United States congressional delegations from Louisiana
Louisiana's old congressional districts since 2023[1]
These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
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
[edit]Current members
[edit]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 | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| District | Member (Residence)[2] |
Party | Incumbent since | CPVI (2022)[3] |
District map |
| 1st |  Steve Scalise (Jefferson) |
Republican | May 3, 2008 | R+22 | _(new_version).svg)
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| 2nd | .jpg) Troy Carter (New Orleans) |
Democratic | May 11, 2021 | D+25 | _(new_version).svg)
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| 3rd | .jpeg) Clay Higgins (Lafayette) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 | R+21 | _(new_version).svg)
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| 4th | .jpg) Mike Johnson (Benton) |
Republican | January 3, 2017 | R+14 | _(new_version).svg)
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| 5th | .jpg) Julia Letlow (Start) |
Republican | April 14, 2021 | R+17 | _(new_version).svg)
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| 6th | .jpg) Garret Graves (Baton Rouge) |
Republican | January 3, 2015 | R+18 | _(new_version).svg)
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1806–1811: 1 non-voting delegate
[edit]The first non-voting delegate took his seat on December 1, 1806, representing Orleans Territory's at-large congressional district.
| Congress | Delegate at-large |
|---|---|
| 9th (1805–1807) | Daniel Clark |
| 10th (1807–1809) | |
| 11th (1809–1811) | Julien de Lallande Poydras |
1812–1823: 1 seat
[edit]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
[edit]Two more seats were apportioned following the 1820 census.
| Congress | 1st district | 2nd district | 3rd district |
|---|---|---|---|
| 18th (1823–1825) | Edward Livingston (DR)[a] | Henry H. Gurley (DR)[b] | William L. Brent (DR)[b] |
| 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
[edit]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
[edit]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
[edit]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.
1903–1913: 7 seats
[edit]A seventh seat was added following the 1900 census.
| Congress | District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]After the 1910 census, Louisiana's delegation reached its largest size, eight seats, which it held for 80 years.
1993–2013: 7 seats
[edit]After the 1990 census, Louisiana lost one seat.
| Congress | District | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
[edit]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)[c] | |||||
| Troy Carter (D) | ||||||
| 118th (2023–2025) |
United States Senate
[edit]| Current U.S. senators from Louisiana | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|
Louisiana
|
Class II senator | Class III senator | ||
.jpg) Bill Cassidy (Senior senator) (Baton Rouge) |
 John Kennedy (Junior senator) (Madisonville) | |||
| Party | Republican | Republican | ||
| Incumbent since | January 3, 2015 | January 3, 2017 | ||
| Class II | Congress | Class III | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jean Noël Destréhan (DR) | 12th (1811–1813) | Allan B. Magruder (DR) | ||
| Thomas Posey (DR) | ||||
| James Brown (DR) | ||||
| 13th (1813–1815) | Eligius Fromentin (DR) | |||
| 14th (1815–1817) | ||||
| William C. C. Claiborne (DR) | 15th (1817–1819) | |||
| Henry Johnson (DR) | ||||
| 16th (1819–1821) | James Brown (DR) | |||
| 17th (1821–1823) | ||||
| 18th (1823–1825) | ||||
| Dominique Bouligny (DR) | Josiah S. Johnston (DR) | |||
| Dominique Bouligny (NR) | 19th (1825–1827) | Josiah S. Johnston (NR) | ||
| 20th (1827–1829) | ||||
| Edward Livingston (J) | 21st (1829–1831) | |||
| 22nd (1831–1833) | ||||
| George A. Waggaman (NR) | ||||
| 23rd (1833–1835) | ||||
| Alexander Porter (NR) | ||||
| Robert C. Nicholas (J) | 24th (1835–1837) | |||
| Alexandre Mouton (J) | ||||
| Robert C. Nicholas (D) | 25th (1837–1839) | Alexandre Mouton (D) | ||
| 26th (1839–1841) | ||||
| Alexander Barrow (W) | 27th (1841–1843) | |||
