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The legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana has convened many times since statehood became effective on April 30, 1812.

Legislatures[edit]

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1st Legislature, 1812-1814 ^[1]
2nd Legislature, 1814-1816 ^[1]
3rd Legislature, 1816-1818 ^[1]
4th Legislature, 1819-1820 ^[1]
5th Legislature, 1821-1822 ^[1]
6th Legislature, 1823-1824 ^[1]
7th Legislature, 1824-1825 ^[1]
8th Legislature, 1827-1828 ^[1]
9th Legislature, 1828-1830 ^[1]
11th Legislature, 1833 ^[1]
12th Legislature, 1835-1836 ^[1]
13th Legislature, 1837 ^[1]
14th Legislature, 1839-1840 ^[1]
15th Legislature, 1841 ^[1]
16th Legislature, 1843-1844 ^[1]
17th Legislature, 1845 ^[1]
2017: February 13–22, April 10-June 8, June 8–16, 2017 ^[2]
2018: March 12-May 18, 2018 ^[2]
2019: April 8-June 6, 2019 ^[2]
71st Louisiana Legislature, until 2023

References[edit]

^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f ^g ^h ⁱ ^j ^k ^l ^m ⁿ ^o ^p "Session Laws: Louisiana". HeinOnline. New York: William S. Hein & Co., Inc. Retrieved March 23, 2019. (subscription required)
^ ^a ^b ^c "Louisiana State Legislature". Ballotpedia.org. Retrieved March 23, 2019.

External links[edit]

Louisiana State Legislature. Sessions, 1997-current
"Legislative History Research Guide" (PDF). Law Library of Louisiana.
"Louisiana State Legislative History". Tulane University Law School Library.
"Louisiana Resources: Statutes & Legislation". Research Guides: U.S. States. Georgetown University Law Library.

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