Louisiana State Senate District 17

State Legislative District Profile (Upper Chamber)

Overview

District ID
la-sd-017
State
Louisiana
Chamber
Upper chamber (state senate)
District Code
017
Land Area
2,561.7 sq mi
Water Area
81.5 sq mi

Boundary

Boundary of Louisiana State Senate District 17

Boundary as GeoJSON

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

Counties

CountyOverlapShare of district landShare of county land
St. Landry Parish678.83 sq mi26.5%73.5%
Pointe Coupee Parish556.88 sq mi21.7%100.0%
Iberville Parish495.20 sq mi19.3%80.2%
East Feliciana Parish453.29 sq mi17.7%100.0%
West Baton Rouge Parish169.51 sq mi6.6%88.1%
St. Helena Parish97.23 sq mi3.8%23.8%
West Feliciana Parish44.85 sq mi1.8%11.1%
St. Martin Parish41.52 sq mi1.6%5.6%
East Baton Rouge Parish22.31 sq mi0.9%4.9%
Lafayette Parish5.61 sq mi0.2%2.1%

Showing all 10 counties

Places

PlaceOverlapShare of district landShare of place land
Erwinville CDP9.52 sq mi0.4%100.0%
Rosedale village7.78 sq mi0.3%100.0%
Zachary city6.37 sq mi0.2%23.7%
Slaughter town5.47 sq mi0.2%100.0%
New Roads city4.58 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Jackson town4.46 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Norwood village4.08 sq mi0.2%100.0%
Opelousas city3.60 sq mi0.1%37.2%
Clinton town2.74 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Leonville town2.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Wilson village2.71 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Addis town2.54 sq mi0.1%60.5%
Fordoche town2.43 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Ventress CDP2.03 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Livonia town1.89 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Brusly town1.75 sq mi0.1%79.1%
Krotz Springs town1.73 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Crescent CDP1.67 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Plaquemine city1.57 sq mi0.1%53.9%
Grosse Tete village1.47 sq mi0.1%100.0%
Melville town1.26 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morganza village1.21 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Port Barre town1.08 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Morrow CDP1.07 sq mi<0.1%100.0%
Palmetto village0.89 sq mi<0.1%100.0%

Showing top 25 of 31 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 673,17664.2%9.4%55.9%
LA District 523,04320.2%3.0%23.2%
LA District 213,81512.1%1.8%19.3%
LA District 34,0063.5%0.5%1.6%

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

Voters

Registered Voters
80,935
Active Voters
73,911 (91.3%)

Party Registration

PartyVotersShare
Democratic32,82940.6%
Republican29,00635.8%
Unaffiliated18,59423.0%
Other parties5060.6%
No party recorded00.0%

Turnout by Cycle

CycleGeneralDemocratic PrimaryRepublican Primary
2023–202461,231 (75.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2021–202246,722 (57.7%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2019–202060,327 (74.5%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2017–201842,554 (52.6%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2015–201652,939 (65.4%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2013–201441,268 (51.0%)0 (0.0%)0 (0.0%)
2011–201249,457 (61.1%)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
110,521 (± 2,417)
Median Age
41.3
Median Household Income
$65,643 (± $2,906)
High School Graduate or Higher (age 25+)
85.7%
Bachelor's Degree or Higher (age 25+)
21.3%

Population by Age

GroupPeopleShare
Under 1824,91522.5%
18 to 6464,27858.2%
65 and over21,32819.3%

Population by Race and Hispanic Origin

GroupPeopleShare
Hispanic or Latino (any race)3,9993.6%
White, not Hispanic66,74460.4%
Black, not Hispanic35,20431.9%
Asian, not Hispanic3310.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native, not Hispanic1930.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander, not Hispanic490.0%
Some other race, not Hispanic890.1%
Two or more races, not Hispanic3,9123.5%

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
110,075
Citizen Voting Age Population (CVAP)
85,190

Citizen Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCitizensShare
Non-Hispanic106,31496.6%
Hispanic3,7593.4%
White67,04560.9%
Black35,32932.1%
Asian2850.3%
American Indian / Alaska Native1950.2%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.0%
Two or More Races1910.2%

Citizen Voting Age Population by Race/Ethnicity

GroupCVAPShare
Non-Hispanic82,96797.4%
Hispanic2,2232.6%
White53,30962.6%
Black28,19833.1%
Asian3820.4%
American Indian / Alaska Native1,1731.4%
Native Hawaiian / Pacific Islander500.1%
Two or More Races1200.1%

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