Louisiana House of Representatives

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.