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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Bill Establishes Two Election Sections for Lake Charles City Court Judges
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Wilford Carter
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What This Bill Proposed
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Establishes election sections for the election of judges to the City Court of Lake Charles
Who It Would Have Affected
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Qualified electors of the City Court of Lake Charles
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How many election sections does the bill create for the City Court of Lake Charles?
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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, 2026HouseFirst appeared in the Interim Calendar on 2/27/2026.
- Feb 26, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 26, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 40)
- Controversy10Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz15Current news / social attention level
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