Louisiana State Legislature

The Louisiana State Legislature (French: Législature d'État de Louisiane)^[1] is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body, made up by the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representatives, and the upper house, the Louisiana State Senate with 39 senators.

Louisiana State Legislature Législature d'État de Louisiane
71st Louisiana Legislature
Type
Type	Bicameral
Houses	Senate House of Representatives
Term limits	Senate 3 consecutive terms (12 years) House 3 consecutive terms (12 years)
Leadership
President of the Senate	Page Cortez, (R) since January 13, 2020
Speaker of the House	Clay Schexnayder, (R) since January 13, 2020
Structure
Seats	144 voting members 39 senators 105 representatives
State Senate political groups	Republican (27)   Democratic (12)
House of Representatives political groups	Republican (69)   Democratic (34)   Independent (2)
Length of term	Senate 4 years House 4 years
Salary	$16,800/year + expenses/per diem
Elections
State Senate last election	October 12 and November 16, 2019
House of Representatives last election	October 12 and November 16, 2019
State Senate next election	October 14 and November 18, 2023
House of Representatives next election	October 14 and November 18, 2023
Redistricting	Legislative control
Motto
Union, justice, and confidence
Meeting place
Louisiana State Capitol, Baton Rouge
Website
http://www.legis.state.la.us/

References

1. A common name for the Louisiana State Legislature is "the General Assembly", a name used first in English in the 1812 Louisiana Constitution,() which in turn is a translation of French Assemblée générale and found in other states to designate the lower house.