Louisiana's 8th congressional district
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The 8th Louisiana Congressional District is a defunct Congressional district and no longer exists after Louisiana lost its eighth Congressional seat in the 1990 U. S. Census.
[edit] List of Representatives
| Representative | Party | Years | District home | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created following 1910 census | 1913-03-04 | |||
| James Benjamin Aswell | Democratic | 1913-03-04 - 1931-03-16 | Died | |
| Vacant | 1931-03-17 - 1931-05-20 | |||
| John H. Overton | Democratic | 1931-05-21 - 1933-03-03 | Retired to run for U.S. Senate | |
| Cleveland Dear | Democratic | 1933 - 1937 | ||
| A. Leonard Allen | Democratic | 1937 - 1953 | ||
| George S. Long | Democratic | 1953 - 1959 | ||
| Harold B. McSween | Democratic | 1959 - 1963 | ||
| Gillis W. Long | Democratic | 1963 - 1965 | ||
| Speedy O. Long | Democratic | 1965 - 1973 | ||
| Gillis W. Long | Democratic | 1973 - 1985 | Died | |
| Vacant | 1985 | |||
| Catherine Small Long | Democratic | 1985 - 1987 | ||
| Clyde C. Holloway | Republican | 1987 - 1993-01-03 | ||
| District eliminated | 1993-01-03 | |||
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