|
This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, from acquisition by the United Sates in 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana. Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...
GOP redirects here. ...
The Democratic-Republican Party, also known as the Republican Party , was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1792. ...
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. ...
Map of the division of the states during the Civil War. ...
it can also be known as NRP.The National Republican Party was a United States political party that existed for a relatively brief period in the 1820s at the start of the Second Party System. ...
A governor is an official who heads the government of a colony, state or other sub-national state unit. ...
This article is about the U.S. State. ...
This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territorys acquisition by the United States in 1803. ...
Colonial period (French and Spanish governors)
- Further information: List of colonial governors of Louisiana
This is a list of the colonial governors of Louisiana, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territorys acquisition by the United States in 1803. ...
Note: from 1804 to 1812, what would later become the State of Louisiana was known as the "Orleans Territory". The contemporary "Louisiana Territory" was to the north, and did not include modern Louisiana. 1804 was a leap year starting on Sunday (see link for calendar). ...
For the overture by Tchaikovsky, see 1812 Overture; For the wars, see War of 1812 (USA - United Kingdom) or Patriotic War of 1812 (France - Russia) For the Siberia Airlines plane crashed over the Black Sea on October 4, 2001, see Siberia Airlines Flight 1812 1812 was a leap year starting...
Orleans Territory was a historic, organized territory of the United States formed out of the first subdivision of the Louisiana Purchase. ...
The United States in 1810, following the Louisiana Purchase. ...
William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775 - 23 November 1817) was a United States politican, best known as the first U.S. governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links Wcc_claiborne. ...
First period of U.S. statehood | # | Name | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | | 1 | William Charles Cole Claiborne |
 | April 30, 1812 | December 16, 1816 | Democratic-Republican | | | 2 | Jacques Villeré |
 | December 16, 1816 | December 18, 1820 | Democratic-Republican | | | 3 | Thomas B. Robertson |
| December 18, 1820 | November 15, 1824 | Democratic-Republican | [2] | | 4 | Henry S. Thibodaux |
| November 15, 1824 | December 13, 1824 | Democratic-Republican | [3] | | 5 | Henry Johnson |
| December 13, 1824 | December 15, 1828 | Democratic-Republican | | | 6 | Pierre Derbigny |
| December 15, 1828 | October 6, 1829 | National Republican/Anti-Jackson | [4] | | 7 | Armand Beauvais |
 | October 6, 1829 | January 14, 1830 | Whig | [5] | | 8 | Jacques Dupre |
 | January 14, 1830 | January 31, 1831 | Whig | [3] | | 9 | Andre B. Roman |
| January 31, 1831 | February 4, 1835 | Whig | | | 10 | Edward D. White, Sr. |
 | February 4, 1835 | February 4, 1839 | Whig | | | 11 | Andre B. Roman |
| February 4, 1839 | January 30, 1843 | Whig | | | 12 | Alexander Mouton |
 | January 30, 1843 | February 12, 1846 | Democratic | | | 13 | Isaac Johnson |
 | February 12, 1846 | January 28, 1850 | Democratic | | | 14 | Joseph Marshall Walker |
 | January 28, 1850 | January 18, 1853 | Democratic | | | 15 | Paul O. Hebert |
 | January 18, 1853 | January 22, 1856 | Democratic | | | 16 | Robert C. Wickliffe |
 | January 22, 1856 | January 23, 1860 | Democratic | | | 17 | Thomas Overton Moore |
 | January 23, 1860 | April 24, 1862 | Democratic | | William Charles Cole Claiborne (1775 - 23 November 1817) was a United States politican, best known as the first U.S. governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links Wcc_claiborne. ...
The Democratic-Republican Party, also known as the Republican Party , was founded by Thomas Jefferson and James Madison in 1792. ...
