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)

HB 369 reorganizes judicial elections for the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeal's first district by dividing Jefferson Parish into three distinct election sections. Specifically, it assigns specific precincts within Jefferson Parish to Section One (covering most of the parish), Section Two (covering certain central and western precincts), and Section Three (covering southeastern precincts). The bill requires judgeships to be filled through elections within the designated section, with vacancies in previously "Section One" judgeships now filled from Section Two. This directly affects Jefferson Parish voters, who will elect judges based on their precinct's assigned election section.