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| Type | Lower House of the Louisiana State Legislature |
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| Speaker of the House | Jim Tucker (R) since January 14, 2008[1] |
| Speaker Pro Tempore | Karen Carter Peterson (D) since January 14, 2008[1] |
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| Members | 105 [2] |
| Term | 4 years [3] |
| Term Limits | 3 [4] |
| Current Term Began | January 14, 2008 at 10:00 A.M |
| Current Term Ends | January 9, 2012 at 10:00 A.M [5] |
| Last Elections | November 17, 2007 |
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| Meeting Place | State Capitol |
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| Rules of Orders | House Rules |
| Parliamentary Authority | Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure[6] |
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| Web site | 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 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.
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Leadership of the House
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.[7] 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). The current Speaker pro tempore is Democrat Karen Carter Peterson of the 93rd District (Orleans Parish).
Composition
| Affiliation | Party
(Shading indicates majority caucus)
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| Democratic | Republican | Independents | Vacant | ||
| End of previous legislature | 67 | 37 | 104 | 0 | |
| Begin | 53 | 49 | 2 | 105 | |
| Indeterminate time | 51 | 50 | 3 | 104 | 1 |
| August 29, 2009 | 52 | 50 | 3 | 105 | 0 |
| Latest voting share | 49.52% | 47.61% | 3% | ||
Standing Committees
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| Name | Chairman | Vice Chair |
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| Administration of Criminal Justice | Ernest D. Wooton | Damon J. Baldone |
| Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, and Rural Development | John F. "Andy" Anders | Harold L. Ritchie |
| Appropriations | James R. Fannin | Eddie J. Lambert |
| Civil Law and Procedure | Timothy G. Burns | Nicholas Lorusso |
| Commerce | Jeffery "Jeff" J. Arnold | Wayne Waddell |
| Education | Donald M. Trahan | Austin Badon |
| Health and Welfare | Kay Katz | John LaBruzzo |
| House and Governmental Affairs | Richard "Rick" Gallot, Jr. | M.J. "Mert" Smiley, Jr. |
| Insurance | Chuck Kleckley | Thomas McVea |
| Judiciary | Cedric Richmond | Neil C. Abramson |
| Labor and Industrial Relations | Avon Honey | Erich E. Ponti |
| Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs | Jean-Paul J. Morrell | Regina H. Barrow |
| Natural Resources and Environment. | Gordon Dove | Karen Gaudet St. Germain |
| Retirement | Joel C. Robideaux | Jean M. Doerge |
| Transportation, Highways and Public Works | Nita Rusich Hutter | Hollis Downs |
| Ways and Means | Hunter V. Greene | Jane H. Smith |
See also
- Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
- Louisiana State Capitol
- Louisiana State Legislature
- Louisiana Senate
- List of Speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives
References
- ^ a b House Journal of January 14, 2008
- ^ Art.3 Sec. 3
- ^ Art.3 Sec. 4(C)
- ^ Const. Art.3 Sec. 4(E)
- ^ Louisiana Const. Art.4 Sec. 3
- ^ House Rule 13.3
- ^ (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
- Louisiana House of Representatives
- House district maps
- Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2008
- 2008-2012 House Orientation Guide
- In The Loop Official Blog of the Louisiana House of Representatives
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