Jacques Phillippe Villeré (1760 - 7 March 1830) was the second Governor of Louisiana after it became a state. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Thomas Bolling Robertson (February 27, 1779 â October 5, 1828) was a member of the U. S. House of Representatives representing the state of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Henry Schuyler Thibodaux (1769-1827) was Governor of Louisiana briefly. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Henry Johnson (1783-1864) was the Governor of Louisiana, and served the state as a United States Representative and as a United States Senator. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Pierre Augustin Charles Bourguignon Derbigny (1769-1829) was Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
it can also be known as NRP.The National Republican Party was a United States political party that existed for a relatively brief period in the 1820s at the start of the Second Party System. ...
Armand Beauvais, Acting Governor of Louisiana 1828-1829 Armand Julie Beauvais (1783-1843) was a Justice of the Peace, a Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives, President of the Louisiana Senate and Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. ...
Jacques Dupre, Acting Governor of Louisiana 1830-1831 Jacques Dupre (1773 - September 14, 1846) was a Lousiana State Representative, State Senator and Acting Governor. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Andre Bienvenue Roman (1795- January 26, 1866) was Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and twice elected Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Edward Douglass White, Sr. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Andre Bienvenue Roman (1795- January 26, 1866) was Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives and twice elected Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Alexander Mouton (November 19, 1804 - February 12, 1885) was a United States Senator and Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...
Isaac Johnson (1803-1853) was a Louisiana politician and Governor. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Joseph Marshall Walker (1786 - 20 January 1856) was a Louisiana soldier, politician. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Paul Octave Hebert was Governor of Louisiana from 1853-56. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Robert C. Wickliffe (January 6, 1819 â April 18, 1895) was Lieutenant Governor and Governor of Louisiana from 1856-60. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Thomas Overton Moore (April 10, 1804 â June 25, 1876), American politician, was Governor of Louisiana from 1860 until 1864. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Combatants United States of America (Union) Confederate States of America (Confederacy) Commanders Abraham Lincoln, Ulysses S. Grant Jefferson Davis, Robert E. Lee Strength 2,200,000 1,064,000 Casualties 110,000 killed in action, 360,000 total dead, 275,200 wounded 93,000 killed in action, 258,000 total...
Governors of Confederate-held territory in Louisiana Motto Deo Vindice (Latin: Under God, Our Vindicator) Anthem (none official) God Save the South (unofficial) The Bonnie Blue Flag (unofficial) Dixie (unofficial) Capital Montgomery, Alabama (until May 29, 1861) Richmond, Virginia (May 29, 1861âApril 2, 1865) Danville, Virginia (from April 3, 1865) Language(s) English (de facto) Religion...
Thomas Overton Moore (April 10, 1804 â June 25, 1876), American politician, was Governor of Louisiana from 1860 until 1864. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas Politics Portal Further information: Politics of the United States#Organization of American political parties The Democratic...
Henry Watkins Allen Henry Watkins Allen (April 29, 1820 â April 22, 1866) was an American soldier and politician, and a general in the Confederate States Army during the American Civil War. ...
Image File history File links Metadata No higher resolution available. ...
Governors of Union-held territory in Louisiana | No. | Name | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | | 18 | George F. Shepley |
 | July 2, 1862 | March 4, 1864 | Military | | | 20 | Michael Hahn |
 | March 4, 1864 | March 4, 1865 | Republican | [7] | George Foster Shepley (January 1, 1819 â July 20, 1878) was a general in the Union Army during the American Civil War. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
George Michael Hahn (November 24, 1830- March 15, 1886 was a Republican Governor of Louisiana, Congressman, United States Senator during Reconstruction and after. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Reconstruction Era (Governors subordinate to U.S. military rule) For other uses, see Reconstruction (disambiguation). ...
James Madison Wells was an elected Unionist Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Map of the division of the states during the Civil War. ...
