United States congressional delegations from Louisiana

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Contents

The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1), having served in the House since 2008.

U.S. House of Representatives

Current members

List of current members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 6 members, including 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

Current U.S. representatives from Louisiana
DistrictMember
(Residence) [2] 		PartyIncumbent since CPVI
(2022) [3] 		District map
1st Steve Scalise 116th Congress official photo.jpg
Steve Scalise
(Jefferson)		RepublicanMay 3, 2008R+22 Louisiana's 1st congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg
2nd Rep. Troy Carter - 117th Congress Official Portrait (cropped).jpg
Troy Carter
(New Orleans)		DemocraticMay 11, 2021D+25 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg
3rd Clay Higgins official portrait (cropped).jpeg
Clay Higgins
(Lafayette)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2017R+21 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg
4th Mike Johnson official photo, 118th Congress (cropped).jpg
Mike Johnson
(Benton)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2017R+14 Louisiana's 4th congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg
5th Julia Letlow 117th (cropped).jpg
Julia Letlow
(Start)		RepublicanApril 14, 2021R+17 Louisiana's 5th congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg
6th Garret Graves official portrait, 2015 (cropped).jpg
Garret Graves
(Baton Rouge)		RepublicanJanuary 3, 2015R+18 Louisiana's 6th congressional district (2023-2025) (new version).svg

1806–1811: 1 non-voting delegate

The first non-voting delegate took his seat on December 1, 1806, representing Orleans Territory's at-large congressional district.

CongressDelegate at-large
9th (1805–1807) Daniel Clark
10th (1807–1809)
11th (1809–1811) Julien de Lallande Poydras

1812–1823: 1 seat

Statehood was achieved and a representative elected on April 30, 1812.

Congress At-large seat
12th (1811–1813) Thomas B. Robertson (DR)
13th (1813–1815)
14th (1815–1817)
15th (1817–1819)
Thomas Butler (DR)
16th (1819–1821)
17th (1821–1823) Josiah S. Johnston (DR)

1823–1843: 3 seats

Two more seats were apportioned following the 1820 census.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district
18th (1823–1825) Edward Livingston (DR) [lower-alpha 1] Henry H. Gurley (DR) [lower-alpha 2] William L. Brent (DR) [lower-alpha 2]
19th (1825–1827) Edward Livingston (J) Henry H. Gurley (NR) William L. Brent (NR)
20th (1827–1829)
21st (1829–1831) Edward D.
White Sr. (NR)		 Walter Hampden Overton (J)
22nd (1831–1833) Philemon Thomas (J) Henry A. Bullard (NR)
23rd (1833–1835)
Henry Johnson (W) Rice Garland (NR)
24th (1835–1837) Eleazer W. Ripley (J)
25th (1837–1839) Rice Garland (W)
26th (1839–1841) Edward D.
White Sr. (W)		 Thomas W. Chinn (W)
John Moore (W)
27th (1841–1843) John Bennett Dawson (D)

1843–1863: 4 seats

A fourth seat was added following the 1840 census.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district
28th (1843–1845) John Slidell (D) Alcée Louis la Branche (D) John Bennett Dawson (D) Pierre Bossier (D)
Isaac E. Morse (D)
29th (1845–1847) Bannon G. Thibodeaux (D) John H. Harmanson (D)
Emile La Sére (D)
30th (1847–1849)
31st (1849–1851) Charles Magill Conrad (W)
Henry A. Bullard (W) Alexander G. Penn (D)
32nd (1851–1853) Louis St. Martin (D) Joseph Aristide Landry (W) John Moore (W)
33rd (1853–1855) William Dunbar (D) Theodore G. Hunt (D) John Perkins Jr. (D) Roland Jones (D)
34th (1855–1857) George Eustis Jr. (KN) Miles Taylor (D) Thomas G. Davidson (D) John M. Sandidge (D)
35th (1857–1859)
36th (1859–1861) John Edward Bouligny (KN) John M. Landrum (D)
37th (1861–1863) American Civil War
Benjamin Flanders (U) Michael Hahn (U) American Civil War

1863–1873: 5 seats

A fifth seat was added following the 1860 census. However, the Civil War prevented them from being seated until July 18, 1868.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district
38th (1863–1865) American Civil War
39th (1865–1867)
40th (1867–1869)
J. Hale Sypher (R) James Mann [4] (D) Joseph P. Newsham (R) Michel Vidal (R) W. Jasper Blackburn (R)
41st (1869–1871)vacant Lionel Allen
Sheldon (R)		 Chester Bidwell
Darrall (R)		vacant Frank Morey (R)
J. Hale Sypher (R) Joseph P. Newsham (R)
42nd (1871–1873) James McCleery (R)
Alexander Boarman (LR)

1873–1903: 6 seats

A sixth seat was added following the 1870 census. From 1873 to 1875, that extra seat was elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1875, however, the state was redistricted into six districts.

