Louisiana House of Representatives seat · lines in effect since 2022
Louisiana House District 16
A district of about 38,000 people, 64% Black, 19% of adults with a bachelor's degree. It votes D+28.6 relative to the nation for president.
2019 runoff
Nov 21, 2019- Frederick D. Jones (D) · won
- Daryll Berry (D)
Source: Harvard Dataverse / Carl KlarnerUpdated Sep 30, 2026, 7:29 AM ET
Where it sits among all 103 seats
Every Louisiana House of Representatives seat by partisan lean, from most Democratic to most Republican. Lean is the seat's presidential vote on current lines, relative to the nation.
Democratic
Source: 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET
Every election for this seat
17 races since 1968; the seat changed party 2 times. District numbers are redrawn after each census: each group is one set of lines.
| Year | Winner | Runner-up | Won by |
|---|---|---|---|
| Lines first used in 2012 | |||
| 2019 runoff | Frederick D. Jones (D) | Daryll Berry (D) | — |
| 2019 | No winner recorded | Frederick D. Jones (D) | — |
| 2015 | Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 2002 | |||
| 2011 | Katrina Jackson-Andrews (D)Flip | Samuel M. Jackson (R) | 25.4 |
| 2007 | Kay Kellogg Katz (R) | Ben Marshall (R) | 33.4 |
| 2003 | Kay Kellogg Katz (R) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1992 | |||
| 1999 | Kay Kellogg Katz (R) | Tony Cain (R) | 24.4 |
| 1999 special election | Kay Kellogg Katz (R)Flip | Dan Street (D) | 25.2 |
| 1995 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1982 | |||
| 1991 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1987 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | — | Unopposed |
| 1983 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1972 | |||
| 1979 | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | Tony Marsala (D) | 61.1 |
| 1975 runoff | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | John Hunt (D) | 5.4 |
| 1975 | No winner recorded | Jimmy N. Dimos (D) | — |
| 1972 | H. Lawrence Gibbs (D) | — | Unopposed |
| Lines first used in 1962 | |||
| 1968 | Joseph Emile Coreil (D) | — | Unopposed |
Primaries: 1971 Democratic primary runoff · 1971 Democratic primary · 1968 Democratic primary runoff · 1967 Democratic primary
Won by: the winner's lead over the runner-up, in points of the vote. Source: 99chambers results archive (MEDSL, Klarner, state election offices)
Districts that overlap District 16
The state's districts in other chambers that share residents with this one, and the share of District 16's area in each.
- U.S. House
- LA-5 100%
Who lives here, compared
Grey bars show the spread of all 103 seats. Small marks are other seats in Louisiana. The black marker is District 16.
Lower than 62% of seats.
Lower than 77% of seats.
Lower than 95% of seats.
Higher than 87% of seats.
Lower than 56% of seats.
Denser than 52% of seats.
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current linesUpdated Oct 13, 2026, 5:06 AM ET
Seats most like this one
Nearest seats on demographics, density and lean.
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74% BlackD+50.6Not up in 2026
Source: Census Bureau, American Community Survey 2020–2024 5-year estimates, allocated to current lines; 99chambers: 2024 and 2020 presidential results on current lines, relative to the nation (2024 weighted 3:1)Updated Oct 16, 2026, 5:19 AM ET