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Louisiana House of Representatives
Type Lower House of the Louisiana State Legislature
Speaker of the House Jim Tucker (R) since January 14, 2008[1]
Speaker Pro Tempore Karen Carter Peterson (D) since January 14, 2008[1]
Membership
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
Meeting Place State Capitol
Rules of Orders House Rules
Parliamentary Authority Mason's Manual of Legislative Procedure[6]
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.

Contents

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.[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)
 Total
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
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

References

  1. ^ a b House Journal of January 14, 2008
  2. ^ Art.3 Sec. 3
  3. ^ Art.3 Sec. 4(C)
  4. ^ Const. Art.3 Sec. 4(E)
  5. ^ Louisiana Const. Art.4 Sec. 3
  6. ^ House Rule 13.3
  7. ^ (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).

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

President of the Senate: Joel Chaisson (D)
1st District: Crowe (R) • 2nd District: Duplessis (D) • 3rd District: Morrell (D) • 4th District: Murray (D) • 5th District: Gray (D) • 6th District: Quinn (R) • 7th District: Heitmeier (D) • 8th District: Alario (D) • 9th District: Appel (R) • 10th District: Martiny (R) • 11th District: Donahue (R) • 12th District: Nevers (D) • 13th District: Erdey (R) • 14th District: Dorsey (D) • 15th District: Broome (D) • 16th District: Dan Claitor (R) • 17th District: Marionneaux (D) • 18th District: Amedee (D) • 19th District: Chaisson (D) • 20th District: Dupre (D) • 21st District: B. Gautreaux (D) • 22nd District: Hebert (D) • 23rd District: Michot (R) • 24th District: Vacant • 25th District: Morrish (R) • 26th District: N. Gautreaux (D) • 27th District: Mount (D) • 28th District: LaFleur (D) • 29th District: McPherson (D) • 30th District: J. R. Smith (D) • 31st District: Long (R) • 32nd District: Riser (R) • 33rd District: Walsworth (R) • 34th District: Thompson (D) • 35th District: Kostelka (R) • 36th District: Adley (R) • 37th District: Shaw (R) • 38th District: Cheek (R) • 39th District: L. Jackson (D)

Louisiana State House (105 members)

Speaker of the House: Jim Tucker (R)
1st District: Morris (R) • 2nd District: Burell (D) • 3rd District: Norton (D) • 4th District: Williams (D) • 5th District: Waddell (R) • 6th District: Carmody (R) • 7th District: Burford (R) • 8th District: J. H. Smith (R) • 9th District: Burns (R) • 10th District: Doerge (D) • 11th District: Gallot (D) • 12th District: Downs (R) • 13th District: Fannin (D) • 14th District: Little (R) • 15th District: Hoffmann (R) • 16th District: Katz (R) • 17th District: R. Jones (D) • 18th District: Thibaut (D) • 19th District: Chaney (D) • 20th District: Ellington (D) • 21st District: Anders (D) • 22nd District: Chandler (D) • 23rd District: Nowlin (R) • 24th District: Howard (R) • 25th District: Roy (D) • 26th District: Dixon (D) • 27th District: Hazel (R) • 28th District: R. Johnson (D) • 29th District: Barrow (D) • 30th District: Armes (D) • 31st District: Landry (R) • 32nd District: Hill (D) • 33rd District: Danahay (R) • 34th District: Franklin (D) • 35th District: Geymann (R) • 36th District: Kleckley (R) • 37th District: Guinn (R) • 38th District: LeBas (D) • 39th District: B. Badon (D) • 40th District: E. Guillory (D) • 41st District: M. Guillory (D) • 42nd District: Montoucet (D) • 43rd District: Cortez (R) • 44th District: Hardy (D) • 45th District: Robideaux (I) • 46th District: Mills (D) • 47th District: Perry (R) • 48th District: Barras (D) • 49th District: Champagne (D) • 50th District: S. Jones (D) • 51st District: Harrison (R) • 52nd District: Dove (R) • 53rd District: Baldone (D) • 54th District: Gisclair (D) • 55th District: Richard (I) • 56th District: G. Smith (D) • 57th District: Monica (R) • 58th District: Aubert (D) • 59th District: Lambert (R) • 60th District: St. Germain (D) • 61st District: M. Jackson (D) • 62nd District: McVea (R) • 63rd District: Honey (D) • 64th District: White (R) • 65th District: Richardson (R) • 66th District: Greene (R) • 67th District: P. Smith (D) • 68th District: S. Carter (R) • 69th District: Ponti (R) • 70th District: Foil (R) • 71st District: Pope (R) • 72nd District: Edwards (D) • 73rd District: Pugh (R) • 74th District: Simon (R) • 75th District: Ritchie (D) • 76th District: Pearson (R) • 77th District: Schroder (R) • 78th District: Talbot (R) • 79th District: Ligi (R) • 80th District: Lopinto (R) • 81st District: LaBruzzo (R) • 82nd District: Henry (R) • 83rd District: Billiot (D) • 84th District: Connick (D) • 85th District: Templet (R) • 86th District: Tucker (R) • 87th District: G. Jackson (D) • 88th District: Smiley (R) • 89th District: Burns (R) • 90th District: Cromer (R) • 91st District: Leger (D) • 92nd District: Willmott (R) • 93rd District: Peterson (D) • 94th District: Lorusso (R) • 95th District: Hines (D) • 96th District: LaFonta (D) • 97th District: Vacant • 98th District: Abramson (D) • 99th District: Stiaes (D) • 100th District: Badon (D) • 101st District: Richmond (D) • 102nd District: Arnold (D) • 103rd District: Henderson (D) • 104th District: Hutter (R) • 105th District: Wooton (R)


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