Royce Duplessis

Democratic Party

Louisiana State Senate District 5

Tenure

2022 - Present

Term ends

2028

Years in position

2

Predecessor

Karen Peterson

Prior offices

Louisiana House of Representatives District 93

Successor:Alonzo Knox

Predecessor:Helena Moreno

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Compensation

Base salary

$16,800/year; plus an additional $6,000/year as an unvouchered expense

Per diem

$166/day

Elections and appointments

Last elected

October 14, 2023

Education

Bachelor's

Xavier University of Louisiana, 2004

Law

Howard University, 2010

Personal

Profession

Attorney

Contact

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Royce Duplessis (Democratic Party) is a member of theLouisiana State Senate, representingDistrict 5. He assumed office on December 6, 2022. His current term ends on January 10, 2028.

Duplessis (Democratic Party) ran for election forMayor of New Orleans in Louisiana. He lost in the primary onOctober 11, 2025.

Biography

Royce Duplessis earned a B.A. in mass communication/media studies from Xavier University of Louisiana in 2004 and a J.D. from Howard University in 2010. Duplessis' career experience includes working as an attorney with the Duplessis Law Firm, a special counsel with the Louisiana Supreme Court, and a judicial law clerk to JudgeThomas J. Motley on theSuperior Court of the District of Columbia. He has served as the president of the Greater New Orleans Chapter of the GNO Louis A. Martinet Legal Society, Inc., and as a member of the New Orleans City Planning Commission.^[1]

Committee assignments

2025-2026

Duplessis was assigned to the following committees:

• Senate Insurance Committee
• Judiciary B Committee
• Natural Resources Committee

2023-2024

Duplessis was assigned to the following committees:

• Environmental Quality Committee
• Senate Insurance Committee
• Labor & Industrial Relations Committee

2021-2022

Duplessis was assigned to the following committees:

• Commerce Committee
• House and Governmental Affairs Committee,Vice chair

2019-2020

Duplessis was assigned to the following committees:

• Administration of Criminal Justice Committee
• Labor and Industrial Relations Committee
• Ways and Means Committee

Sponsored legislation

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Elections

2025

See also: Mayoral election in New Orleans, Louisiana (2025)

Louisiana elections use themajority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Nonpartisan primary for Mayor of New Orleans

The following candidates ran in the primary for Mayor of New Orleans on October 11, 2025.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Helena Moreno (D)	54.9	57,797
		Royce Duplessis (D)	22.3	23,474
		Oliver Thomas (D)	18.6	19,619
		Frank Janusa (R)	2.2	2,315
		Richard Twiggs Jr. (Unaffiliated)	0.8	806
	Submit photo	Arthur Hunter (D) (Unofficially withdrew)	0.3	357
	Submit photo	Eileen Carter (Unaffiliated)	0.2	247
		Manny Chevrolet Bruno (Unaffiliated)	0.2	206
		Renada Collins (Unaffiliated)	0.2	190
	Submit photo	Joseph Bikulege (Unaffiliated)	0.1	135
		Frank Scurlock (Unaffiliated)	0.1	99
		Russell Butler (Unaffiliated)	0.1	81

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	There were noincumbents in this race. Source 1 Source 2	Total votes: 105,326
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Withdrawn or disqualified candidates

• Gabrielle Harris Thomas (R)
• Tyrell Morris (D)

Endorsements

2023

See also: Louisiana State Senate elections, 2023

Louisiana elections use themajority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.Royce Duplessis (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

Endorsements

2022

See also: Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2022

Louisiana elections use themajority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana State Senate District 5

Royce Duplessis won election outright againstMandie Landry in the special primary for Louisiana State Senate District 5 on November 8, 2022.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Royce Duplessis (D)	53.2	17,066
		Mandie Landry (D)	46.8	15,021

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified. Source	Total votes: 32,087
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2019

See also: Louisiana House of Representatives elections, 2019

Louisiana elections use themajority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

The primary election was canceled.Royce Duplessis (D) won the election without appearing on the ballot.

2018

LA House District 93

See also:Louisiana state legislative special elections, 2018

A special primary election forLouisiana House of Representatives District 93 was called for March 24, 2018. The filing deadline for candidates wishing to run in this election was January 5, 2018.^[2]

The seat became vacant on May 6, 2018, afterHelena Moreno (D) resigned her seat to join the New Orleans City Council.

Royce Duplessis (D) defeatedEldon Anderson (D),Kenneth Bordes (D), andDanil Faust (D) in the special election.^[3][4]

Louisiana elections use themajority-vote system. All candidates compete in the same primary, and a candidate can win the election outright by receiving more than 50 percent of the vote. If no candidate does, the top two vote recipients from the primary advance to the general election, regardless of their partisan affiliation.

Nonpartisan primary election

Special nonpartisan primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93

Royce Duplessis won election outright againstKenneth Bordes,Eldon Anderson, andDanil Faust in the special primary for Louisiana House of Representatives District 93 on March 24, 2018.

		Candidate	%	Votes
✔		Royce Duplessis (D)	71.5	3,003
	Submit photo	Kenneth Bordes (D)	20.6	865
		Eldon Anderson (D)	4.7	198
	Submit photo	Danil Faust (D)	3.2	134

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	There were noincumbents in this race. The results have been certified.	Total votes: 4,200
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Campaign themes

2025

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2023

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2022

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2019

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Campaign finance summary

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