The Louisiana House of Representatives (; ) is the lower house in the Louisiana State Legislature, the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. This chamber is composed of 105 representatives, each of whom represents approximately 42,500 people (2000 figures). Members serve four-year terms with a term limit of three terms (twelve years). The House is one of the five state legislative lower houses that has a four-year term, as opposed to the near-universal two-year term.

The House convenes at the State Capitol in Baton Rouge.

Leadership

The Speaker of the House presides over the House of Representatives. The speaker is customarily recommended by the governor (although this is not in House rules), then elected by the full House.(see House Rule 2.3 , House Journal of the 2000 Organizational Session and House Journal of the 2004 Organizational Session , House Journal of January 14, 2008 ). In addition to presiding over the body, the speaker is also the chief leadership position, and controls the flow of legislation and committee assignments. The Louisiana House of Representatives also elects a speaker pro tempore to preside in the absence of the Speaker.

The current speaker is Republican Phillip DeVillier. His deputy is the speaker pro tempore, currently Republican Michael T. Johnson. The speaker pro tempore presides when the Speaker is not present.

Composition The Louisiana House of Representatives comprises 105 representatives elected from across the state from single-member districts by registered voters in the district. Representatives must be electors, be at least eighteen years old, be domiciled in the district they represent at least one year, and have resided in the state two years. It is the judge of its members' qualifications and elections. All candidates for state representative in a district compete in a nonpartisan blanket primary; if no candidate earns 50+1 percent of the vote, the top two vote-getters advance into the general election. Elections occur every four years and representatives are limited to three four-year terms (12 years). If a seat is vacant, it will be filled in a special election. Its sessions occur along with the Louisiana State Senate, every year, for sixty legislative days in even-numbered years and forty-five legislative days in odd-numbered years in which only monetary bills can be considered. It is the lower legislative chamber of the Louisiana State Legislature; the upper house is the Louisiana State Senate. The Louisiana House has sole authority to impeach state officials and introduce appropriation bills. The Louisiana House of Representatives was established, along with its functions and authority, in Article III, Section 3 of the Louisiana Constitution.

