2012 Louisiana Laws
Revised Statutes
TITLE 45 — Public utilities and carriers
RS 45:1161.5 — Public service commission districts

§1161.5. Public Service Commission districts

A. The state shall be divided into the following five Public Service Commission districts, and one commissioner shall be elected from each district:

(1) District 1 is composed of Precincts 2, 3, 4, 5, 10, 12, 13, 14, 15, 18, 21, 22, 25, 26, 27, 33, 34, 35, 41 and 43 of Ascension Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 35, 36, 37, 38, 39, 40, 41, 42, 43, 44, 45, 46, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 65, 66, 67, 68, 69, 70, 71, 72, 73, 74, 75, 76, 77, 78, 79, 80, 81, 82, 83, 84, 85, 86, 87, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 94, 95, 96, 97, 98, 99, 100, 101, 102, 103, 105, 106, 116, 117, 118, 119, 120, 121, 122, 123, 124, 125, 126, 127, 128, 129, 130, 132, 134, 136, 170, 172, 175, 176, 177, 178, 179A, 182, 183, 184, 185A, 185B, 189, 190, 192, 193, 194A, 194B, 198, 199, 202, 203, 204, 215, 216B, 217, 226, 227, 228, 229, 230, 231, 234, 235, 236, 237, 238, 246, 247, 248, 3-G, 5-G, 9-G, 10-G, 12-G, 13-G, 1-GI, 1-H, 2-H, 3-H, 4-H, 5-H, 6-H, 7-H, 8-H, 9-H, 1-K, 2-K, 3-K, 4-K, 5-K, 6-K, 7-K, 8-K, 9-K, 10-K, 11-K, 12-K, 13-KA, 14-K, 15-K, 16-K, 17-K, 18-K, 19-K, 20-K, 25-K, 27-K, 28-K, 29-K, 34-K, 35-K, 1-L, 1-W, 3-W, 4-W, 5-W, 6-W and 7-W of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 9, 10, 11, 11A, 12, 13A, 13B, 14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 30, 31, 32, 33, 34, 38 and 43 of Livingston Parish; Precincts 3-20, 4-6, 4-7, 4-8, 4-9, 4-11, 4-14, 4-15, 4-17, 4-17A, 4-18, 4-20, 4-21, 4-22, 4-23, 5-17, 5-18, 7-41, 7-42, 9-45A, 14-1, 14-2, 14-3, 14-4, 14-5, 14-6, 14-7, 14-8, 14-9, 14-10, 14-11, 14-12, 14-13A, 14-14, 14-15, 14-16, 14-17, 14-18A, 14-19, 14-20, 14-21, 15-19A, 16-1, 16-1A, 17-1, 17-17, 17-18, 17-18A, 17-19 and 17-20 of Orleans Parish; Plaquemines Parish; St. Bernard Parish; Precincts 2-5, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 7-2 and 7-3 of St. Charles Parish; St. Helena Parish; St. Tammany Parish; Tangipahoa Parish; and Washington Parish.

(2) District 2 is composed of Precincts 1-7, 1-8, 1-9, 1-12, 1-33, 1-34, 1-35, 1-39, 1-40, 1-41, 1-42, 1-43, 1-44, 1-47, 1-48, 1-49, 1-52, 1-53, 1-55, 1-56, 1-57, 1-60, 1-64, 1-65, 1-69, 1-72, 1-74, 1-75, 1-80, 1-89, 1-90, 1-98, 1-99, 1-103, 1-105, 2-6, 2-7, 2-8, 2-18, 2-21, 2-26, 2-28, 2-29, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-6, 3-7, 3-9, 3-10, 3-11, 3-12, 3-13, 3-14, 3-15, 3-16, 3-17, 3-18, 3-19, 3-21, 3-22, 3-25, 3-26, 3-27, 3-28, 3-29, 3-30, 3-31, 3-32, 3-33, 3-34, 3-35, 3-36, 3-37, 3-38, 3-39, 3-40, 3-41, 3-43, 3-45, 3-46, 3-47, 3-48, 3-49, 3-51, 3-52 and 3-53 of East Baton Rouge Parish; East Feliciana Parish; Precinct 11-3 of Iberia Parish; Precincts 4, 5, 25, 25A, 25B, 26, 26A, 27, 28, 29, 30, 31 and 32 of Iberville Parish; Lafayette Parish; Lafourche Parish; Precincts 1, 1A, 1B, 1C, 1D, 2, 2A, 3, 3A, 4, 4A, 5, 5A, 5B, 6, 6A, 6B, 7, 7A, 7B, 8A, 8B, 23, 23A, 23B, 24, 24A, 24B, 24C, 24D, 25, 26, 26A, 26B, 26C, 27, 28A, 28B, 29, 35, 35A, 36, 36A, 39, 39A, 40, 40A and 41 of Livingston Parish; Pointe Coupee Parish; St. Martin Parish; St. Mary Parish; Terrebonne Parish; Precincts 1-1, 2-1A, 2-1B, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1B, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3 and 7-4 of West Baton Rouge Parish; and West Feliciana Parish.