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district At-large
43rd (1873–1875) J. Hale Sypher (R) Lionel Allen
Sheldon (R)		 Chester B. Darrall (R)vacant Frank Morey (R) George A. Sheridan (LR)
Effingham Lawrence (D) George L. Smith (R)
44th (1875–1877) Randall L. Gibson (D) E. John Ellis (D) William M. Levy (D) 6th district
William B. Spencer (D) Charles E. Nash (R)
45th (1877–1879) Joseph Barton
Elam (D)		 John E. Leonard (R) Edward W. Robertson (D)
Joseph H. Acklen (D) J. Smith Young (D)
46th (1879–1881) J. Floyd King (D)
47th (1881–1883) Chester B. Darrall (R) Newton C.
Blanchard (D)
48th (1883–1885) Carleton Hunt (D) William Pitt Kellogg (R) Edward T. Lewis (D)
49th (1885–1887) Louis St. Martin (D) Michael Hahn (R) Edward J. Gay (D) Alfred Briggs Irion (D)
Nathaniel D. Wallace (D)
50th (1887–1889) Theodore S.
Wilkinson (D)		 Matthew D. Lagan (D) Cherubusco Newton (D) Edward W. Robertson (D)
Samuel M.
Robertson (D)
51st (1889–1891) Hamilton D. Coleman (R) Charles J. Boatner (D)
Andrew Price (D)
52nd (1891–1893) Adolph Meyer (D) Matthew D. Lagan (D)
53rd (1893–1895) Robert C. Davey (D) Henry Warren
Ogden (D)
54th (1895–1897) Charles F. Buck (D)
55th (1897–1899) Robert C. Davey (D) Robert F.
Broussard (D)		 Samuel T. Baird (D)
56th (1899–1901) Phanor Breazeale (D) Joseph E. Ransdell (D)
57th (1901–1903)

1903–1913: 7 seats

A seventh seat was added following the 1900 census.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
58th (1903–1905) Adolph
Meyer (D)		 Robert C.
Davey (D)		 Robert F.
Broussard (D)		 Phanor Breazeale (D) Joseph E.
Ransdell (D)		 Samuel M.
Robertson (D)		 Arsène
Pujo (D)
59th (1905–1907) John T. Watkins (D)
60th (1907–1909) George K. Favrot (D)
Albert
Estopinal (D)		 Samuel L.
Gilmore (D)
61st (1909–1911) Robert Charles
Wickliffe (D)
H. Garland
Dupré (D)
62nd (1911–1913)
Lewis L. Morgan (D)

1913–1993: 8 seats

After the 1910 census, Louisiana's delegation reached its largest size, eight seats, which it held for 80 years.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th 8th
63rd (1913–1915) Albert
Estopinal (D)		 H. Garland
Dupré (D)		 Robert Broussard (D) John T.
Watkins (D)		 James W. Elder (D) Lewis L.
Morgan (D)		 Ladislas
Lazaro (D)		 James B.
Aswell (D)
64th (1915–1917) Whitmell P.
Martin (Prog)		 Riley J. Wilson (D)
65th (1917–1919) J. Y. Sanders Sr. (D)
66th (1919–1921) James
O'Connor (D)		 Whitmell P.
Martin (D)
67th (1921–1923) John N.
Sandlin (D)		 George K.
Favrot (D)
68th (1923–1925)
James Z.
Spearing (D)
69th (1925–1927) Bolivar E. Kemp (D)
70th (1927–1929) René L.
De Rouen (D)
71st (1929–1931) Numa F. Montet (D)
72nd (1931–1933) Joachim O.
Fernández (D)		 Paul H.
Maloney (D)		 John H. Overton (D)
73rd (1933–1935) Cleveland Dear (D)
74th (1935–1937) J. Y. Sanders Jr. (D)
75th (1937–1939) Robert L.
Mouton (D)		 Overton
Brooks (D)		 Newt V. Mills (D) John K. Griffith (D) A. Leonard
Allen (D)
76th (1939–1941)
77th (1941–1943) F. Edward
Hébert (D)		 Hale Boggs (D) Jimmy
Domengeaux (D)		 J. Y. Sanders Jr. (D) Vance Plauché (D)
78th (1943–1945) Paul H.
Maloney (D)		 Charles E.
McKenzie (D)		 James H.
Morrison (D)		 Henry D.
Larcade Jr. (D)
79th (1945–1947)
80th (1947–1949) Hale Boggs (D) Otto Passman (D)
81st (1949–1951) Edwin E. Willis (D)
82nd (1951–1953)
83rd (1953–1955) T. Ashton
Thompson (D)		 George S. Long (D)
84th (1955–1957)
85th (1957–1959)
86th (1959–1961) Harold B.
McSween (D)
87th (1961–1963)
88th (1963–1965) Joe
Waggonner (D)		 Gillis W. Long (D)
89th (1965–1967) Speedy Long (D)
90th (1967–1969) John Rarick (D) Edwin
Edwards (D)
91st (1969–1971) Patrick T.
Caffery (D)
92nd (1971–1973)
93rd (1973–1975) Lindy Boggs (D) Dave Treen (R) John Breaux (D) Gillis W. Long (D)
94th (1975–1977) Henson Moore (R)
95th (1977–1979) Rick Tonry (D) Jerry Huckaby (D)
96th (1979–1981) Bob
Livingston (R)		 Buddy Leach (D)
97th (1981–1983) Billy Tauzin (D) Buddy
Roemer (D)
98th (1983–1985)
99th (1985–1987)
Cathy Long (D)
100th (1987–1989) Richard Baker (R) Jimmy Hayes (D) Clyde C.
Holloway (R)
101st (1989–1991) Jim McCrery (R)
102nd (1991–1993) Bill Jefferson (D)

