Presiding Officers' Call for 2011 1st Extraordinary Session

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STATE OF LOUISIANA

LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA

BATON ROUGE, LOUISIANA


By virtue of the authority vested in us by Paragraph B of Section 2 of Article III of the Constitution of Louisiana and by R.S. 24:11, upon receipt of the written petition of a majority of the elected members of each house. WE, Jim Tucker, Speaker of the House and Joel Chaisson, President of the Senate, HEREBY CALL AND CONVENE THE LEGISLATURE OF LOUISIANA INTO EXTRAORDINARY SESSION to convene at the State Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, during twenty-five (25) calendar days, beginning at 5:00 o'clock p.m. on the 20th day of March 2011, and ending no later than 6:00 o'clock p.m. on the 13th day of April 2011. The power to legislate at such session shall be limited, under penalty of nullity, to the following specifically enumerated objects:

ITEM NO. 1: To adopt an Act relative only to the House of Representatives of the Legislature of Louisiana; to provide for the composition of the House of Representatives; to provide for representative districts; to provide for election districts for the House of Representatives; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 2: To adopt an Act relative only to the Senate of the Legislature of Louisiana; to provide for the composition of the Senate; to provide for senatorial districts; to provide for election districts for the Senate; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 3: To legislate relative to the redistricting of the Congressional districts of Louisiana; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 4: To adopt an Act relative only to the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide for the composition of the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; to provide for districts; to provide for election districts for the Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 5: To adopt an Act relative only to the Louisiana Public Service Commission; to provide for the composition of the Louisiana Public Service Commission; to provide for Louisiana Public Service Commission districts; to provide for election districts for the Louisiana Public Service Commission; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 6: To adopt an Act relative only to the Supreme Court of Louisiana; to provide for election districts for the Supreme Court; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 7: To adopt an Act relative only to the Courts of Appeals of Louisiana; to provide for the composition of the Courts of Appeal and the number of judges thereof; to provide for election districts for the Courts of Appeal; and to provide relative to the effectiveness of such districts.
ITEM NO. 8: To legislate with regard to classifications of parishes, municipalities, or other political subdivisions or local areas according to population by adjusting the population ranges affected by the 2010 census; by repealing certain provisions based upon certain population classification ranges; or by enacting local bills to limit the application of laws based upon specific classifications to one or more parishes, municipalities, or other political subdivisions or local areas."

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, we have hereunto set our
hands officially and caused to be affixed
the Seals of the House of Representatives and of the Senate,
at the Capitol, in the city of Baton Rouge,
on this 22nd day of December 2010.



___________________________________________
JIM TUCKER
SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
___________________________________________
JOEL CHAISSON
PRESIDENT OF THE SENATE





ATTEST BY THE CLERK AND THE SECRETARY


___________________________________________
ALFRED W. SPEER
CLERK OF THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES
___________________________________________
GLENN A. KOEPP
SECRETARY OF THE SENATE