Louisiana State House District 48

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-048
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
048
Land Area
146.9 sq mi
Water Area
5.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 48

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Iberia Parish97.29 sq mi66.2%16.9%
St. Martin Parish30.88 sq mi21.0%4.2%
Lafayette Parish18.76 sq mi12.8%7.0%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Broussard city11.65 sq mi7.9%64.1%
Cade CDP6.72 sq mi4.6%100.0%
New Iberia city6.08 sq mi4.1%54.6%
Youngsville city2.49 sq mi1.7%19.9%
Loreauville village0.45 sq mi0.3%100.0%
St. Martinville city0.08 sq mi0.1%2.6%

Showing all 6 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 345,339100.0%5.8%100.0%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
30,748
Active Voters
27,569 (89.7%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic7,14423.2%
Republican15,39050.1%
Unaffiliated8,01126.1%
Other parties2030.7%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202422,629 (73.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202214,857 (48.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202022,049 (71.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201814,559 (47.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201619,456 (63.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201413,392 (43.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201217,439 (56.7%)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
46,576 (± 2,155)
Median Age
38.2
Median Household Income
$77,053 (± $5,258)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
89.1%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
24.9%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1812,17326.1%
18 to 6427,91859.9%
65 and over6,48513.9%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)2,7976.0%
White, not Hispanic33,64172.2%
Black, not Hispanic7,68116.5%
Asian, not Hispanic1,1732.5%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic410.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic00.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic130.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic1,2302.6%

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
46,096
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
33,980

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic43,54794.5%
Hispanic2,5455.5%
White33,99273.7%
Black7,68116.7%
Asian9642.1%
American Indian / Alaska Native380.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1320.3%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic32,49995.6%
Hispanic1,4804.4%
White25,27774.4%
Black6,07317.9%
Asian7902.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native2920.9%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander00.0%
Two or More Races1130.3%

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