List of Governors of Louisiana

Governor of the State of Louisiana
Seal of Louisiana
Incumbent John Bel Edwards since January 11, 2016
Style	The Honorable
Residence	Louisiana Governor's Mansion
Term length	Four years, renewable once consecutively^[1]
Formation	Louisiana Constitution
Salary	$130,000 (2013, annual)^[2]

This is a list of the Governors of Louisiana (French: Gouverneurs de Louisiane), from acquisition by the United States in 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana.

List

Territory of Orleans (1804–1812)

In 1803, Europe was about to become involved in a continental war. The French Empire, led by Napoleon, had begun an aggressive expansionist policy which challenged the interests of United Kingdom. When the Haitian Revolution, with British support, overthrew the French colonial rule on that island, the French Empire began reorganizing its military. To finance this, Napoleon sold the colony of Louisiana to the United States in the Louisiana Purchase of 1803. From 1804 to 1812, the lower area which would eventually become the modern state was known as the "Territory of Orleans". The vast area to the north was called the "Louisiana Territory".

#	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)	Took office	Left office
25^[3]		William C. C. Claiborne (1772/75–1817)	December 20, 1803	April 30, 1812

State of Louisiana (1812–present)

Democratic-Republican (3) Whig (3) National Republican (5) Democratic (41) Republican (12)
№	Portrait	Name (Birth–Death)		Election	Term of office		Political Party	Lieutenant Governor
1			William C. C. Claiborne (1772/75–1817)	1812	April 30, 1812	December 16, 1816	Democratic-Republican	None
2			Jacques Villeré (1761–1830)	1816	December 16, 1816	December 18, 1820	Democratic-Republican
3			Thomas B. Robertson (1779–1828)	1820	December 18, 1820	November 15, 1824	Democratic-Republican
4			Henry S. Thibodaux (1769–1827)	Unelected	November 15, 1824	December 13, 1824	National Republican
5			Henry Johnson (1783–1864)	1824	December 13, 1824	December 15, 1828	National Republican
6			Pierre Derbigny ^† (1769–1829)	1828	December 15, 1828	October 6, 1829	National Republican
7			Armand Beauvais (1783–1843)	Unelected	October 6, 1829	January 14, 1830	National Republican
8			Jacques Dupré (1773–1846)	Unelected	January 14, 1830	January 31, 1831	National Republican
9			Andre B. Roman (1795–1866)	1830	January 31, 1831	February 4, 1835	Whig
10			Edward Douglass White, Sr. (1795–1847)	1834	February 4, 1835	February 4, 1839	Whig
(9)			Andre B. Roman (1795–1866)	1838	February 4, 1839	January 30, 1843	Whig
11			Alexandre Mouton (1804–1885)	1842	January 30, 1843	February 12, 1846	Democratic
12			Isaac Johnson (1803–1853)	1846	February 12, 1846	January 28, 1850	Democratic		Trasimond Landry
13			Joseph Marshall Walker (1784–1856)	1849	January 28, 1850	January 18, 1853	Democratic		Jean Baptiste Plauché
14			Paul Octave Hébert (1818–1880)	1852	January 18, 1853	January 22, 1856	Democratic		William W. Farmer
14			Paul Octave Hébert (1818–1880)	1852	January 18, 1853	January 22, 1856	Democratic		Robert C. Wickliffe
15			Robert C. Wickliffe (1819–1895)	1855	January 22, 1856	January 23, 1860	Democratic		Charles H. Mouton
15			Robert C. Wickliffe (1819–1895)	1855	January 22, 1856	January 23, 1860	Democratic		William F. Griffin
16			'Thomas Overton Moore (1804–1876)	1859	January 23, 1860	January 25, 1864	Democratic		Henry M. Hyams
17			Henry Watkins Allen (1820–1866)	1863	January 25, 1864	June 2, 1865	Democratic		Benjamin W. Pearce
18			George F. Shepley (1819–1878)	Unelected	July 2, 1862^[4]	March 4, 1864	Republican	Vacant
19			Michael Hahn (1830–1886)	1864	March 4, 1864	March 4, 1865	Republican		James Madison Wells
20			James Madison Wells (1808–1899)	1865	March 4, 1865	June 3, 1867	Republican		Albert Voorhies
21			Benjamin Flanders (1816–1896)	Unelected^[5]	June 3, 1867	January 8, 1868	Republican	Vacant
22			Joshua Baker (1799–1885)	Unelected	January 8, 1868	June 27, 1868	Democratic	Vacant
23			Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931)	1868	June 27, 1868	December 9, 1872	Republican		Oscar Dunn
23			Henry C. Warmoth (1842–1931)	1868	June 27, 1868	December 9, 1872	Republican		P. B. S. Pinchback
24			Pinckney Pinchback (1837–1921)	Unelected	December 9, 1872	January 13, 1873	Republican	Vacant
25			John McEnery (1833–1891)	Unelected	January 13, 1873	May 22, 1873	Democratic		Davidson B. Penn
