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Louisiana House of Representatives

The Louisiana House of Representatives is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. 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.

Leadership of the House

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The Speaker is elected by the full House (see House Rule 2.3, House Journal of the 2000 Organizational Session and House Journal of the 2004 Organizational Session). 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 Democrat Joe R. Salter of the 24 District (Sabine Parish, Red River Parish).

The current Speaker pro tempore is Democrat Yvonne Dorsey of the 67 District (East Baton Rouge Parish).

List of Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives

Speaker Terms of Office Parish
Pierre Bauchet St. Martin 1812 German Coast
Stephen Hopkins 1813 Acadia
Magloire Guichard 1817 Orleans
David C. Ker 1819–1820 Orleans
Armand Beauvais 1820–1822 Pointe Coupee
Andre B. Roman 1822–1826 St. James
Octave Labranche 1827–1828 St. Charles
Andre B. Roman 1828–1830 St. James
Alexander Mouton 1831–1832 Lafayette
Alcée Louis la Branche 1833–1837 St. Charles
Joseph Marshall Walker 1837–1838 Rapides
William Debuys 1839–1841 Orleans
William C. C. Claiborne 1842–1843 Orleans
Charles Derbigny 1843–1844 Jefferson
Antoine Boudousquie 1845 St. John the Baptist
David A. Randall 1846 Ascension
Preston W. Farrar 1847–1850 Orleans
E. Warren Moise 1850 Plaquemines
John E. King 1852 unknown
E. Warren Moise 1853 Plaquemines
John M. Sandidge 1854–1855 Bossier
William W. Pugh 1856–1859 Assumption
C.H. Morrison 1860 Ouachita
Adolphus Oliver (Confederate) 1861–1863 unknown
Joseph Barton Elam (Confederate) 1863–1864 De Soto
Simeon Belden (Union) 1864–1865 St. Martin
Duncan S. Cage 1865–1867 Terrebonne
Charles W. Lowell 1868–1869 Caddo
Mortimer Carr 1870–1871 Orleans
George W. Carter 1871 Cameron
O.H. Brewster 1872 Ouachita
Charles W. Lowell 1873–1874 Caddo
Louis A. Wiltz 1875 Orleans
Michael Hahn 1875 St. Charles
E.D. Estilette 1876 St. Landry
Michael Hahn (Packard) 1877 St. Charles
Louis Bush 1877–1878 Orleans
John Conway Moncure 1879–1880 Caddo
Robert N. Ogden 1880–1884 Orleans
Henry W. Ogden 1884–1888 Bossier
S. P. Henry 1888–1892 Cameron
G. W. Bolton 1892–1896 Rapides
S. P. Henry 1896–1900 Cameron
Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. 1900–1904 St. Mary
Robert H. Snyder 1904–1906 Tensas
Joseph W. Hyams 1906–1908 West Baton Rouge
Henry Garland Dupr‚ 1908–1910 Orleans
L. E. Thomas 1912–1916 Caddo
Hewitt Leonidas Bouanchaud 1916–1920 Pointe Coupee
R. F. Walker 1920–1924 East Feliciana
J. Stuart Douglas 1924–1926 Caddo
William Clark Hughes 1926–1928 Bossier
John B. Fournet 1928–1932 Jefferson Davis
Allen J. Ellender 1932–1936 Terrebonne
Lorris M. Wimberly 1936–1936 Bienville
R. Norman Bauer 1940–1948 St. Mary
Morris A. Lottinger, Sr. 1948–1950 Terrebonne
Lorris M. Wimberly 1950–1952 Bienville
Clarence C. "Taddy" Aycock 1952–1956 St. Mary
Lorris M. Wimberly 1956–1957 Bienville
Robert Joseph "Bob" Angelle 1957–1960 St. Martin
J. Thomas Jewell 1960–1964 Pointe Coupee
Vail M. Delony 1964–1967 East Carroll
John S. Garrett 1968–1972 Claiborne
E. L. "Bubba" Henry 1972–1980 Jackson
John J. Hainkel, Jr. 1980–1984 Orleans
John A. Alario, Jr 1984–1988 Jefferson
Jimmy N. Dimos 1988–1992 Ouachita
John A. Alario, Jr 1992–1996 Jefferson
Huntington B. "Hunt" Downer, Jr. 1996-2000 Terrebonne
Charles W. "Charlie" DeWitt, Jr. 2000-2004 Rapides
Joe R. Salter 2004-2008 Sabine

Standing Committees

Name Chairman Vice Chair
Administration of Criminal Justice Daniel R. Martiny Alex Heaton
Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development Francis C. Thompson Herman Ray Hill
Appropriations John H. Alario Warren J. Triche, Jr.
Civil Law and Procedure Glenn Ansardi Ronnie Johns
Commerce Gil Pinac Gary L. Smith, Jr.
Education Carl Crane Avon Honey
Environment N. J. Damico Ernest D. Wooton
Health and Welfare Sydnie Mae Durand Michael Jackson
House and Governmental Affairs Charles D. Lancaster, Jr. Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr.
Insurance Karen R. Carter Rick Farrar
Judiciary Joseph F. Toomy Robert J. "Robby" Carter
Labor and Industrial Relations Willie Hunter, Jr. Walker, Monica
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Ernest Baylor, Jr. Clara G. Baudoin
Natural Resources Wilfred Pierre Jack D. Smith
Retirement Matthew "Pete" Schneider Israel B. Curtis
Transportation, Highways and Public Works James R. Fannin Hollis Downs
Ways and Means T. Taylor Townsend Carla Blanchard Dartez