Benjamin Franklin Flanders was an appointed Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction and was Mayor of New Orleans. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Joshua Baker was a Unionist Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Resumption of U.S. Statehood | No. | Name | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | | 24 | Henry C. Warmoth |
 | June 27, 1868 | December 9, 1872 | Republican | [13] | | 25 | P. B. S. Pinchback |
 | December 9, 1872 | January 13, 1873 | Republican | [14] | | 26 | John McEnery |
 | January 13, 1873 | May 22, 1873 | Democratic | [15] | | 27 | William P. Kellogg |
 | January 13, 1873 | January 8, 1877 | Republican | [15] | | 28* | Stephen B. Packard |
 | January 8, 1877 | April 24, 1877 | Republican | [16] | | 28 | Francis T. Nicholls |
 | January 8, 1877 | January 14, 1880 | Democratic | [17] | | 29 | Louis A. Wiltz |
 | January 14, 1880 | October 16, 1881 | Democratic | [4] | | 30 | Samuel D. McEnery |
 | October 16, 1881 | May 20, 1888 | Democratic | [18] | | 31 | Francis T. Nicholls |
 | May 20, 1888 | May 10, 1892 | Democratic | | | 32 | Murphy J. Foster |
 | May 10, 1892 | May 8, 1900 | Democratic | | | 33 | William W. Heard |
 | May 8, 1900 | May 10, 1904 | Democratic | | | 34 | Newton C. Blanchard |
 | May 10, 1904 | May 12, 1908 | Democratic | | | 35 | Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. |
 | May 12, 1908 | May 14, 1912 | Democratic | [19] | | 36 | Luther E. Hall |
 | May 14, 1912 | May 9, 1916 | Democratic | | | 37 | Ruffin G. Pleasant |
 | May 9, 1916 | May 11, 1920 | Democratic | | | 38 | John M. Parker |
 | May 11, 1920 | May 13, 1924 | Democratic | | | 39 | Henry L. Fuqua |
 | May 13, 1924 | October 11, 1926 | Democratic | [4] | | 40 | Oramel H. Simpson |
 | October 11, 1926 | May 21, 1928 | Democratic | [14] | | 41 | Huey Pierce Long |
 | May 21, 1928 | January 25, 1932 | Democratic | [20][21] | | 42 | Alvin Olin King |
 | January 25, 1932 | May 10, 1932 | Democratic | [14][22] | | 43 | Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen |
 | May 10, 1932 | January 28, 1936 | Democratic | [4] | | 44 | James A. Noe |
 | January 28, 1936 | May 12, 1936 | Democratic | [14] | | 45 | Richard W. Leche |
 | May 12, 1936 | June 26, 1939 | Democratic | [23] | | 46 | Earl K. Long |
 | June 26, 1939 | May 14, 1940 | Democratic | [14] | | 47 | Sam H. Jones |
 | May 14, 1940 | May 9, 1944 | Democratic | | | 48 | Jimmie H. Davis |
| May 9, 1944 | May 11, 1948 | Democratic | | | 49 | Earl K. Long |
 | May 11, 1948 | May 13, 1952 | Democratic | | | 50 | Robert F. Kennon |
 | May 13, 1952 | May 8, 1956 | Democratic | | | 51 | Earl K. Long |
 | May 8, 1956 | May 10, 1960 | Democratic | | | 52 | Jimmie H. Davis |
| May 10, 1960 | May 12, 1964 | Democratic | | | 53 | John J. McKeithen |
 | May 12, 1964 | May 2, 1972 | Democratic | [24] | | 54 | Edwin W. Edwards |
 | May 9, 1972 | March 10, 1980 | Democratic | | | 55 | David C. Treen |
| March 10, 1980 | March 12, 1984 | Republican | | | 56 | Edwin W. Edwards |
 | March 12, 1984 | March 14, 1988 | Democratic | | | 57 | Charles E. (Buddy) Roemer III |
| March 14, 1988 | January 13, 1992 | Democratic (1988-1991) Republican (1991-1992)[25] | | | 58 | Edwin W. Edwards |
 | January 13, 1992 | January 8, 1996 | Democratic | | | 59 | Mike Foster |
| January 8, 1996 | January 12, 2004 | Republican | | | 60 | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco |
 | January 12, 2004 | Incumbent | Democratic | [26] | | 61 | Bobby Jindal |
 | Governor elect, scheduled to take office January 14, 2008 | | Republican | | Henry Clay Warmoth (1842-1931) was a Republican politician who served as Governor of Louisiana from 1868 until his impeachment and suspension from office in December 1872. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 â December 21, 1921) was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 450 Ã 599 pixelsFull resolution (2712 Ã 3608 pixel, file size: 885 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback ( May 10, 1837 â December 21, 1921) was the first African American to become governor of a U.S. state. ...
