Bernard LeBas Dem Evangeline and St. Landry
39 Bobby Badon Dem Lafayette, St. Landry and St. Martin
40 Ledricka Theirry Dem St. Landry
41 Mickey Guillory Dem Acadia, Evangeline and St. Landry
42 Jack Montoucet Dem Acadia and Lafayette
43 Page Cortez Rep Lafayette
44 Rickey Hardy Dem Lafayette
45 Joel Robideaux Rep Lafayette
46 Mike "Pete" Huval Rep St. Martin
47 Bob Hensgens Rep Cameron and Vermilion
48 Taylor Barras Rep Iberia
49 Simone B. Champagne Rep Iberia and Vermilion
50 Sam Jones Dem Iberia, St. Martin and St. Mary
51 Joe Harrison Rep Assumption, St. Mary and Terrebonne
52 Gordon Dove Rep Lafourche and Terrebonne
53 Damon Baldone Dem Lafourche and Terrebonne
54 Jerry Gislcair Dem Jefferson and Lafourche
55 Jerome Richard Ind Lafourche
56 Gary Smith, Jr. Dem St. Charles and St. John the Baptist
57 Nickie Monica Rep St. James and St. John the Baptist
58 Elton Aubert Dem Ascension, Assumption, Iberville, St. James and St. John the Baptist
59 Eddie J. Lambert Rep Ascension
60 Karen Gaudet St. Germain Dem Ascension, Assumption, Iberville and West Baton Rouge
61 Michael L. Jackson Dem East Baton Rouge
62 Tom McVea Rep East Baton Rouge, East and West Feliciana, Livingston, St. Helena and Tangipahoa
63 Dalton Honore Dem East Baton Rouge
64 Bodi White Rep East Baton Rouge and Livingston
65 Clifton Richardson Rep East Baton Rouge
66 Hunter Greene Rep East Baton Rouge
67 Patricia Haynes Smith Dem East Baton Rouge
68 Stephen Frank Carter Rep East Baton Rouge
69 Erich Ponti Rep East Baton Rouge
70 Franklin Foil Rep East Baton Rouge
71 J. Rogers Pope Rep Livingston
72 John Bel Edwards Dem East and West Feliciana, St. Helena and Tangipahoa
73 Steve Pugh Rep Tangipahoa
74 Scott Simon Rep St. Tammany, Tangipahoa and Washington
75 Harold Ritchie Dem St. Tammany and Washington
76 Kevin Pearson Rep St. Tammany
77 John Schroder Rep St. Tammany and Tangipahoa
78 Kirk Talbot Rep Jefferson
79 Tony Ligi Rep Jefferson
80 Joseph Lopinto Rep Jefferson
81 Nicholas Lorusso Rep Jefferson
82 Cameron Henry Rep Jefferson and Orleans
83 Robert Billiot Dem Jefferson
84 Patrick Connick Rep Jefferson
85 Ricky Templet Rep Jefferson
86 Jim Tucker Rep Jefferson and Orleans
87 Girod Jackson III Dem Jefferson
88 Mert Smiley Rep Ascension and Livingston
89 Timpthy Burns Rep St. Tammany
90 George Gregory Cromer Rep St. Tammany
91 Walt Leger, III Dem Orleans
92 Tom Willmott Rep Jefferson
93 Helena Moreno Dem Orleans
94 Nicholas Lorusso Rep Orleans
95 Walker Hines Rep Orleans
96 Juan LaFonta Dem Orleans
97 Jared Brossett Dem Orleans
98 Neil Abramson Dem Orleans
99 Charmaine Marchand Stiaes Dem Orleans
100 Austin Badon Dem Orleans
101 Wesley Bishop Dem Orleans
102 Jeff Arnold Dem Orleans
103 Reed Henderson Dem Orleans and St. Bernard
104 Nita Hutter Rep St. Bernard
105 Ernest Wooton Ind Jefferson, Plaquemines and St. Charles

Standing Committees

Name Chairman Vice Chair
Administration of Criminal Justice Ernest Wooton Damon Baldone
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Andy Anders Harold Ritchie
Appropriations Jim Fannin Eddie J. Lambert
Civil Law and Procedure Timothy Burns Nick Lorusso
Commerce Jeff Arnold Joe Lopinto
Education Austin Badon Frank Hoffmann
Health and Welfare Kay Katz Rick Nowlin
House and Governmental Affairs Rick Gallot, Jr. Mert Smiley
Insurance Chuck Kleckley Tom McVea
Judiciary Rosalind Jones Neil Abramson
Labor and Industrial Relations Avon Honey Erich Ponti
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Regina Barrow Robert Billiot
Natural Resources and Environment Gordon Dove Karen St. Germain
Retirement Joel Robideaux Jean Doerge
Transportation, Highways and Public Works Nita Hutter Hollis Downs
Ways and Means Hunter Greene Jane H. Smith

