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Jury moves precinct-redrawing ordinance to regular meeting after jurors request demographer be present
Summary
Ordinance No. 1 of 2025 to merge and rename several precincts and assign polling locations was introduced and the committee voted unanimously to send it to the regular meeting after jurors asked the demographer be present to clarify which precincts change.
The Police Jury introduced Ordinance No. 1 of 2025, described as a measure to merge precinct geography, amend precinct legal descriptions, assign polling locations and rename certain precincts under Louisiana Revised Statutes 18:532 and 18:532.1.
Jurors and members of the public raised concerns that the ordinance’s wording appeared vague and that several specific precincts (including references to Precinct 5A, 38A and Precinct 6) might be affected. One juror asked for the demographer who prepared the maps (referred to in the discussion as Miss Raines) to attend the next regular meeting to explain exhibit maps and which precincts are changing.
After back-and-forth about exhibit pages and prior changes (members noted a January 21 resolution that had altered some polling locations), committee members agreed to place the ordinance on the regular meeting agenda so the demographer can appear and jurors can vote with clearer information.
Next steps: the ordinance was referred to the regular meeting for final consideration; the transcript records that the committee voted to move the item and that if members remained unsatisfied after the demographer’s explanation they could vote it down at the regular meeting.