(3) District 3 is composed of Precincts 1, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 16, 17, 19, 20, 23, 24, 28, 30, 31, 32, 36, 37, 39, 40, 42, 44, 45, 47, 48, 49, 50, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 60 and 61 of Ascension Parish; Assumption Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-4, 1-5, 1-6, 1-10, 1-13, 1-14, 1-15, 1-16, 1-17, 1-18, 1-19, 1-21, 1-22, 1-23, 1-24, 1-25, 1-26, 1-27, 1-28, 1-29, 1-30, 1-31, 1-32, 1-36, 1-37, 1-38, 1-45, 1-46, 1-50, 1-51, 1-54, 1-58, 1-59, 1-61, 1-62, 1-63, 1-66, 1-67, 1-68, 1-70, 1-71, 1-73, 1-77, 1-78, 1-81, 1-82, 1-83, 1-84, 1-85, 1-86, 1-87, 1-88, 1-91, 1-92, 1-93, 1-94, 1-95, 1-97, 1-100, 1-101, 1-102, 1-104, 1-107, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-5, 2-9, 2-10, 2-11, 2-12, 2-13, 2-14, 2-15, 2-16, 2-17, 2-19, 2-20, 2-22, 2-23, 2-24, 2-25, 2-27, 2-30, 2-31, 2-32, 3-5, 3-8, 3-20, 3-23, 3-24, 3-42, 3-44, 3-50, 3-54 and 3-55 of East Baton Rouge Parish; Precincts 1, 2, 3, 6, 6A, 7, 8, 10, 11, 12, 13, 13A, 13B, 13C, 14, 14A, 14B, 15, 15A, 15B, 16, 17, 17A, 18, 19, 19A, 20, 21, 22, 23 and 24 of Iberville Parish; Precincts 57, 104, 107, 108, 115, 131, 133, 138, 150, 151, 152, 153, 154, 155, 156, 157A, 157B, 171, 173, 174, 179B, 180, 181, 187, 188, 191, 195, 196, 197A, 197B, 197C, 200, 201, 205, 210, 211, 212A, 212B, 213A, 213B, 213C, 214A, 214B, 216A, 225, 232A, 232B, 1-G, 2-G, 4-G, 6-G, 7-G, 8-G, 11-G, 13-KB, 21-K, 22-K, 23-K, 24-K, 26-K, 30-K, 31-K, 33-K and 2-W of Jefferson Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 2-6, 2-6A, 2-7, 3-1, 3-3, 3-5, 3-8, 3-9, 3-12, 3-14, 3-15, 3-18, 3-19, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 5-7, 5-8, 5-9, 5-10, 5-11, 5-12, 5-13, 5-15, 5-16, 6-1, 6-2, 6-4, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 6-9, 7-1, 7-2, 7-4, 7-5, 7-6, 7-7, 7-8, 7-9A, 7-10, 7-11, 7-12, 7-13, 7-14, 7-15, 7-16, 7-17, 7-18, 7-19, 7-20, 7-21, 7-23, 7-24, 7-25, 7-25A, 7-26, 7-27, 7-27B, 7-28, 7-28A, 7-29, 7-30, 7-32, 7-33, 7-34, 7-35, 7-37, 7-37A, 7-40, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-6, 8-7, 8-8, 8-9, 8-12, 8-13, 8-14, 8-15, 8-19, 8-20, 8-21, 8-22, 8-23, 8-24, 8-25, 8-26, 8-27, 8-28, 8-30, 9-1, 9-3, 9-3A, 9-4, 9-5, 9-5A, 9-6B, 9-6C, 9-6D, 9-6E, 9-6F, 9-7, 9-8, 9-8A, 9-9, 9-10, 9-11, 9-12, 9-13, 9-14, 9-15, 9-16, 9-17, 9-19, 9-21, 9-23, 9-25, 9-26, 9-28, 9-28C, 9-28E, 9-29, 9-30, 9-30A, 9-31, 9-31A, 9-31B, 9-31D, 9-32, 9-33, 9-34A, 9-35, 9-35A, 9-36, 9-36B, 9-37, 9-38, 9-38A, 9-39, 9-39B, 9-40, 9-40A, 9-40C, 9-41, 9-41A, 9-41B, 9-41C, 9-41D, 9-42, 9-42C, 9-43A, 9-43B, 9-43C, 9-43E, 9-43F, 9-43G, 9-43H, 9-43I, 9-43J, 9-43K, 9-43L, 9-43M, 9-43N, 9-44, 9-44A, 9-44B, 9-44D, 9-44E, 9-44F, 9-44G, 9-44I, 9-44J, 9-44L, 9-44M, 9-44N, 9-44O, 9-44P, 9-44Q, 9-45, 10-3, 10-6, 10-7, 10-8, 10-9, 10-11, 10-12, 10-13, 10-14, 11-2, 11-3, 11-4, 11-5, 11-8, 11-9, 11-10, 11-11, 11-12, 11-13, 11-14, 11-17, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 12-5, 12-6, 12-7, 12-8, 12-9, 12-10, 12-11, 12-12, 12-13, 12-14, 12-16, 12-17, 12-19, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 13-5, 13-6, 13-7, 13-8, 13-9, 13-10, 13-11, 13-12, 13-13, 13-14, 13-15, 13-16, 14-23, 14-24A, 14-25, 14-26, 15-1, 15-2, 15-3, 15-5, 15-6, 15-8, 15-9, 15-10, 15-11, 15-12, 15-12A, 15-13, 15-13A, 15-13B, 15-14, 15-14A, 15-14B, 15-14C, 15-14D, 15-14E, 15-14F, 15-14G, 15-15, 15-15A, 15-15B, 15-16, 15-17, 15-17A, 15-17B, 15-18, 15-18A, 15-18B, 15-18C, 15-18D, 15-18E, 15-18F, 15-19, 15-19B, 15-19C, 16-2, 16-3, 16-4, 16-5, 16-6, 16-7, 16-8, 16-9, 17-2, 17-3, 17-4, 17-5, 17-6, 17-7, 17-8, 17-9, 17-10, 17-11, 17-12, 17-13, 17-13A, 17-14, 17-15 and 17-16 of Orleans Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 1-5, 1-6, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 2-4, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 3-5, 3-6, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 6-5, 6-6, 6-7, 6-8, 7-1 and 7-4 of St. Charles Parish; St. James Parish; St. John the Baptist Parish; and Precincts 3-1A, 3-2, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3A, 4-3B, 4-4, 4-5, 5-1, 6-1 and 6-2 of West Baton Rouge Parish.

