Louisiana State House District 96

State Legislative District Profile (Lower Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-hd-096
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Lower chamber
District Code
096
Land Area
376.6 sq mi
Water Area
34.8 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State House District 96

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
Iberia Parish188.63 sq mi50.1%32.8%
St. Martin Parish185.46 sq mi49.2%25.1%
Lafayette Parish2.46 sq mi0.7%0.9%

Showing all 3 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
New Iberia city4.52 sq mi1.2%40.6%
St. Martinville city2.96 sq mi0.8%93.5%
Jeanerette city2.31 sq mi0.6%100.0%
Breaux Bridge city2.08 sq mi0.6%27.0%
Lafayette city0.96 sq mi0.3%1.7%
Parks village0.45 sq mi0.1%53.0%
Broussard city0.44 sq mi0.1%2.4%

Showing all 7 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 342,35992.7%5.5%99.3%
LA District 63,3477.3%0.4%0.7%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
28,460
Active Voters
23,761 (83.5%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic14,55451.1%
Republican6,53923.0%
Unaffiliated7,24825.5%
Other parties1190.4%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202417,454 (61.3%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202211,020 (38.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202018,142 (63.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201811,993 (42.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201616,185 (56.9%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201411,697 (41.1%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201215,686 (55.1%)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
42,158 (± 1,873)
Median Age
39.9
Median Household Income
$41,089 (± $2,109)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
78.8%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
13.0%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 189,97023.6%
18 to 6423,88656.7%
65 and over8,30219.7%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)1,3843.3%
White, not Hispanic15,66437.2%
Black, not Hispanic21,72251.5%
Asian, not Hispanic5491.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1920.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic60.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic4021.0%
Two or more races, not Hispanic2,2395.3%

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
41,519
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
31,624

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic40,53397.6%
Hispanic9872.4%
White16,37639.4%
Black21,98653.0%
Asian4281.0%
American Indian / Alaska Native1880.5%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander50.0%
Two or More Races5701.4%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic30,97898.0%
Hispanic6452.0%
White13,69943.3%
Black16,51352.2%
Asian3671.2%
American Indian / Alaska Native3351.1%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander90.0%
Two or More Races1190.4%

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