See also

References

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

External links

Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R) • Speaker pro Tempore: Joel Robideaux (R)
   
  1.    Jim Morris (R)
  2.    Roy A. Burrell (D)
  3.    Barbara Norton (D)
  4.    Patrick Williams (D)
  5.    Alan Seabaugh (R)
  6.    Thomas G. Carmody (R)
  7.    Richard Burford (R)
  8.    Jane H. Smith (R)
  9.    Henry Burns (R)
  10.    Jean M. Doerge (D)
  11.    Rick Gallot (D)
  12.    Hollis Downs (R)
  13.    James R. Fannin (D)
  14.    Sam Little (R)
  15.    Frank Hoffmann (R)
  16.    Kay Katz (R)
  17.    Rosalind Jones (D)
  18.    Major Thibaut (D)
  19.    Bubba Chaney (R)
  20.    Noble Ellington (R)
  21.    Andy Anders (D)
  1.    Billy Chandler (R)
  2.    Rick Nowlin (R)
  3.    Frank A. Howard (R)
  4.    Chris Roy, Jr. (D)
  5.    Herbert Dixon (D)
  6.    Chris Hazel (R)
  7.    Robert Johnson (D)
  8.    Regina Barrow (D)
  9.    James Armes (D)
  10.    Nancy Landry (R)
  11.    Dorothy Sue Hill (D)
  12.    Mike Danahay (D)
  13.    A. B. Franklin (D)
  14.    Brett Geymann (R)
  15.    Chuck Kleckley (R)
  16.    John E. Guinn (R)
  17.    Bernard LeBas (D)
  18.    Bobby Badon (D)
  19.    Ledricka Thierry (D)
  20.    Mickey Guillory (D)
  21.    Jack Montoucet (D)
  1.    Page Cortez (R)
  2.    Rickey Hardy (D)
  3.    Joel Robideaux (R)
  4.    Mike "Pete" Huval (R)
  5.    Bob Hensgens (R)
  6.    Taylor Barras (R)
  7.    Simone B. Champagne (R)
  8.    Sam Jones (D)
  9.    Joe Harrison (R)
  10.    Gordon Dove (R)
  11.    Damon Baldone (D)
  12.    Jerry Gisclair (D)
  13.    Jerome Richard (I)
  14.    Gary Smith (D)
  15.    Nickie Monica (R)
  16.    Elton Aubert (D)
  17.    Eddie J. Lambert (R)
  18.    Karen St. Germain (D)
  19.    Michael Jackson (I)
  20.    Tom McVea (R)
  21.    Dalton W. Honoré (D)
  1.    Bodi White (R)
  2.    Clif Richardson (R)
  3.    Hunter Greene (R)
  4.    Patricia Smith (D)
  5.    Steve Carter (R)
  6.    Erich Ponti (R)
  7.    Franklin Foil (R)
  8.    J. Rogers Pope (R)
  9.    John Bel Edwards (D)
  10.    Steve Pugh (R)
  11.    Scott Simon (R)
  12.    Harold Ritchie (D)
  13.    Kevin Pearson (R)
  14.    John Schroder (R)
  15.    Kirk Talbot (R)
  16.    Tony Ligi (R)
  17.    Joseph Lopinto (R)
  18.    John LaBruzzo (R)
  19.    Cameron Henry (R)
  20.    Robert Billiot (D)
  21.    Patrick Connick (R)
  1.    Ricky Templet (R)
  2.    Jim Tucker (R)
  3.    Girod Jackson (D)
  4.    Mert Smiley (R)
  5.    Timothy Burns (R)
  6.    Greg Cromer (R)
  7.    Walt Leger (D)
  8.    Tom Willmott (R)
  9.    Helena Moreno (D)
  10.    Nicholas Lorusso (R)
  11.    Walker Hines (R)
  12.    Juan LaFonta (D)
  13.    Jared Brossett (D)
  14.    Neil Abramson (D)
  15.    Charmaine Stiaes (D)
  16.    Austin Badon (D)
  17.    Wesley Bishop (D)
  18.    Jeff Arnold (D)
  19.    Reed Henderson (D)
  20.    Nita Hutter (R)
  21.    Ernest Wooton (I)
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