House Legislative Services

H L S | Executive Director's Office

Rosalie "Rosie" Ammersbach
Executive Assistant to HLS Executive Director
(225) 342-6124

Bridgette Jackson
Administrative Assistant to HLS Executive Director
(225) 342-0375

PHONE LISTS

HLS Phone List By Committee HLS Phone List By Division

Our Divisions

Commercial Regulation

Fiscal

Governmental Affairs

Legal

Resource & Infrastructure

Administrative Services

Research Library

About

House Legislative Services is dedicated to providing the Louisiana House of Representatives, its members, and its committees with the highest quality research, policy and budget analysis, bill drafting, and support services in a professional, nonpartisan manner in order to carry out legislative policy and assist the legislature in functioning as a coequal branch of government. In 1952 and by virtue of Acts 1952, No. 51, the Louisiana Legislative Council was created which included a professional staff to provide legal, research, and clerical assistance to members of both the Louisiana House of Representatives and the Senate. Years later, the professional staff was divided creating separate House and Senate staff service organizations. The House organized its staff into subject matter divisions, focusing on the development of subject matter expertise and the sharing of workload in staff divisions. This was the start of House Legislative Services (HLS), established in 1981 and provided for in the Rules of the House.

Publications

House Legislative Services produces a number of publications, including:
Session Wrap, Resume Digest, State Constitution, House Rules, Quick Guides to Floor and Committee Procedures, and Internet Publications.

Statutory Compilations, including:
Education laws, Election Code, Insurance Code, Environmental Quality laws, Motor Vehicles and Traffic Regulations, Organization of the Executive Branch, Public Bid Law, Group Insurance laws, Public Finance laws, the Administrative Procedure Act, and Wildlife & Fisheries laws. Selected compilations include a Complete Guide to Louisiana Gaming Laws and a Compilation of Selected Ethics Provisions.

Publications available for purchase by the public are listed here.

Services

House Legislative Services provides nonpartisan legal and research services to all 105 members of the Louisiana House and its 16 standing committees, as well as supporting the Louisiana Legislature as an institution and an equal branch of government.

More specifically, HLS staff:

Provide research and policy analysis to all House members.

Draft legislation, including the preparation of bill summaries and amendments to various legislative instruments.

Provide budget analysis of agency budgets and programs.

Draft substantive resolutions for consideration during legislative sessions and draft commendation and condolence resolutions year-round.

Provide committee staffing to each of the 16 standing committees and numerous special committees of the Legislature.

Review and monitor rules proposed by various state departments and agencies.

Assist Legislative District Offices in providing information to constituents.

Publish the official documents of the House.

Provide House members with information and assistance to redistrict election districts that are provided by law. These districts include state legislative, BESE, PSC, judicial, and congressional districts.

Staff the Public Update Legislative Service (PULS) telephone line. The PULS line provides constituents with information on legislation, proceedings, and legislative website navigation.

Committees

Administration of Criminal Justice

Agriculture, Forestry, Aquaculture & Rural Dev

Appropriations

Civil Law & Procedure

Commerce

Education

Health & Welfare

House & Governmental Affairs

Insurance

Judiciary

Labor & Industrial