John McEnery (1833-1890) was a Louisiana Democratic politician who was considered by many to be the winner of the 1872 election for Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 August 10, 1918) was an American politician. ...
Image File history File links Size of this preview: 471 Ã 600 pixelsFull resolutionâ (3,216 Ã 4,096 pixels, file size: 868 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) William Pitt Kellogg ( December 8 1830 - August 10 1918) was an American politician and a carpetbagger governor of Louisiana from 1873-1877. ...
Stephen B. Packard was a carpetbagger from the U.S. state of Maine who emerged as an important Republican politician in Louisiana during the era of Reconstruction. ...
If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (August 20, 1834 â January 4, 1912) was an American attorney, politician, judge, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the U.S. Civil War. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Louis Alfred Wiltz (October 22, 1843 â October 16, 1881) served as Governor of Louisiana USA from 1880 â 1881. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Samuel Douglas McEnery (May 28, 1837 - June 10, 1910) served as Governor of Louisiana from 1881 until 1888, and as a United States Senator from 1897 until 1910. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls (August 20, 1834 â January 4, 1912) was an American attorney, politician, judge, and a brigadier general in the Confederate States Army during the U.S. Civil War. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Murphy James Foster (January 12, 1849 - June 21, 1921) is a Louisiana politician who served two terms as Governor of Louisiana (1892 - 1900). ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
William Wright Heard William Wright Heard (April 28, 1853 - June 1, 1926) was the Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1900 to 1904. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 - June 22, 1922) was a United States Representative, Senator, and Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Jared Young Sanders, Sr. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Ruffin Golson Pleasant (June 2, 1871 -- September 12, 1937) was the Democratic governor of Louisiana from 1916-1920, who is remembered for having mobilized his state for World War I. Prior to his governorship, Pleasant was the Louisiana attorney general from 1912-1916 and the city attorney of Shreveport from...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
John Milliken Parker (also known as John M. Parker (1863-03-16 â 1939-05-20) was an American Democrat politician from Louisiana, who served as the states governor from 1920â1924. ...
If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Henry Luce Fuqua was born November 8, 1865. ...
If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Oramel H. Simpson became governor of the state of Louisiana upon the death of his predecessor, Henry L. Fuqua. ...
If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Huey Pierce Long (August 30, 1893–September 10, 1935), known as The Kingfish, was an American politician; he was governor of Louisiana (1928–1932), Senator (1932–1935) and a presidential hopeful before his assassination. ...
Original image http://bioguide. ...
Alvin Olin King (June 21, 1890 – 1958) was a Louisiana politician. ...
If you hold the copyright to an image (e. ...
Gov. ...
Image File history File links OKAllen2. ...
James A. Noe, Sr. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Richard W. Leche was the governor of Louisiana from 1936 till 1939. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Earl Kemp Long (26 August 1895 - 5 September 1960) was an American politician and three-time Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Sam Houston Jones was the governor of Louisiana from 1940 to 1944. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer who served as Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links Jimmie_Davis_portrait. ...
Earl Kemp Long (26 August 1895 - 5 September 1960) was an American politician and three-time Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Robert Floyd Kennon (August 12, 1902 - January 11, 1988) was the Democratic governor of the state of Louisiana, United States between 1952-1956. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Earl Kemp Long (26 August 1895 - 5 September 1960) was an American politician and three-time Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
James Houston Davis, better known as Jimmie Davis, (September 11, 1899 - November 5, 2000) was a noted singer who served as Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links Jimmie_Davis_portrait. ...
