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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana Redraws 105 House of Representatives Districts Based on 2020 Census
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsor: Beau Beaullieu
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What This Bill Proposed
REAPPORTIONMENT/HOUSE: Provides for the districts for the election of members of the House of Representatives
- State legislatures are constitutionally required to reapportion legislative districts following each decennial federal census to ensure equal representation based on population. context
- Beau Beaullieu is a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives representing District 48. context
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.
Registered voters in Louisiana
Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives
Parish governing authorities
Parish authorities submit precinct changes that inform the precinct shapefiles and geographic descriptions used in drawing the district lines.
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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.
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Decennial Redistricting Replacement
The bill replaces the existing statutory framework under R.S. 24:35.3 with R.S. 24:35.2, updating the state House districts based on 2020 census data.
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Sources
www.legis.la.gov
Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 85)
- Controversy60Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment10Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz45Current news / social attention level
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