Louisiana State Senate

Louisiana State Senate
Louisiana State Legislature
Type
Type	Upper house
Term limits	3 terms (12 years)
New session started	April 25, 2011
Leadership
President of the Senate	John A. Alario, Jr., (R) since January 9, 2012
President pro Tempore	Sharon Weston Broome, (D) since January 14, 2008
Secretary of the Senate	Glenn Koepp since March, 2006
Parliamentarian	TBD since January, 2012
Structure
Members	39
Political groups	Republican Party (22) Democratic Party (17)
Length of term	4 years
Authority	Article III, Section 3, Louisiana Constitution
Salary	$15,362/year
Elections
Last election	November 19, 2011 (39 seats)
Next election	November 2015 (39 seats)
Redistricting	Legislative Control
Meeting place
State Senate Chamber Louisiana State Capitol Baton Rouge, Louisiana
Website
Louisiana State Senate

The Louisiana State Senate (French: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana. All Senators serve four year terms and are assigned multiple committees to work on. The Republicans control the State Senate following a Special Election Victory in District 26 by Jonathan W. Perry. Previously the Democratic Party held a majority in the Senate and the Senate President is Republican Senator John Alario from Westwego, Louisiana.

Composition

Affiliation	Party (Shading indicates majority caucus)			Total
	Democratic	Republican	Vacant
End of previous legislature	17	22	0	39
Begin	15	24	0	39
Latest voting share	38.5%	61.5%

Current membership

District	Name	Party	Residence
1	A.G. Crowe	Rep	Slidell
2	Troy Brown	Dem	New Orleans
3	J.P. Morrell	Dem	New Orleans
4	Edwin R. Murray	Dem	New Orleans
5	Karen Carter Peterson	Dem	New Orleans
6	Mack White, Jr.	Rep	Metairie
7	David Heitmeier	Dem	New Orleans
8	John A. Alario, Jr.	Rep	Westwego
9	Conrad Appel	Rep	Metairie
10	Daniel Martiny	Rep	Kenner
11	Jack Donahue	Rep	Covington
12	Ben Nevers	Dem	Bogalusa
13	Dale M. Erdey	Rep	Livingston
14	Yvonne Dorsey	Dem	Baton Rouge
15	Sharon Weston Broome	Dem	Baton Rouge
16	Dan Claitor	Rep	Baton Rouge
17	Rick Ward, III	Dem	Grosse Tete
18	Jody Amedee	Rep	Gonzales
19	Gary Smith, Jr.	Dem	Destrehan
20	Norby Chabert	Rep	Houma
21	R.L. Allain, II	Rep	Morgan City
22	Fred H. Mills, Jr.	Rep	St. Martinville
23	Patrick Cortez	Rep	Lafayette
24	Elbert Guillory	Dem	Opelousas
25	Dan Morrish	Rep	Jennings
26	Jonathan Perry	Rep	Kaplan
27	Ronnie Johns	Dem	Lake Charles
28	Eric LaFleur	Dem	Ville Platte
29	Richard Gallot, Jr.	Rep	Woodworth
30	John R. Smith	Rep	Leesville
31	Gerald Long	Rep	Natchitoches
32	Neil Riser	Rep	Columbia
33	Mike Walsworth	Rep	West Monroe
34	Francis C. Thompson	Dem	Delhi
35	Robert Kostelka	Rep	Monroe
36	Robert Adley	Rep	Benton
37	Barrow Peacock	Rep	Shreveport
38	Sherri Smith Cheek	Rep	Keithville
39	Gregory Traver	Dem	Shreveport

Senate Committees

The Louisiana State Senate currently has over fifteen different committees in which the senators sit. These committees address a wide range of issues such as environmental quality, education, labor relations and more . A full list of the committees can be found at the senate committees page. Likewise, a full list of committee assignments (by member) can be found at the committee assignments page.

External links

• The Louisiana State Senate official government website
• State Senate of Louisiana at Project Vote Smart
• Louisiana State Senate at Ballotpedia