[StBernard] Louisiana Redistricting Information

Westley Annis Westley at da-parish.com
Tue Feb 15 00:57:53 EST 2011


Louisiana Redistricting Information



The Louisiana Legislature is responsible for redrawing district boundaries
for the U.S. House of Representatives, the Louisiana Supreme Court and other
courts, the Public Service Commission (PSC), and the Board of Elementary and
Secondary Education (BESE) using data from the 2010 Census
<http://www.census.gov/rdo/data/2010_census_redistricting_data_pl_94-171_sum
mary_files.html> .



The Louisiana House of Representatives has delegated the responsibility for
initial plan development to the House & Governmental Affairs Committee. The
Redistricting page on the House of Representative's web site provides a lot
of helpful resources, information, and statistics related to the process:
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Redistricting2011/



The House & Governmental Affairs Committee will hold a meeting at the State
Capitol in Baton Rouge on February 15, 2011 to discuss redistricting in
Louisiana.



Additionally, public meetings will be held throughout Louisiana February 17
- March 1 to allow for public comment concerning the census populations, the
deviations of existing districts from an ideal population, and solutions for
district line drawing. A complete listing of public meetings can be found
here:
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Redistricting2011/NewsPDF/2011_MEETING_SCH_JOIN
T_GOVAFFAIRS.pdf



Review the following document for a general overview of the redistricting
timeline:
http://house.louisiana.gov/H_Redistricting2011/RedistrictingTimeline_1_24_11
.pdf



Thank you,



Tai Istre, PhD

State Data Resource Officer

Division of Administration

State Census Data Center
<http://www.louisiana.gov/Explore/Demographics_and_Geography/>

P: 225-219-5987 *NEW*

F: 225-219-4994





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