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Members District Name Party Parishes represented First elected Eligible for reelection 1 Danny McCormick Rep Caddo 2019 Yes 2 Steven Jackson Dem Bossier and Caddo 2023 Yes 3 Tammy Phelps Dem Caddo 2019 Yes 4 Daryl Joy Walters Dem Caddo 2023 Yes 5 Dennis Bamburg Jr. Rep Bossier, Caddo and Red River 2023 Yes 6 Michael Melerine Rep Bossier and Caddo 2023 Yes 7 Larry Bagley Rep Caddo, DeSoto, and Sabine 2015 No 8 Raymond J. Crews Rep Bossier 2017 No 9 Dodie Horton Rep Bossier 2015 No 10 Wayne McMahen Rep Webster and Bossier 2018 Yes 11 Rashid Armand Young Dem Bienville, Claiborne, and Lincoln 2023 Yes 12 Christopher Turner Rep Lincoln and Union 2019 Yes 13 Jack McFarland Rep Bienville, Jackson, Natchitoches and Winn 2015 No 14 Michael Charles Echols Rep Ouachita 2019 Yes 15 Foy Bryan Gadberry Rep Ouachita 2019 Yes 16 Adrian Fisher Dem Morehouse and Ouachita parishes 2021 Yes 17 Pat Moore Dem Ouachita 2019 Yes 18 Jeremy LaCombe Rep Iberville, Pointe Coupee, West Baton Rouge, and West Feliciana 2019 Yes 19 Francis C. Thompson Rep East Carroll, Madison, Morehouse, Richland, and West Carroll 2019 Yes 20 Neil Riser Rep Caldwell, Catahoula, Franklin, LaSalle, and Ouachita 2019 Yes 21 C. Travis Johnson Dem Catahoula, Concordia, East Carroll, Franklin, Madison, and Tensas 2019 Yes 22 Gabe Firment Rep Grant, LaSalle and Natchitoches 2019 Yes 23 Shaun Mena Dem Orleans 2023 Yes 24 Rodney Schamerhorn Rep Beauregard, Sabine, and Vernon 2019 Yes 25 Jason Brian DeWitt Rep Natchitoches and Rapides 2023 Yes 26 Ed Larvadain III Dem Rapides 2019 Yes 27 Michael T. Johnson Rep Rapides 2019 Yes 28 Daryl Deshotel Rep Avoyelles and St. Landry 2019 Yes 29 Edmond Jordan Dem East Baton Rouge and West Baton Rouge 2016 No 30 Charles Owen Rep Beauregard and Vernon 2019 Yes 31 Troy Hebert Rep Lafayette and Vermilion 2023 Yes 32 R. Dewith Carrier Rep Allen, Beauregard, Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis 2019 Yes 33 Les Farnum Rep Calcasieu 2019 Yes 34 Wilford Carter Sr. Dem Calcasieu 2019 Yes 35 Brett F. Geymann Rep Beauregard and Calcasieu 2021 Yes 36 Phillip Eric Tarver Rep Calcasieu 2019 Yes 37 Reese Broussard Rep Calcasieu and Jefferson Davis 2026 Yes 38 Rhonda Gaye Butler Rep Evangeline and Rapides 2019 Yes 39 Doyle Boudreaux Rep Lafayette 2026 Yes 40 Dustin Miller Dem St. Landry 2015 No 41 Phillip DeVillier Rep Acadia, Evangeline, and St. Landry 2015 No 42 Chance Keith Henry Rep Acadia and Lafayette 2023 Yes 43 Josh Carlson Rep Lafayette 2023 Yes 44 Tehmi Jahi Chassion Dem Lafayette 2023 Yes 45 Annie Spell Rep Lafayette2025Yes 46 Chad Michael Boyer Rep St. Landry, and St. Martin 2023 Yes 47 Ryan Bourriaque Rep Calcasieu, Cameron, and Vermilion 2019 Yes 48 Beau Beaullieu Rep Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin 2019 Yes 49 Jacob Jules Gabriel Landry Rep Iberia, Lafayette and Vermillion 2023 Yes 50 Vincent "Vinney" St. Blanc III Rep St. Martin and St. Mary 2019 Yes 51 Beryl Amedee Rep Assumption, Lafourche, St. Mary, and Terrebonne 2015 No 52 Jerome Zeringue Rep Terrebonne 2015 No 53 Jessica Domangue Rep Terrebonne 2023 Yes 54 Joseph A. Orgeron Rep Jefferson and Lafourche 2020 Yes 55 Bryan Fontenot Rep Lafourche 2019 Yes 56 Beth Anne Billings Rep St. Charles and St. John the Baptist 2023 Yes 57 Sylvia Elaine Taylor Dem St. Charles and St. John the Baptist 2023 Yes 58 Ken Brass Dem Ascension, St. James and St. John 2017 No 59 Tony Bacala Rep Ascension 2015 No 60 Chasity Martinez Dem Assumption and Iberville 2026 Yes 61 C. Denise Marcelle Dem East Baton Rouge 2015 No 62 Roy Daryl Adams Dem East Baton Rouge and East Feliciana 2019 Yes 63 Barbara Carpenter Dem East Baton Rouge 2015 No 64 Kellee Hennessy Dickerson Rep East Baton Rouge and Livingston 2023 Yes 65 Lauren Ventrella Rep East Baton Rouge 2023 Yes 66 Emily Chenevert Rep East Baton Rouge 2023 Yes 67 Terry Landry Dem East Baton Rouge 2025 Yes 68 Dixon McMakin Rep East Baton Rouge 2023 Yes 69 Paul Sawyer Rep East Baton Rouge 2026 Yes 70 Barbara Reich Freiberg Rep East Baton Rouge 2019 Yes 71 Roger William Wilder, III Rep Livingston 2023 Yes 72 Robby Carter Dem St. Helena, and Tangipahoa 2015 No 73 Kimberly Coates Rep Tangipahoa 2023 Yes 74 Peter F. Egan, Sr. Rep St. Tammany 2023 Yes 75 John Wyble Rep Washington 2023 Yes 76 Stephanie Berault Rep St. Tammany 2023 Yes 77 Vacant St. Tammany 78 John R. Illg Jr. Rep Jefferson 2019 Yes 79 Debbie Villio Rep Jefferson 2019 Yes 80 Polly Thomas Rep Jefferson 2016 No 81 Jeffrey Wiley Rep Ascension, Livingston and St. James 2023 Yes 82 Laurie Schlegel Rep Jefferson 2021 Yes 83 Kyle M. Green Jr. Dem Jefferson 2019 Yes 84 Timothy P. Kerner Sr Rep Jefferson 2019 Yes 85 Vincent Cox III Rep Jefferson 2023 Yes 86 Nicholas Muscarello Rep Tangipahoa 2018 Yes 87 Rodney Lyons Dem Jefferson 2015 No 88 Kathy Edmonston Rep Ascension 2019 Yes 89 Christopher Kim Carver Rep St. Tammany 2023 Yes 90 Brian Glorioso Rep St. Tammany 2023 Yes 91 Mandie Landry Dem Orleans 2019 Yes 92 Vacant Jefferson and St. Charles 93 Alonzo Knox Dem Orleans 2023 Yes 94 Stephanie Hilferty Rep Jefferson and Orleans 2015 No 95 Shane Mack Rep Livingston and Tangipahoa 2023 Yes 96 Marcus Anthony Bryant Dem Iberia, Lafayette, and St. Martin 2019 Yes 97 Ed Murray Dem Orleans 2026 Yes 98 Aimee Adatto Freeman Dem Orleans 2019 Yes 99 Candace N. Newell Dem Orleans 2019 Yes 100 Dana Henry Dem Orleans 2026 Yes 101 Vanessa Caston LaFleur Dem East Baton Rouge 2022 Yes 102 Delisha Boyd Dem Orleans 2021 Yes 103 Michael Bayham Rep St. Bernard 2023 Yes 104 Jack Galle Rep St. Tammany 2023 Yes 105 Jacob Braud Rep Jefferson, Orleans, and Plaquemines 2023 Yes

