PAR Guide to the 2020 Constitutional Amendments
PAR Guide to the 2019 Constitutional Amendments
Louisiana Constituional Reform- Part I
The Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana has embarked on a two-part project to provide guidance to those seeking to reform the Louisiana Constitution. This first part includes a discussion of constitutional principles as well as more specific subject-matter principles regarding what an ideal constitution should contain.
PAR Guide to the 2018 Constitutional Amendments
PAR Guide to the 2017 Constitutional Amendments
PAR Guide to the 2016 Constitutional Amendments
Legislators’ Election & Compensation
Legislators’ Election & Compensation The Legislature consists of two houses, the Senate and the House of Representatives. The state constitution establishes the maximum number of senators and representatives, which is the present membership: Senate, 39; House, 105; total, 144. ElectionsThe constitution specifies that each member of the Senate and the House be elected from a […]