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Read. Follow. Verify.Louisiana House Bill 369 reorganizes Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal election sections in Jefferson Parish
Last action · March 9, 2026: Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.Sponsors: Rodney Lyons and 1 other
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What This Bill Proposed
REAPPORTIONMENT/JUDGES: Provides for the election of judges of the first district of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal (OR +$264,125 SG EX See Note)
Changes the geographic constituencies that elect judges to the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Jefferson Parish, directly altering where specific judicial seats are filled and which voters participate in those elections.
- The Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal in Louisiana hears appeals from several parishes including Jefferson, St. Charles, St. James, and St. John the Baptist. 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.
qualified electors of the first district of the fifth circuit
Key Facts
- The first district of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal is reconfigured from two election sections into three distinct election sections.
- Four judgeships are assigned to election section one, one judgeship to election section two, and one judgeship to election section three.
- The regular election for Division B of the first district is scheduled to be held in election section three by the 2030 regular statewide elections if no prior vacancy election occurs.
- Precinct boundaries referenced in the bill are based on the 2020 Census Redistricting TIGER/Line Shapefiles modified through January 27, 2026.
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- The fiscal note indicates an estimated state general fund expenditure increase of $264,125.
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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 24, 2026HousePrefiled.
- Feb 24, 2026HouseCommitteeUnder the rules, provisionally referred to the Committee on House and Governmental Affairs.
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Expansion of Election Sections in Fifth Circuit
Shifts the first district of the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal from a two-section structure to a three-section structure.
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Analysis Score
0–100- Significance20Lowered because this bill did not pass (its text scored 45)
- Controversy25Intensity of disagreement among stakeholders
- Entertainment5Compellingness for a non-policy-wonk reader
- Buzz20Current news / social attention level
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