La. Stat. tit. 45 § 1161.4

Current with operative changes from the 2024 Third Special Legislative Session

Section 45:1161.4 - Public Service Commission districts

A. The state shall be divided into the following five Public Service Commission districts, and one commissioner shall be elected from each district:

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125A, 125B, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 136, 175, 176, 177, 178, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 189, 190, 192, 193A, 193B, 194A, 194B, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 246, 247, 248, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-KA, 6-KB, 7-KA, 7-KB, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 34-K, 35-K, and 1-L of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 3B, 5A, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 8A, 8B, 9, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 18A, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 21A, 22, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38, and 43 of Livingston Parish; Precincts 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-17, 5-18, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 16-1, 16-1A, 17-1, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19, and 17-20 of Orleans Parish; Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; Precincts 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 7-2, and 7-3 of St. Charles Parish; St. Helena Parish; St. Tammany Parish; Tangipahoa Parish; and Washington Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 20, 21, 22, 24, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 41, 43, 61, 62, 63, 64, 71, 72, 76, 77, and 78 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 5-3, 5-5, 6-1, 7-2, 7-3, 8-1, and 9-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-56, 1-57, 1-64, 1-65, 1-69, 1-72, 1-74, 1-75, 1-79, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-21, 2-26, 2-33, 2-35, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52, 3-53, 3-58, 3-59, 3-60, 3-61, 3-62, 3-64, 3-66, 3-67, 3-68, and 3-71 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Precincts 4, 5, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 31, and 32 of Iberville Parish; Lafayette Parish; Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3A, 4, 4A, 4B, 5, 5B, 5C, 7A, 7B, 7C, 7D, 23, 23A, 23B, 23C, 24, 24B, 24C, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 39, 39A, 39B, 40, 40A, and 41 of Livingston Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; Precincts 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, and 29 of St. Martin Parish; Terrebonne Parish; Precincts 1A, 2A, 2B, 3, 4, 5, 7A, 7B, 18, 19, 20, 21, and 22 of West Baton Rouge Parish; and West Feliciana Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 6, 23, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 57, 58, 65, 66, and 73 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 4-3, 5-1, 5-2, 6-2, 6-3, and 7-1 of Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-9, 1-10, 1-11, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-20, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50, 1-51, 1-54, 1-55, 1-58, 1-59, 1-60, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-66, 1-67, 1-68, 1-70, 1-71, 1-73, 1-76, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-102, 1-104, 1-107, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-18, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-27, 2-28, 2-29, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32, 2-34, 2-36, 2-37, 3-5, 3-8, 3-12, 3-20, 3-23, 3-24, 3-28, 3-32, 3-44, 3-50, 3-54, 3-55, 3-56, 3-57, 3-63, 3-65, 3-69, 3-70, and 3-72 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1, 3, 6, 7, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13C, 14, 14A, 15, 15B, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, and 24 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 57, 104, 108, 115, 116, 131, 133, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 170, 171, 172, 173, 174, 179A, 179B, 180, 181, 185B, 187, 188, 191, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 200, 201, 205, 210, 211, 212, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 215, 216A, 216B, 216C, 217, 225, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 232A, 232B, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238A, 238B, 1-G, 2-G, 3-G, 4-G, 5-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 9-G, 10-G, 11-G, 12-G, 13-G, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K, 30-K, 31-K, 33-K, 1-W, 2-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W, and 7-W of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-4, 2-6, 2-7, 3-1, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 3-20, 4-2, 4-3, 4-5, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 7-41, 7-42, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-1, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 9-6, 9-7, 9-8, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 9-45, 9-45A, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19A, 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15, and 17-16 of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1, and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish; St. James Parish; St. John the Baptist Parish; and Precincts 1B, 1C, 6, 8, 9, 10A, 10B, 11A, 11B, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, 16, and 17 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; Avoyelles Parish; Beauregard Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; Evangeline Parish; Grant Parish; Iberia Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; LaSalle Parish; Rapides Parish; St. Landry Parish; Precincts 1 and 2 of St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; Vermilion Parish; and Vernon Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; Caddo Parish; Caldwell Parish; Catahoula Parish; Claiborne Parish; Concordia Parish; DeSoto Parish; East Carroll Parish; Franklin Parish; Jackson Parish; Lincoln Parish; Madison Parish; Morehouse Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Ouachita Parish; Red River Parish; Richland Parish; Sabine Parish; Tensas Parish; Union Parish; Webster Parish; West Carroll Parish; and Winn Parish.

B. Each commissioner in office on January 1, 2023, shall be the commissioner for the district as composed in this Section having the same designation as the district from which the commissioner was elected and may complete the term for which he was elected.

La. R.S. § 45:1161.4

Acts 2022, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, See Act.

Acts 2001, 2nd Ex. Sess., No. 2, §1, eff. 1/1/2003 (eff. for election purposes for Districts 1 and 5 only for the regular elections in 2002); Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 23, §5, eff. 1/1/2013.

See Acts 2022, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 2, §3, regarding precincs used in district descriptions.