Lower house of the legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana
Louisiana House of Representatives Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane Cámara de Representantes de Luisiana
71st Louisiana Legislature
Type
Type
Lower house
Term limits
3 Terms (12 years)
History
New session started
January 8, 2024
Leadership
Speaker
Phillip DeVillier (R) since January 8, 2024
Speaker pro tempore
Michael T. Johnson (R) since January 8, 2024
Majority Leader
Mark Wright (R) since January 8, 2024
Minority Leader
Matthew Willard (D) since January 8, 2024
Structure
Seats
105
Political groups
Majority
Republican (73)
Minority
Democratic (32)
Length of term
4 years
Authority
Article III, Section 3, Louisiana Constitution
Salary
$16,800/year plus per diem.
Elections
Last election
October 14 and November 18, 2023
Next election
October 16 and November 20, 2027
Redistricting
Legislative control
Meeting place
House of Representatives Chamber Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website
Louisiana House of Representatives
Politics of Louisiana
Constitution and law
United States Constitution
Louisiana Constitution
Louisiana law
Executive
Governor John Bel Edwards (D)
State Cabinet
Lieutenant Governor Billy Nungesser (R)
Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin (R)
Attorney General Jeff Landry (R)
State Treasurer John Schroder (R)
Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry Mike Strain (R)
Commissioner of Insurance Jim Donelon (R)
Public Service Commission
Board of Elementary and Secondary Education
Legislature
State Senate
President Page Cortez (R)
President pro tempore Beth Mizell (R)
Minority Leader Gerald Boudreaux (D)
House of Representatives
Speaker Clay Schexnayder (R)
Speaker pro tempore Tanner Magee (R)
Majority Leader Blake Miguez (R)
Minority Leader Samuel Jenkins Jr. (D)
Judiciary
Supreme Court
Chief Justice John L. Weimer (I)
Justice William J. Crain (R)
Justice Scott Crichton (R)
Justice James T. Genovese (R)
Justice Jay McCallum (R)
Justice Jefferson D. Hughes III (R)
Justice Piper D. Griffin (D)
Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal
Louisiana District Courts
Parish and City Courts
Mayor's Courts
Justice of the Peace Courts
Elections
Nonpartisan blanket primary
Political parties
Qualified Louisiana parties
Democratic Party
Republican Party
Green Party
Reform Party
Libertarian Party
National minor parties
Political party strength
Administrative divisions
Parishes (64)
Municipalities (303)
School districts
Federal representation
U.S. Senate (list)
Bill Cassidy (R)
John Kennedy (R)
U.S. House of Representatives (list)
1: Steve Scalise (R)
2: Troy Carter (D)
3: Clay Higgins (R)
4: Mike Johnson (R)
5: Julia Letlow (R)
6: Garret Graves (R)
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The Louisiana House of Representatives (French: Chambre des Représentants de Louisiane; Spanish: Cámara de Representantes de Luisiana) 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.
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