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LA HB719
Bill
Status
2/27/2026
Primary Sponsor
Peter Egan
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AI Summary
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Increases the minimum number of assistant district attorneys by one position in each of Louisiana's 42 judicial districts and the parish of Orleans, affecting all 42 districts statewide
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Largest offices affected include Orleans Parish (83 to 84), Nineteenth Judicial District (55 to 56), and Twenty-Fourth Judicial District (54 to 55)
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Smallest offices affected include the Thirty-Eighth and Thirty-Ninth Judicial Districts (2 to 3 each)
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Effective date of January 1, 2027, contingent upon approval by the Governor's Advisory and Review Commission on Assistant District Attorneys
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No additional assistant district attorneys may be appointed without commission approval confirming positions meet applicable guidelines
Legislative Description
Provides relative to the number of assistant district attorneys in each judicial district
DISTRICT ATTORNEYS/ASST
Last Action
Read by title, under the rules, referred to the Committee on Judiciary.
3/9/2026