John Julian McKeithen (May 28, 1918 – June 4, 1999) was a Governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ...
Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards, official portrait, resized from New Orleans Public Library website The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ...
David C. Treen David Conner Treen, Sr. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ...
Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards, official portrait, resized from New Orleans Public Library website The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ...
Charles Elson Buddy Roemer, III, was governor of Louisiana from 1988 to 1992 and a Democratic member of the U.S. House from 1981-1988. ...
Image File history File links No higher resolution available. ...
Edwin Washington Edwards (born 7 August 1927) is a United States politician who served as governor of Louisiana for four terms (1972 - 1980, 1984 - 1988, and 1992 - 1996), more terms than any other Louisiana governor. ...
Louisiana Governor Edwin W. Edwards, official portrait, resized from New Orleans Public Library website The copyright status of this work is difficult or impossible to determine. ...
Former Gov. ...
Former Gov. ...
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (born December 15, 1942) is a Democratic politician from and the current governor of Louisiana. ...
Image File history File links Metadata Size of this preview: 398 Ã 599 pixelsFull resolution (851 Ã 1280 pixel, file size: 101 KB, MIME type: image/jpeg) File history Legend: (cur) = this is the current file, (del) = delete this old version, (rev) = revert to this old version. ...
Bobby Jindal (born Piyush Jindal June 10, 1971, in Baton Rouge, Louisiana) is a Louisiana politician. ...
Image File history File linksMetadata No higher resolution available. ...
Notes - ^ Table includes both Union and Confederate governors.
- ^ Resigned to take a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana.
- ^ a b As president of the state senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ a b c d Died in office.
- ^ As president of the state senate, acted as governor until his senate president term expired.
- ^ Governor Allen was removed from office and fled to Mexico after the Union took control of Louisiana following the surrender of the Confederacy.
- ^ Resigned to take a seat in the United States Senate, but was denied his seat, Louisiana having not yet been readmitted to the Union.
- ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ Removed from office by General Phillip Sheridan, who held Wells accountable for the unstable political conditions stemming from the granting of suffrage to blacks.
- ^ a b Appointed military governor.
- ^ Resigned.
- ^ Removed from power; when Louisiana was readmitted to the Union, Governor Baker and General Winfield Scott Hancock, who appointed him, were removed from power in the state.
- ^ Impeached but never convicted; however, Warmoth was still removed from office with 35 days remaining in his term. All charges were later expunged.
- ^ a b c d e As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.
- ^ a b The State Returning Board declared John McEnery the winner over William Kellogg in 1872, but a second election board was formed that declared Kellogg the winner. Both men were sworn in to office on the same day by opposing legislatures. After armed skirmishes erupted, President Ulysses S. Grant stepped in, declaring Kellogg the winner on September 20, 1873.
- ^ Packard was the Radical Republican candidate for governor in 1876. In a disputed outcome, both Packard and his Democratic opponent, Francis T. Nicholls were inaugurated. Nicholls had led in the balloting by some eight thousand votes, but the Republican-controlled State Returning Board cited fraud and declared Packard the victor. Pinchback, however, refused to support Packard and endorsed Nicholls.
- Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1877 p.455-67
- ^ Francis Nicholls won the 1876 election over Stephen B. Packard, but the Republican-controlled State Returning Board declared Packard the winner. Nicholls took office anyway, and assembled a government that was eventually recognized by the federal government as the proper state government.
- Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1877 p.455-67
- ^ As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.
- ^ Elected to the United States Senate but refused the seat, preferring to remain governor.
- ^ Impeached on charges of bribery and corruption, but not convicted.
- ^ Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Governor Long was elected to the Senate in 1930, but did not take office until 1932, preferring to remain in office as governor.
- ^ Paul N. Cyr was lieutenant governor under Governor Huey Long, and stated he would take over for governor after Long left for the Senate, but Long demanded Cyr forfeit his office. Alvin Olin King, as president of the state senate, was elevated to lieutenant governor and later governor.
