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House announces multiple resignations, proclaims special elections and swears in new members
Summary
Clerk read several resignation letters and the speaker proclaimed dates for special elections; the House clerk administered oaths to newly elected representatives including Doyle James Boudreaux, Reese Broussard and Chastity Verrett Martinez.
The clerk read a series of communications notifying the House of resignations from multiple sitting members and the speaker proclaimed special elections to fill the resulting vacancies.
The communications included resignation letters dated between November 2025 and February 2026 from members identified in the transcript; the Secretary of State’s office later certified winners in some of those contests (names read by the clerk). The House formally declared that the newly elected members were ‘‘duly elected and qualified’’ after hearing no objections to their elections.
Following the certifications, the clerk administered the oath of office to newly elected members. Doyle James Boudreaux, Reese Broussard and Chastity Verrett Martinez each stated their full name and repeated the oath, concluding with ‘‘so help me God.’’ The clerk and presiding officers directed newly sworn members to take their seats.
What happens next: The special-election proclamations set the timetable and inform the Secretary of State and local officials; the newly sworn members will assume committee assignments and participate in the 2026 session business immediately as members of the House.
(Reporting note: resignations, proclamation dates and certified winners were read aloud in the House; the transcript records the clerk’s reading but does not include the full text of each resignation letter.)
