HB 1097 Louisiana House · 2026 Regular Session

JUDGES/DISTRICT: Provides for the election of judges to the 19th Judicial District Court

This bill establishes the structure for electing judges in Louisiana's 19th Judicial District, which covers East Baton Rouge Parish. It divides the parish into three election sections and specifies which voting precincts belong to each section, with judges elected from two sections and one judge elected at large from the entire district. The legislation also assigns specific judge divisions to each election section and updates the legal code to reflect these changes. This affects voters in East Baton Rouge Parish by defining how judicial elections will be organized and which precincts determine which judge candidates they vote for.
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Introduced Mar 31, 2026 Last action Apr 1, 2026
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Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
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