- ^ Resigned due to a fraud scandal; he was later convicted of mail fraud, and served five years in prison. He was pardoned by President Harry S. Truman in 1953.
- ^ First Louisiana governor elected to consecutive terms after 1921 constitution was amended in 1966 to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms.
- ^ Roemer was elected as a Democrat in 1987. He switched parties in 1991 and lost re-election.
- ^ Governor Blanco's term expires in 2008; she is retiring.
Map of the boundaries of the United States Courts of Appeals and United States District Courts The United States district courts are the general trial courts of the United States federal court system. ...
In this map: Union states prohibiting slavery Union territories Border states on the Union side which allowed slavery Kansas, which entered and fought with the Union as a free state after the Bleeding Kansas crisis The Confederacy Confederate claimed and sometimes held territories During the American Civil War, the Union...
Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...
Philip Sheridan Philip Henry Sheridan (March 6, 1831 – August 5, 1888), a military man and one of the great generals in the American Civil War. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
Ulysses S. Grant,[2] born Hiram Ulysses Grant (April 27, 1822 â July 23, 1885), was an American general and the eighteenth President of the United States (1869â1877). ...
is the 263rd day of the year (264th in leap years) in the Gregorian calendar. ...
1873 (MDCCCLXXIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (see link for calendar). ...
Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...
Type Upper House President of the Senate Richard B. Cheney, R since January 20, 2001 President pro tempore Robert C. Byrd, D since January 4, 2007 Members 100 Political groups Democratic Party Republican Party Last elections November 7, 2006 Meeting place Senate Chamber United States Capitol Washington, DC United States...
Paul Narcisse Cyr (September 9, 1878 - August 24, 1946) was the elected lieutenant governor in the Huey Pierce Long, Jr. ...
This article needs to be cleaned up to conform to a higher standard of quality. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal For other uses, see President of the United States (disambiguation). ...
For other persons named Harry Truman, see Harry Truman (disambiguation). ...
External links - Louisiana Secretary of State website
- Cemetery Memorials by La-Cemeteries
 | State of Louisiana Baton Rouge (capital) | | Topics | History | Louisianans | Constitution | Governors | Lieutenant Governors | Attorneys General | Legislature | Supreme Court Image File history File links Flag_of_Louisiana. ...
Federal courts Supreme Court Circuit Courts of Appeal District Courts Elections Presidential elections Midterm elections Political Parties Democratic Republican Third parties State & Local government Governors Legislatures (List) State Courts Local Government Other countries Atlas US Government Portal A U.S. state is any one of the fifty subnational entities of...
This article is about the U.S. State. ...
For the Canadian restaurant, see Baton Rouge (restaurant). ...
Independence Hall in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, site of first U.S. capital. ...
The history of Louisiana is long and rich. ...
People from the state of Louisiana who have achieved fame or note include: Contents: Top - 0â9 A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z Jamar Adcock (1917â1991) politician and banker...
The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana is the second highest state office in Louisiana. ...
The office of Attorney General of Louisiana existed from the colonial period to the present. ...
The Louisiana State Legislature is the legislative branch of the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
// The Supreme Court of Louisiana The law of Louisiana and the Supreme Court of Louisiana both have a rich history based in the colonial governments of France and Spain during the early eighteenth century. ...
| | Regions | Acadiana | Central Louisiana | Florida Parishes | Greater New Orleans | North Louisiana This list of regions of the United States includes official (governmental) and non-official areas within the borders of the United States, not including U.S. states, the federal district of Washington, D.C. or standard subentities such as cities or counties. ...
Map of Acadiana Region with the Cajun Heartland USA subregion highlighted in dark red. ...
The Central Louisiana region is shaded in green. ...
The Florida Parishes The Florida Parishes are those parishes in Louisiana which were part of West Florida in the early 19th century. ...
The New Orleans Metropolitan Area, consisting of the Greater New Orleans region and three addtional parishes which share the perimeter of Lake Ponchartrain, is the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, centered around the city of New Orleans. ...
