To amend title 28, United States Code, to redefine the eastern and middle judicial districts of Louisiana.

This bill changes federal law that sets which Louisiana parishes belong to each federal judicial district. It rewrites the list for the Middle District as eight parishes: Ascension, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Iberville, Livingston, Pointe Coupee, Saint Helena, and West Baton Rouge. It rewrites the list for the Western District to include West Feliciana Parish, which current law places in the Middle District. Federal court cases started or pending in Louisiana before the bill becomes law would not be affected.

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Sponsors

• Julia Letlow Republican sponsor
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