Louisiana State Senate

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Louisiana State Senate
Louisiana State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	3 terms (12 years)
History
New session started	January 8, 2024
Leadership
President	Cameron Henry (R) since January 8, 2024
President pro tempore	Regina Barrow (D) since January 8, 2024
Majority Leader	Jeremy Stine (R) since January 8, 2024
Minority Leader	Gerald Boudreaux (D) since May 10, 2021
Structure
Seats	39
Political groups	Majority   Republican (28) Minority   Democratic (11)
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 (39 seats)
Next election	October 16 and November 20, 2027 (39 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website
Louisiana State Senate

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 State Senate (French: Sénat de L'État de Louisiane; Spanish: Senado del Estado de Luisiana) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All senators serve four-year terms and are assigned to multiple committees.