Map of Louisiana regions, the North region is shaded in green. ...
| | Cities | Alexandria | Baton Rouge | Bossier City | Houma | Kenner | Lafayette | Lake Charles | Monroe | New Iberia | New Orleans | Opelousas | Ruston | Shreveport | Slidell | Sulphur Metropolitan areas and urbanized areas of Louisiana by population. ...
Alexandria is a city in Louisiana and the parish seat of Rapides Parish. ...
For the Canadian restaurant, see Baton Rouge (restaurant). ...
Bossier City is a city in Bossier Parish, Louisiana, USA. [1] [2] As of the 2000 Census, the city had a total population of 56,461. ...
The city of Houma (pronounced ) is the parish seat of Terrebonne Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Kenner is a suburb of New Orleans that has a population of 70,517 (census 2000). ...
: Hub City : The Heart of Cajun Country United States Louisiana Lafayette 47. ...
This article is about the City of Lake Charles. ...
The city of Monroe is the parish seat of Ouachita Parish, in the US state of Louisiana. ...
The city of New Iberia (French: La Nouvelle-Ibérie) is the parish seat of Iberia Parish, in the US state of Louisiana, 125 miles (201 km) west of New Orleans. ...
NOLA redirects here. ...
The city of Opelousas is the parish seat of St. ...
The city of Ruston is the parish seat of Lincoln Parish, in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
: Port City , River City , Ratchet City : The Next Great City of the South United States Louisiana Caddo 117. ...
, Slidell is a city in St. ...
Sulphur is a city in Calcasieu Parish, Louisiana, United States. ...
| | CDPs | Chalmette | Harvey | LaPlace | Marrero | Metairie | Terrytown A census-designated place (CDP) is an area identified by the United States Census Bureau for statistical reporting. ...
The unincorporated community of Chalmette is the parish seat of St. ...
Harvey is a census-designated place and town located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
La Place (sometimes spelled LaPlace or Laplace) is a suburb of New Orleans and a census-designated place in St. ...
Marrero is a census-designated place and unincorporated community located in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana. ...
, Metairie (local pronunciations , ) is a suburb of New Orleans. ...
Terrytown is a census-designated place (CDP) in Jefferson Parish, Louisiana on the West <a href=http://en. ...
| | Metros | Alexandria | Baton Rouge | Houma‑Bayou Cane‑Thibodaux | Lafayette | Lake Charles | Monroe | New Orleans | Shreveport‑Bossier City This article does not cite any references or sources. ...
Map of Louisiana highlighting the Alexandria metropolitan area. ...
The Baton Rouge Metropolitan Area, centered in Baton Rouge, Louisiana, is inhabited by about 700,000 people. ...
Houma-Bayou Cane-Thibodeaux is a metropolitan statistical area, synonynous with both Terrebonne and Assumption Parishes, located in southeast Louisiana. ...
Lafayette metropolitan area, located in the Cajun Heartland region of Acadiana, is composed of Lafayette and St. ...
Lake Charles metropolitan area, located in Acadiana, is composed of Calcasieu and Cameron parishes. ...
Map of Louisiana highlighting the Monroe metropolitan area. ...
The New Orleans Metropolitan Area, consisting of the Greater New Orleans region and three addtional parishes which share the perimeter of Lake Ponchartrain, is the largest metropolitan area in the U.S. state of Louisiana, centered around the city of New Orleans. ...
