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The Board was created under the terms of the 1974 Louisiana Constitution, and began operations effective January 1, 1975. [1] It consists of 15 members, 14 of whom are appointed by the Governor to six-year, overlapping terms. Each of Louisiana's six congressional districts is represented by at least one regent but no more than two.
The Commission was created by Article IV, Section 21 [2] of the 1921 Constitution of the State of Louisiana. [3] It succeeded the Railroad Commission of Louisiana that was created by the 1898 Constitution. [4] The commission has five elected members chosen in single-member districts for staggered six-year terms.
Pages in category "Members of the Louisiana House of Representatives" The following 149 pages are in this category, out of 149 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
The first speaker, Pierre Bauchet St. Martin, was elected by the House in 1812.During the first years of statehood the speakership and the Louisiana House of Representative was dominated by supporters of Henry Clay, after 1845 the Democratic Party came to dominate politics until the United States Civil War.
Pages in category "Members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission" The following 15 pages are in this category, out of 15 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
In 2007, the board appointed Paul Pastorek, a former BESE member, as the Louisiana state education superintendent upon the death of Cecil J. Picard. Pastorek resigned as superintendent in 2011. [2] In 2012, eight of the eleven members were required to confirm Governor Bobby Jindal's appointment of John C. White as superintendent.
The other four members are appointed at-large in the state. Commissioners must be at least 30 years old and must have worked in the private security business for at least 5 years. American citizenship is also required. [8] At least one of the at-large board members must be a representative of a "nationally operated security company." [8]
The legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana has convened many times since statehood became effective on April 30, 1812. "The legislature was elected every two years until 1880, when a sitting legislature was elected every four years thereafter."