Current Composition

Affiliation Members
  Democratic Party 60
  Republican Party 43
  Independent 1
  Vacant
 1
 Total
 105
 Majority
 17

See also

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Current members of the Louisiana Legislature
Louisiana State Senate (39 members)

President of the Senate: Hines (D)
1st District: Boasso (D) • 2nd District: Duplessis (D) • 3rd District: Boissiere, Jr. (D) • 4th District: Murray (D) • 5th District: Bajoie (D) • 6th District: Quinn (R) • 7th District: Heitmeier (D) • 8th District: Ullo (D) • 9th District: Hollis (R) • 10th District: Lentini (R) • 11th District: Schedler (R) • 12th District: Nevers (D) • 13th District: Fontenot (R) • 14th District: Fields (D) • 15th District: Broome (D) • 16th District: Cassidy (R) • 17th District: Marionneaux (D) • 18th District: Amedee (D) • 19th District: Chaisson (D) • 20th District: Dupre (D) • 21st District: B. Gautreaux (D) • 22nd District: Romero (R) • 23rd District: Michot (R) • 24th District: Cravins (D) • 25th District: Theunissen (R) • 26th District: N. Gautreaux (D) • 27th District: Mount (D) • 28th District: Hines (D) • 29th District: McPherson (D) • 30th District: Cain (R) • 31st District: Smith (D) • 32nd District: Ellington (D) • 33rd District: Barham (R) • 34th District: Jones (D) • 35th District: Kostelka (R) • 36th District: Adley (D) • 37th District: Malone (R) • 38th District: Cheek (R) • 39th District: Jackson (D)

Louisiana State House (105 members)

Speaker of the House: Salter (D)
1st District: Morris (R) • 2nd District: Burell (D) • 3rd District: Baylor (D) • 4th District: Williams (D) • 5th District: Waddell (R) • 6th District: Powell (R) • 7th District: Bruce (D) • 8th District: J. Smith (R) • 9th District: Montgomery (R) • 10th District: Doerge (D) • 11th District: Gallot (D) • 12th District: Downs (R) • 13th District: Fannin (D) • 14th District: McDonald (D) • 15th District: Walsworth (R) • 16th District: Katz (R) • 17th District: Hunter (D) • 18th District: Cazayoux (D) • 19th District: Thompson (D) • 20th District: Kenney (D) • 21st District: Anders (D) • 22nd District: Chandler (D) • 23rd District: Townsend (D) • 24th District: Salter (D) • 25th District: DeWitt (D) • 26th District: Curtis (D) • 27th District: Farrar (D) • 28th District: Walker (D) • 29th District: Barrow (D) • 30th District: J. Smith (D) • 31st District: Trahan (R) • 32nd District: Hill (D) • 33rd District: Johns (R) • 34th District: E. Guillory (D) • 35th District: Geymann (R) • 36th District: Kleckley (R) • 37th District: Morrish (R) • 38th District: LaFleur (D) • 39th District: Baudoin (D) • 40th District: E. Guillory (D) • 41st District: M. Guillory (D) • 42nd District: Pinac (D) • 43rd District: Alexander (R) • 44th District: Pierre (D) • 45th District: Robideaux (I) • 46th District: Durand (D) • 47th District: Frith (D) • 48th District: Romero (D) • 49th District: Troy (D) • 50th District: J. Smith (D) • 51st District: Dartez (D) • 52nd District: Dove (R) • 53rd District: Baldone (D) • 54th District: Pitre (R) • 55th District: Triche (D) • 56th District: G. Smith (D) • 57th District: Faucheux (D) • 58th District: vacant • 59th District: Lambert (R) • 60th District: St. Germain (D) • 61st District: Jackson (D) • 62nd District: McVea (R) • 63rd District: Honey (D) • 64th District: White (R) • 65th District: Kennard (R) • 66th District: Greene (R) • 67th District: Dorsey (D) • 68th District: Daniel (R) • 69th District: Beard (R) • 70th District: Crane (R) • 71st District: Erdey (R) • 72nd District: R. Carter (D) • 73rd District: Powell (R) • 74th District: Strain (R) • 75th District: Ritchie (D) • 76th District: Crowe (R) • 77th District: Winston (R) • 78th District: Bowler (R) • 79th District: Martiny (R) • 80th District: Lancaster (R) • 81st District: LaBruzzo (R) • 82nd District: Scalise (R) • 83rd District: Alario (D) • 84th District: Damico (D) • 85th District: Toomy (R) • 86th District: Tucker (R) • 87th District: Harris (D) • 88th District: Smiley (R) • 89th District: Burns (R) • 90th District: Schneider (R) • 91st District: Jefferson-Bullock (D) • 92nd District: Ansardi (D) • 93rd District: K. Carter (D) • 94th District: Lorusso (R) • 95th District: Heaton (R) • 96th District: LaFonta (D) • 97th District: Morrell (D) • 98th District: Gray (D) • 99th District: Marchand (D) • 100th District: Badon (D) • 101st District: Richmond (D) • 102nd District: Arnold (D) • 103rd District: Odinet (D) • 104th District: Hutter (R) • 105th District: Wooton (R)

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