(4) District 4 is composed of Acadia Parish; Allen Parish; Avoyelles Parish; Beauregard Parish; Calcasieu Parish; Cameron Parish; Precincts 1-4, 3-2, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-5, 7-1, 7-3, 7-5, 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3 and 9-4 of Catahoula Parish; Evangeline Parish; Grant Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-3, 3-1, 3-2, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1, 4-2, 4-3, 4-4, 5-1, 5-2, 5-3, 5-4, 5-5, 6-1, 6-2, 6-3, 6-4, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-2, 8-4, 8-5, 9-1, 9-2, 9-3, 9-4, 9-5, 10-2, 10-3, 10-4, 10-5, 10-6, 10-7, 11-1, 11-2, 11-4, 11-5, 12-1, 12-2, 12-3, 12-4, 13-1, 13-2, 13-3, 13-4, 14-1, 14-3 and 14-4 of Iberia Parish; Jefferson Davis Parish; La Salle Parish; Rapides Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-2A, 2-3, 2-4, 2-4A, 2-5, 2-6, 2-6A, 3-2, 3-4, 3-6, 3-6A, 3-7, 4-1, 5-3, 5-5, 5-8, 5-8A, 6-2, 6-2A, 6-3 and 6-4 of Sabine Parish; St. Landry Parish; Vermilion Parish; and Vernon Parish.

(5) District 5 is composed of Bienville Parish; Bossier Parish; Caddo Parish; Caldwell Parish; Precincts 1-1, 1-2, 1-3, 2-1, 2-2, 2-5, 3-1, 3-3, 3-4, 4-1 and 4-2 of Catahoula Parish; Claiborne Parish; Concordia Parish; De Soto Parish; East Carroll Parish; Franklin Parish; Jackson Parish; Lincoln Parish; Madison Parish; Morehouse Parish; Natchitoches Parish; Ouachita Parish; Red River Parish; Richland Parish; Precincts 6-4A, 6-4B, 7-1, 7-2, 7-3, 7-4, 7-5, 8-1, 8-2, 9-1, 9-2 and 9-3 of Sabine Parish; Tensas Parish; Union Parish; Webster Parish; West Carroll Parish; and Winn Parish.

B. Each commissioner in office on the effective date of this Section* shall be the commissioner for the district having the same designation as the district from which the commissioner was elected and shall complete the term for which he was elected.

Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 23, §1, eff. Jan. 1, 2013, (eff. for election purposes for District 2 only for the regular elections in 2012).

*NOTE: For District 2, see Acts 2011, 1st Ex. Sess., No. 23, §6(A), re

implementation and effectiveness.