1993–2013: 7 seats

After the 1990 census, Louisiana lost one seat.

CongressDistrict
1st 2nd 3rd 4th 5th 6th 7th
103rd (1993–1995) Bob Livingston (R) Bill
Jefferson (D)		 Billy Tauzin (D) Cleo Fields (D) Jim McCrery (R) Richard Baker (R) Jimmy Hayes (D)
104th (1995–1997) Billy Tauzin (R) Jimmy Hayes (R)
105th (1997–1999) Jim McCrery (R) John Cooksey (R) Chris John (D)
106th (1999–2001) David Vitter (R)
107th (2001–2003)
108th (2003–2005) Rodney Alexander (D)
109th (2005–2007) Bobby Jindal (R) Charlie
Melançon (D)		 Rodney Alexander (R) Charles
Boustany (R)
110th (2007–2009)
Steve Scalise (R) Don Cazayoux (D)
111th (2009–2011) Joseph Cao (R) John Fleming (R) Bill Cassidy (R)
112th (2011–2013) Cedric Richmond (D) Jeff Landry (R)

2013–present: 6 seats

After the 2010 census, Louisiana lost one seat due to stagnant population growth and the loss of citizens who left the state after Hurricane Katrina and did not return. [5]

Congress 1st district 2nd district 3rd district 4th district 5th district 6th district
113th (2013–2015) Steve Scalise (R) Cedric
Richmond (D)		 Charles
Boustany (R)		 John Fleming (R) Rodney Alexander (R) Bill Cassidy (R)
Vance McAllister (R)
114th (2015–2017) Ralph Abraham (R) Garret Graves (R)
115th (2017–2019) Clay Higgins (R) Mike Johnson (R)
116th (2019–2021)
117th (2021–2023) Julia Letlow (R) [lower-alpha 3]
Troy Carter (D)
118th (2023–2025)

United States Senate

Current U.S. senators from Louisiana
Louisiana

CPVI (2022): [6]
R+12
 Class II senator Class III senator
Bill Cassidy official Senate photo (cropped).jpg
Bill Cassidy
(Senior senator)		 John Neely Kennedy, official portrait, 115th Congress 2.jpg
John Kennedy
(Junior senator)
PartyRepublicanRepublican
Incumbent sinceJanuary 3, 2015January 3, 2017

Key

Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Jacksonian (J)
Know Nothing (KN)
Liberal Republican (LR)
National Republican (NR)
Progressive (Bull Moose) (Prog)
Republican (R)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)

See also

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References

  1. ↑ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  2. 1 2 Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  3. ↑ Letlow's husband Luke Letlow was elected to succeed retiring Representative Ralph Abraham, but died on December 29, 2020, of COVID-19, before taking office.
  1. ↑ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. ↑ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. ↑ Mann's term began on July 18, 1868. He died on August 26, 1868 after just 5 weeks in office. Despite a special election to replace Mann, the House decided to keep the seat officially vacant until the 41st congress. See John Willis Menard.
  5. ↑ Christie, Les. "Growth states: Arizona overtakes Nevada: Texas adds most people overall; Louisiana population declines nearly 5%." CNN. December 22, 2006. Retrieved on December 22, 2006.
  6. ↑ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.
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