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Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee, Louisiana House of Representatives
The Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee is a standing committee of the Louisiana House of Representatives.
Per the House Rules, committees of the Louisiana House of Representatives are assigned by the Speaker of the House.[1] It is unclear when committees are assigned. A majority of appointed members make up a committee's quorum.[2] The Speaker and Speaker Pro Tempore serve as ex officio members of every committee.[3]
See rules: House Rules
Function
“ | To this committee shall be referred, in accordance with the rules, all legislative instruments, messages, petitions, memorials and other matters relating to the following subjects: Local and municipal affairs generally; City of New Orleans affairs; Police juries; Municipalities; Forms of local government; Municipal drainage, and sewerage and water districts; Technical assistance to local governments; Assistance to municipal and local governments; Revenue of and taxation levied by local governments; Employees of local governments; Expenditures by local governments; Local ordinances; Intergovernmental relations; State planning; Economic development; Political subdivision industrial inducement; Economic development districts; Urban planning; Cultural affairs generally; Parks; State parks and recreational districts; Military parks and battlefields; Museums; Preservation of historic landmarks and objects.[4][5] | ” |
Membership
2025-2026 legislative session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee, 2025-2026 |
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Democratic members (8) | Republican members (13) | Third-party members(0) |
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2023-2024 legislative session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee, 2023-2024 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (12) | Third-party members(0) |
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2021-2022 legislative session
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee, 2021-2022 |
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Democratic members (6) | Republican members (11) | Third-party members(0) |
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2015 legislative session
The following table describes committee membership at the beginning of the 2015 legislative session.
Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Members, 2015 | ||||
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Democratic members (12) | Republican members (6) | Third-party members (1) | ||
• Austin Badon, Jr., Chair | • Taylor Barras | • Terry Brown | ||
• Robert Billiot, Vice Chair | • Stephen Pugh | |||
• Michael Danahay | • Tom Willmott | |||
• Dalton Honore | • John Berthelot | |||
• Wesley Bishop | • Kenneth Havard | |||
• Stephen Ortego | • Chuck Kleckley, ex officio | |||
• Ebony Woodruff | ||||
• Joseph Bouie | ||||
• Barbara Norton | ||||
• Roy Burrell | ||||
• Regina Barrow | ||||
• Walt Leger, III, ex officio |
2012-2013
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2010-2011
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External links
Footnotes
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(A))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 14.36)
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Rules of Order," accessed February 18, 2021(Rule 6.3(C))
- ↑ Louisiana House of Representatives, "Municipal, Parochial and Cultural Affairs Committee," accessed February 18, 2021
- ↑ Note: This text is quoted verbatim from the original source. Any inconsistencies are attributable to the original source.