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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana redraws boundaries for all 105 state House of Representatives districts
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Edmond Jordan
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What This Bill Proposed
REAPPORTIONMENT/HOUSE: Provides for the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives
Changes which specific geographic precincts and communities are grouped into each of the 105 state House districts, directly altering constituent representation and election matchups across Louisiana starting with the 2027 elections.
Who It Would Have Affected
Groups the bill's text would have affected, as described in the record. Being affected is not a position for or against it.
Louisiana registered voters
Voters are reassigned to new House of Representatives districts, altering which representative they elect and which district boundaries apply to them.
State House of Representatives members and candidates
Candidates and incumbent representatives must run for office under newly drawn geographic boundaries beginning with the 2027 elections.
Parish governing authorities
Parish governments interact with the legislature regarding precinct changes submitted through January 27, 2026, which form the basis of the shapefiles.
Key Facts
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Votes, people, money & the original sourceWhere This Stands
This bill did not become law - Died at adjournment · in House committee.
Procedural history
4 actions- Mar 9, 2026HouseIntroducedRead by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
- Feb 27, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
Version history
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Dual-Effective Date Structure
The bill uses a split effective date, allowing the new map to govern candidate qualifying and the 2027 elections while postponing full general enactment until January 2028 to protect existing officeholder terms.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy65Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz40Current news / social attention level
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