Committee assignments The committees of the Louisiana House review proposed bills and either kill them or recommend their passage to the full house. Each committee has a specialized area it oversees. Committees can call upon state officials to testify at committee meetings. Committee memberships, including chairmanships and vice chairmanships, are assigned by the Speaker.

Name Chairman Vice Chair Administration of Criminal JusticeVacant Tony Bacala Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture, & Rural Development Jack McFarland Dustin Miller Appropriations Jerome Zeringue Francis C. Thompson Civil Law and Procedure Gregory A. Miller Mike Johnson Commerce Paula Davis Stephanie Hilferty Education Lance Harris Patrick O. Jefferson Health & Welfare Larry Bagley Christopher Turner House & Governmental Affairs John M. Stefanski Royce Duplessis Insurance Mike Huval Edmond Jordan Judiciary Randal L. Gaines Sherman Q. Mack Labor & Industrial Relations Barbara Carpenter Neil Riser Municipal, Parochial, & Cultural Affairs Rick Edmonds Joseph A. Stagni Natural Resources & Environment Jean-Paul Coussan Ryan Bourrique Retirement Phillip DeVillier John R. Illg Jr. Transportation, Highways, & Public Works Mark Wright Ken Brass Ways and Means Stuart J. Bishop Gerald "Beau" Beaullieu IV

Past composition of the House of Representatives

See also List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives Louisiana State Capitol Louisiana State Legislature Louisiana Senate

Notes

References

External links Louisiana House of Representatives House district maps Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812–2024 2012–2016 House Orientation Guide In The Loop Official Blog of the Louisiana House of Representatives 2008-2011 Party Affiliation