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LA HB719

Bill

Status

Introduced

2/27/2026

Primary Sponsor

Peter Egan

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Origin

House of Representatives

2026 Regular Session

AI Summary

  • 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

  • Largest offices affected include Orleans Parish (83 to 84), Nineteenth Judicial District (55 to 56), and Twenty-Fourth Judicial District (54 to 55)

  • Smallest offices affected include the Thirty-Eighth and Thirty-Ninth Judicial Districts (2 to 3 each)

  • Effective date of January 1, 2027, contingent upon approval by the Governor's Advisory and Review Commission on Assistant District Attorneys

  • 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

Committee Referrals

Judiciary2/27/2026

Full Bill Text

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