Shreveport-Bossier City is a metropolitan statistical area, composed of Bossier, Caddo and De Soto parishes, located in North Louisiana. ...
| | Parishes | Acadia | Allen | Ascension | Assumption | Avoyelles | Beauregard | Bienville | Bossier | Caddo | Calcasieu | Caldwell | Cameron | Catahoula | Claiborne | Concordia | De Soto | East Baton Rouge | East Carroll | East Feliciana | Evangeline | Franklin | Grant | Iberia | Iberville | Jackson | Jefferson | Jefferson Davis | La Salle | Lafayette | Lafourche | Lincoln | Livingston | Madison | Morehouse | Natchitoches | Orleans | Ouachita | Plaquemines | Pointe Coupee | Rapides | Red River | Richland | Sabine | St. Bernard | St. Charles | St. Helena | St. James | St. John the Baptist | St. Landry | St. Martin | St. Mary | St. Tammany | Tangipahoa | Tensas | Terrebonne | Union | Vermilion | Vernon | Washington | Webster | West Baton Rouge | West Carroll | West Feliciana | Winn List of Louisiana parishes The state of Louisiana is divided into parishes in the same way that the other states of the United States are divided into counties. ...
Acadia Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Allen Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Ascension Parish (French: Paroisse dAscension) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Assumption Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Avoyelles (French: Paroisse des Avoyelles) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Beauregard Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Bienville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Bossier Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Caddo Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Calcasieu Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Caldwell Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Cameron Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Catahoula Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Claiborne Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Concordia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
De Soto Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Location Location of St. ...
East Carroll Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
East Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Evangeline Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Franklin Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Grant Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Iberia Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Iberville Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Jackson Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Jefferson Parish is a parish in Louisiana that includes most of the suburbs of New Orleans. ...
Jefferson Davis Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
La Salle Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Lafayette Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Lafourche Parish is a parish located in the south of the state of Louisiana. ...
Lincoln Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Livingston Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Madison Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Morehouse Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Natchitoches Parish (French: Paroisse des Natchitoches) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
NOLA redirects here. ...
Ouachita Parish is a parish (population 148,287 as of the 2000 census) located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Plaquemines Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Pointe Coupee Parish, pronounced Point Coo-Pea in English (French: Paroisse de la Pointe Coupée), is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Rapides Parish (French: Paroisse des Rapides) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Red River Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Richland Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Sabine Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
St. ...
Tangipahoa Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Tensas Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Terrebonne Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Union Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Vermilion Parish (French: Paroisse de Vermilion) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Vernon Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
Washington Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Webster Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
West Baton Rouge Parish (French: Paroisse de Baton Rouge Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
West Carroll Parish (French: Paroisse de Carroll Ouest) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
West Feliciana Parish is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana. ...
Winn Parish is a parish located in the state of Louisiana. ...
| | Topics on New France | | Subdivisions | Acadia (1604–1713) • Canada (1608–1763) • Louisiana (1699–1763, 1800–1803) • Newfoundland (1662–1713) • Île Royale (1713–1763) |
 | | Towns | Acadia (Port Royal) • Canada (Quebec, Trois-Rivières, Montreal, Détroit) • Île Royale (Louisbourg) • Louisiana (Mobile, New Orleans) • Newfoundland (Plaisance) • List of towns | | Forts | Fort Rouillé • Fort Michilimackinac • Fort de Chartres • Fort Detroit • Fort Carillon • Fort Duquesne • List of Forts | | Government | Canada (Governor General of New France, Intendant of New France, Sovereign Council of New France, Bishop of Quebec, Governor of Trois-Rivières, Governor of Montreal) • Acadia (Governor of Acadia) • Newfoundland (Governor of Plaisance) • Louisiana (Governor of Louisiana, Intendant of Louisiana, Superior Council of Louisiana) • Île Royale (Governor of Île Royale) | | Justice | Intendancy • Superior Council • Admiralty court • Provostship • Officiality • Seigneurial court • Attorney • Bailiff • Maréchaussée • Code Noir | | Economy | Seigneurial system • 1666 census • Fur trade • Company of 100 Associates • Crozat's Company • Mississippi Company • Compagnie de l'Occident | | Society | Habitants • King's Daughters • Coureur des bois • Métis • Amerindians | | War & Peace | Intercolonial Wars • French and Iroquois Wars • Great Upheaval • Great Peace of Montreal • Schenectady massacre • Deerfield massacre | | Related | French colonization of the Americas • French colonial empire • History of Quebec • History of the Acadians • History of Louisiana • French West Indies • Carib Expulsion • African slave trade | |