| Charles Magill Conrad (W) | ||||
| 28th (1843–1845) | Henry Johnson (W) | |||
| 29th (1845–1847) | ||||
| Pierre Soulé (D) | ||||
| Solomon W. Downs (D) | 30th (1847–1849) | |||
| 31st (1849–1851) | Pierre Soulé (D) | |||
| 32nd (1851–1853) | ||||
| Judah P. Benjamin (W) | 33rd (1853–1855) | |||
| John Slidell (D) | ||||
| 34th (1855–1857) | ||||
| 35th (1857–1859) | ||||
| 36th (1859–1861) | ||||
| vacant | vacant | |||
| 37th (1861–1863) | ||||
| 38th (1863–1865) | ||||
| 39th (1865–1867) | ||||
| 40th (1867–1869) | ||||
| John S. Harris (R) | William Pitt Kellogg (R) | |||
| 41st (1869–1871) | ||||
| J. R. West (R) | 42nd (1871–1873) | |||
| 43rd (1873–1875) | vacant | |||
| 44th (1875–1877) | ||||
| James B. Eustis (D) | ||||
| William Pitt Kellogg (R) | 45th (1877–1879) | |||
| 46th (1879–1881) | Benjamin F. Jonas (D) | |||
| 47th (1881–1883) | ||||
| Randall L. Gibson (D) | 48th (1883–1885) | |||
| 49th (1885–1887) | James B. Eustis (D) | |||
| 50th (1887–1889) | ||||
| 51st (1889–1891) | ||||
| 52nd (1891–1893) | Edward Douglass White (D) | |||
| Donelson Caffery (D) | ||||
| 53rd (1893–1895) | ||||
| Newton C. Blanchard (D) | ||||
| 54th (1895–1897) | ||||
| 55th (1897–1899) | Samuel D. McEnery (D) | |||
| 56th (1899–1901) | ||||
| Murphy J. Foster (D) | 57th (1901–1903) | |||
| 58th (1903–1905) | ||||
| 59th (1905–1907) | ||||
| 60th (1907–1909) | ||||
| 61st (1909–1911) | ||||
| John Thornton (D) | ||||
| 62nd (1911–1913) | ||||
| Joseph E. Ransdell (D) | 63rd (1913–1915) | |||
| 64th (1915–1917) | Robert F. Broussard (D) | |||
| 65th (1917–1919) | ||||
| Walter Guion (D) | ||||
| Edward J. Gay (D) | ||||
| 66th (1919–1921) | ||||
| 67th (1921–1923) | Edwin S. Broussard (D) | |||
| 68th (1923–1925) | ||||
| 69th (1925–1927) | ||||
| 70th (1927–1929) | ||||
| 71st (1929–1931) | ||||
| Huey Long (D) | 72nd (1931–1933) | |||
| 73rd (1933–1935) | John H. Overton (D) | |||
| 74th (1935–1937) | ||||
| Rose McConnell Long (D) | ||||
| Allen J. Ellender (D) | 75th (1937–1939) | |||
| 76th (1939–1941) | ||||
| 77th (1941–1943) | ||||
| 78th (1943–1945) | ||||
| 79th (1945–1947) | ||||
| 80th (1947–1949) | ||||
| William C. Feazel (D) | ||||
| Russell B. Long (D) | ||||
| 81st (1949–1951) | ||||
| 82nd (1951–1953) | ||||
| 83rd (1953–1955) | ||||
| 84th (1955–1957) | ||||
| 85th (1957–1959) | ||||
| 86th (1959–1961) | ||||
| 87th (1961–1963) | ||||
| 88th (1963–1965) | ||||
| 89th (1965–1967) | ||||
| 90th (1967–1969) | ||||
| 91st (1969–1971) | ||||
| 92nd (1971–1973) | ||||
| Elaine Edwards (D) | ||||
| J. Bennett Johnston (D) | ||||
| 93rd (1973–1975) | ||||
| 94th (1975–1977) | ||||
| 95th (1977–1979) | ||||
| 96th (1979–1981) | ||||
| 97th (1981–1983) | ||||
| 98th (1983–1985) | ||||
| 99th (1985–1987) | ||||
| 100th (1987–1989) | John Breaux (D) | |||
| 101st (1989–1991) | ||||
| 102nd (1991–1993) | ||||
| 103rd (1993–1995) | ||||
| 104th (1995–1997) | ||||
| Mary Landrieu (D) | 105th (1997–1999) | |||
| 106th (1999–2001) | ||||
| 107th (2001–2003) | ||||
| 108th (2003–2005) | ||||
| 109th (2005–2007) | David Vitter (R) | |||
| 110th (2007–2009) | ||||
| 111th (2009–2011) | ||||
| 112th (2011–2013) | ||||
| 113th (2013–2015) | ||||
| Bill Cassidy (R) | 114th (2015–2017) | |||
| 115th (2017–2019) | John Kennedy (R) | |||
| 116th (2019–2021) | ||||
| 117th (2021–2023) | ||||
| 118th (2023–2025) | ||||
| Class II | Congress | Class III | ||
Key
[edit]| Democratic (D) |
| Democratic-Republican (DR) |
| Jacksonian (J) |
| Know Nothing (KN) |
| Liberal Republican (LR) |
| National Republican (NR) |
| Progressive (Bull Moose) (Prog) |
| Republican (R) |
| Union (U) |
| Whig (W) |
See also
[edit]
- List of United States congressional districts
- Louisiana's congressional districts
- Political party strength in Louisiana
References
[edit]- ^ Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
- ^ a b Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
- ^ "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
- ^ 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.
- ^ 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.
- ^ "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.