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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 77)

INCUMBENT: John Schroder (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 77 is located in western Saint Tammany Parish and includes the rapidly growing suburbs of Madisonville and Covington. It also stretches to the north to include the more rural town of Folsom. DISTRICT MAP:                   RED/BLUE RATING (using 2008, 2012, and 2014 […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 29)

INCUMBENT: Regina Barrow (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: House District 29 is located in the Baton Rouge metropolitan area and in East Baton Rouge Parish includes neighborhoods adjacent to Metro Airport along Airline Highway and Plank Road. It also includes the ExxonMobil refinery/chemical plant, then it crosses over the “Old Bridge” into West Baton Rouge Parish to include […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 76)

INCUMBENT: Kevin Pearson (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 76 is located in Saint Tammany Parish and includes most of Slidell, as well as neighborhoods to the east of I-10/59 all the way to the Pearl River. DISTRICT MAP:                   RED/BLUE RATING (using 2008, 2012, and 2014 elections): 66% […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 26)

INCUMBENT: “Jeff” Hall (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: House District 26 is located in Rapides Parish and includes most of the central city of Alexandria between Macarthur Drive and the Red River. It also includes several precincts across the Red River in Pineville. DISTRICT MAP:                   RED/BLUE RATING (using 2008, […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 23)

INCUMBENT: Kenny Cox (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: House District 23 is located in northwest Louisiana and is located along either side of I-49. It was drawn specifically to take in black precincts in De Soto Parish, Red River Parish, and Natchitoches Parish. This was also a district that was changed considerably after the 2011 redistricting. DISTRICT MAP:   […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 74)

INCUMBENT: Scott Simon (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 74 is located in the Florida Parishes and includes the northern portions of Saint Tammany Parish, the northeast portion of Tangipahoa Parish, and the westernmost part of Washington Parish west of the Bogue Chitto River. This is a district that has seen the effects of suburbanization, particularly in […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 21)

INCUMBENT: “Andy” Anders (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: House District 21 is located in the Mississippi River Delta and includes all of Concordia Parish, as well as parts of East Carroll, Madison, and Tensas Parishes. The district was reconfigured in 1991 to have a black majority. DISTRICT MAP:                   RED/BLUE […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 51)

INCUMBENT: Joe Harrison (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 51 is a coastal district and includes part of four parishes: the southeast portion of Assumption Parish, a single precinct in northern Lafourche Parish, most of Morgan City in Saint Mary Parish, and most of the landmass of western Terrebonne Parish. DISTRICT MAP:           […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 17)

INCUMBENT: Marcus Hunter (Democrat) DESCRIPTION: House District 17 is located in northeast Louisiana and contains the black neighborhoods of Monroe (in Ouachita Parish) south of I-20. It also crosses the Ouachita River to take in portions of West Monroe. DISTRICT MAP:                 RED/BLUE RATING (using 2008, 2012, and 2014 […]

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Decision 2015: JMCEL’s “bite sized politics” (House District 66)

INCUMBENT: Darrell Ourso (Republican) DESCRIPTION: House District 66 is mostly located in the southeastern portion of East Baton Rouge Parish, although it also travels along Bayou Manchac to pick up affluent subdivisions like Santa Maria, Country Club of Louisiana, and University Club. DISTRICT MAP:                 RED/BLUE RATING (using […]

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