Louisiana State House District 56

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-056
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
056
Land Area
234.3 sq mi
Water Area
116.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 56

Boundary as GeoJSON

Source: U.S. Census Bureau TIGER/Line state legislative district boundaries.

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Charles Parish233.59 sq mi99.7%84.1%
St. John the Baptist Parish0.69 sq mi0.3%0.3%

Showing all 2 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Luling CDP18.50 sq mi7.9%79.4%
Bayou Gauche CDP12.85 sq mi5.5%100.0%
Paradis CDP6.43 sq mi2.7%100.0%
St. Rose CDP6.34 sq mi2.7%96.0%
Des Allemands CDP6.25 sq mi2.7%62.8%
Destrehan CDP5.97 sq mi2.5%100.0%
Ama CDP3.50 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Norco CDP3.45 sq mi1.5%100.0%
Montz CDP2.16 sq mi0.9%78.1%
Boutte CDP2.07 sq mi0.9%15.0%
New Sarpy CDP1.14 sq mi0.5%83.6%
Laplace CDP0.69 sq mi0.3%3.3%

Showing all 12 places

Overlapping Congressional Districts

Congressional districtPopulation in bothShare of this district's populationShare of the congressional district's populationShare of this district's land
LA District 226,47457.1%3.4%72.8%
LA District 119,88742.9%2.6%27.2%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau 2020 blocks and 2025 block equivalency files (119th Congress, 2024 state legislative plans).

Voters

Registered Voters
31,281
Active Voters
28,423 (90.9%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic9,17729.3%
Republican13,10941.9%
Unaffiliated8,76228.0%
Other parties2330.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202423,548 (75.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202215,696 (50.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202023,180 (74.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,580 (46.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201619,762 (63.2%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,872 (44.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,422 (55.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)

Turnout counts today's registered voters with a counted ballot in the cycle's elections (the odd and even year), as a share of today's registered voters. Voters who have since left the rolls are not counted.

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Source: Civitech voter file snapshot as of 09/11/2025. These are registered voters, separate from the Census population figures. Counts under 10 are suppressed and shown as "<10".

Demographics

Total Population
46,469 (± 962)
Median Age
39.5
Median Household Income
$81,058 (± $7,851)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.0%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
28.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1811,39124.5%
18 to 6427,91360.1%
65 and over7,16515.4%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,5227.6%
White, not Hispanic29,82164.2%
Black, not Hispanic9,74121.0%
Asian, not Hispanic4290.9%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic4651.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic80.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4961.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,9874.3%

Source: U.S. Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020-2024 ACS 5-year estimates (tables B01001, B01002, B01003, B03002, B15003, B19013) for this state legislative district. Estimates are survey-based; ± figures are 90% margins of error.

Citizen Voting Age Population

Total Citizen Population
45,141
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,860

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic42,58194.3%
Hispanic2,5645.7%
White30,00366.5%
Black9,88021.9%
Asian3770.8%
American Indian / Alaska Native4671.0%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander80.0%
Two or More Races800.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,26995.3%
Hispanic1,5884.7%
White23,35769.0%
Black7,64522.6%
Asian3941.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native8522.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander20.0%
Two or More Races440.1%

Source: Redistricting Data Hub / U.S. Census Bureau CVAP Special Tabulation (2020-2024 ACS 5-year).