26			William P. Kellogg (1830–1918)	1872	May 22, 1873	January 8, 1877	Republican		Caesar Antoine
27			Stephen B. Packard (1839–1922)	Unelected	January 8, 1877	April 24, 1877	Republican		Caesar Antoine
28			Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912)	1876	April 24, 1877	January 14, 1880	Democratic		Louis A. Wiltz
29			Louis A. Wiltz ^† (1843–1881)	1879	January 14, 1880	October 16, 1881	Democratic		Samuel D. McEnery
30			Samuel D. McEnery (1837–1910)	Unelected	October 16, 1881	May 20, 1888	Democratic		William A. Robertson
				Unelected					George L. Walton
				1884					Clay Knobloch
(28)			Francis T. Nicholls (1834–1912)	1888	May 20, 1888	May 10, 1892	Democratic		James Jeffries
31			Murphy J. Foster (1849–1921)	1892	May 10, 1892	May 8, 1900	Democratic		Charles Parlange
				1892					Hiram R. Lott
				1896					Robert H. Snyder
32			William W. Heard (1853–1926)	1900	May 8, 1900	May 10, 1904	Democratic		Albert Estopinal
33			Newton C. Blanchard (1849–1922)	1904	May 10, 1904	May 12, 1908	Democratic		Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.
34			Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (1869–1944)	1908	May 10, 1904	May 14, 1912	Democratic		Paul M. Lambremont
35			Luther E. Hall (1869–1921)	1912	May 14, 1912	May 9, 1916	Democratic		Thomas C. Barrett
36			Ruffin Pleasant (1871–1937)	1916	May 9, 1916	May 11, 1920	Democratic		Fernand Mouton
37			John M. Parker (1863–1939)	1920	May 11, 1920	May 13, 1924	Democratic		Hewitt Bouanchaud
37			John M. Parker (1863–1939)	1920	May 11, 1920	May 13, 1924	Democratic		Delos R. Johnson
38			Henry L. Fuqua ^† (1865–1926)	1924	May 13, 1924	October 11, 1926	Democratic		Oramel H. Simpson
39			Oramel H. Simpson (1870–1932)	Unelected	October 11, 1926	May 21, 1928	Democratic		Philip H. Gilbert
40			Huey Long (1893–1935)	1928	May 21, 1928	January 25, 1932	Democratic		Paul N. Cyr
40			Huey Long (1893–1935)	1928	May 21, 1928	January 25, 1932	Democratic		Alvin Olin King
41			Alvin Olin King (1890–1958)	Unelected	January 25, 1932	May 10, 1932	Democratic	Vacant
42			Oscar K. Allen ^† (1882–1936)	1932	May 10, 1932	January 28, 1936	Democratic		John B. Fournet
									Thomas C. Wingate
									James A. Noe
43			James A. Noe (1890–1976)	Unelected	January 28, 1936	May 12, 1936	Democratic	Vacant
44			Richard W. Leche (1898–1965)	1936	May 12, 1936	June 26, 1939	Democratic		Earl Long
45			Earl Long (1895–1960)	Unelected	June 26, 1939	May 14, 1940	Democratic		Coleman Lindsey
46			Sam H. Jones (1897–1978)	1940	May 14, 1940	May 9, 1944	Democratic		Marc M. Mouton
47			James H. Davis (1899–2000)	1944	May 9, 1944	May 11, 1948	Democratic		J. Emile Verret
(45)			Earl Long (1895–1960)	1948	May 11, 1948	May 13, 1952	Democratic		Bill Dodd
48			Robert F. Kennon (1902–1988)	1952	May 13, 1952	May 8, 1956	Democratic		Charles E. Barham
(45)			Earl Long (1895–1960)	1956	May 8, 1956	May 10, 1960	Democratic		Lether Frazar
(47)			James H. Davis (1899–2000)	1959–60	May 10, 1960	May 12, 1964	Democratic		Taddy Aycock
49			John McKeithen (1918–1999)	1963–64	May 12, 1964	May 9, 1972	Democratic
49			John McKeithen (1918–1999)	1967	May 12, 1964	May 9, 1972	Democratic
50			Edwin Edwards (1927–)	1971–72	May 9, 1972	March 10, 1980	Democratic		Jimmy Fitzmorris
50			Edwin Edwards (1927–)	1975	May 9, 1972	March 10, 1980	Democratic		Jimmy Fitzmorris
51			David Treen (1928–2009)	1979	March 10, 1980	March 12, 1984	Republican		Bobby Freeman
(50)			Edwin Edwards (1927–)	1983	March 12, 1984	March 14, 1988	Democratic		Bobby Freeman
52			Charles E. Roemer (1943–)	1987	March 14, 1988	January 13, 1992	Democratic		Paul Hardy
52			Charles E. Roemer (1943–)	1987	March 14, 1988	January 13, 1992	Republican		Paul Hardy
(50)			Edwin Edwards (1927–)	1991	January 13, 1992	January 8, 1996	Democratic		Melinda Schwegmann
53			Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (1930–)	1995	January 8, 1996	January 12, 2004	Republican		Kathleen Blanco
53			Murphy J. Foster, Jr. (1930–)	1999	January 8, 1996	January 12, 2004	Republican		Kathleen Blanco
54			Kathleen Blanco (1942–)	2003	January 12, 2004	January 14, 2008	Democratic		Mitch Landrieu
55			Piyush Jindal (1971–)	2007	January 14, 2008	January 11, 2016	Republican		Mitch Landrieu
									Scott Angelle
									Scott Angelle
									Jay Dardenne
				2011					Jay Dardenne
56			John Bel Edwards (1966–)	2015	January 11, 2016	Incumbent	Democratic		Billy Nungesser

Notes

^† Murdered/Died in office

Other high offices held

This is a table of congressional, other governorships, and other federal offices held by governors. All representatives and senators mentioned represented Louisiana except where noted. * denotes those offices which the governor resigned to take.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	U.S. Congress		Other offices held
Governor	Gubernatorial term	House	Senate	Other offices held
William Charles Cole Claiborne	1803–1816		S	U.S. Representative from Tennessee, Governor of Mississippi Territory
Thomas B. Robertson	1820–1824	H
Henry Johnson	1824–1828	H	S
Edward Douglass White Sr.	1835–1839	H
Alexandre Mouton	1843–1846		S
Robert C. Wickliffe	1856–1860			Louisiana Lieutenant Governor, Elected U.S. Representative but was refused his seat
Michael Hahn	1864–1865	H		Elected U.S. Senator* but was refused his seat
Benjamin Flanders	1870–1872	H
P. B. S. Pinchback	1872–1873			Acting Lieutenant Governor, Elected to both the U.S. House of Representatives and the U.S. Senate but was refused his seat.^[6]
William P. Kellogg	1873–1877	H	S
Samuel D. McEnery	1881–1888		S	Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
Murphy J. Foster	1892–1900		S
Newton C. Blanchard	1904–1908	H	S
Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.	1908–1912	H		Louisiana Lieutenant Governor, Elected U.S. Senator but denied the seat, preferring to stay governor
Oramel H. Simpson	1926–1928			Louisiana Lieutenant Governor
Huey Pierce Long	1928–1932		S*	Elected to the Senate in 1930, but did not take the seat until the election of his hand-picked successor was ensured
Edwin W. Edwards	1972–1980 1984–1988 1992–1996	H
David C. Treen	1980–1984	H
Buddy Roemer	1988–1992	H
Kathleen Blanco	2004–2008			Louisiana Lieutenant Governor (1996–2004)
Bobby Jindal	2008–2016	H

Living former U.S. governors of Louisiana

As of January 2016, there are five former U.S. governors of Louisiana who are currently living at this time, the oldest being Edwin W. Edwards (served 1972–1980, 1984–1988 and 1992–1996, born 1927). The most recent governor, and also the most recently serving governor, to die was David C. Treen (served 1980–1984, born 1928), on October 29, 2009.

Governor	Gubernatorial term	Date of birth
Edwin W. Edwards	1972–1980 1984–1988 1992–1996	(1927-08-07) August 7, 1927
Buddy Roemer	1988–1992	(1943-10-04) October 4, 1943
Murphy J. Foster, Jr.	1996–2004	(1930-07-11) July 11, 1930
Kathleen Blanco	2004–2008	(1942-12-15) December 15, 1942
Bobby Jindal	2008–2016	(1971-06-10) June 10, 1971

References

↑ "Louisiana Constitution of 1974" (PDF). Article IV, section 3. A person who has served as governor for more than one and one-half terms in two consecutive terms shall not be elected governor for the succeeding term.
↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
↑ As continuation of the colonial's office.
↑ Governor of the Union-occupied Louisiana.
↑ House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d ... United States Congressm House. 1848. p. 1138.
↑ Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 - Pages 483 - 512

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