Prior to 1974 the 1st Congressional District was entirely south of Lake Pontchartrain; as a result of the 1970 U.S. Census and a concern to ensure that the 2nd Congressional District was majority African American, in 1974, the 1st Congressional District shed precincts south of the lake and acquired St. Tammany Parish, which borders Lake Pontchartrain on the north, from the 6th Congressional District. Subsequently, the 1st Congressional District has acquired Tangipahoa and Washington parishes, both north of the lake, from the 6th Congressional District.
Representative |
Party |
Years |
District home |
Note |
District created March 4, 1823 |
Edward Livingston |
Jacksonian D-R |
March 4, 1823 - March 3, 1825 |
La Nouvelle Orléans |
|
Jacksonian |
March 4, 1825 - March 3, 1829 |
|
Edward Douglass White Sr. |
Anti-Jacksonian |
March 4, 1829 - ?????, 1834 |
Donaldsonville |
Resigned |
Vacant |
??????, 1834 - ??????, 1834 |
Henry Johnson |
Anti-Jacksonian |
????, 1834 – March 3, 1837 |
Donaldsonville |
|
Whig |
March 4, 1837 - March 3, 1839 |
|
Edward Douglass White Sr. |
Whig |
March 4, 1839 - March 3, 1843 |
Donaldsonville |
|
John Slidell |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 - November 10, 1845 |
La Nouvelle Orléans |
Resigned |
Emile La Sére |
Democratic |
January 29, 1846 - March 3, 1851 |
La Nouvelle Orléans |
|
Louis St. Martin |
Democratic |
March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 |
La Nouvelle Orléans and Saint Charles Parish |
|
William Dunbar |
Democratic |
March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 |
Saint Bernard Parish |
|
George Eustis Jr. |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859 |
La Nouvelle Orléans |
|
J. E. Bouligny |
Know Nothing |
March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 |
La Nouvelle Orléans; Washington, DC |
Bouligny opposed Louisiana's secession and remained in Washington during the American Civil War. He never retook residency in Louisiana. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1861 - December 3, 1862 |
(Civil War) |
Benjamin Flanders |
Unionist |
December 3, 1862 - March 3, 1863 |
|
Remained seated for his term during War |
Vacant |
March 3, 1863 - July 18, 1868 |
(Civil War - Louisiana under occupation) |
Jacob Hale Sypher |
Republican |
July 18, 1868 - March 3, 1869 |
New Orleans |
|
Vacant |
March 3, 1869 - November 7, 1870 |
contested election of Louis St. Martin and Jacob Hale Sypher, House decided neither candidate entitled to seat |
Jacob Hale Sypher |
Republican |
November 7, 1870 - March 3, 1875 |
New Orleans |
Sypher's 1872 re-election was successfully contested by Effingham Lawrence: Sypher lost, but only after the original returns were certified in his favor; after protracted court intervention, Lawrence was declared elected, but just one day (March 4, 1875) remained in the 1873-1875 term, and in the meantime Lawrence had lost the 1874 election to Democrat Randall Lee Gibson. |
Effingham Lawrence |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 - March 4, 1875 |
New Orleans |
Successfully contested Sypher's election, then retired after 1 day in office—the shortest service ever by a member of the House of Representatives. |
Randall Lee Gibson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1883 |
New Orleans |
Retired from House on election to U.S. Senate. |
Carleton Hunt |
Democratic |
March 4, 1883 - March 3, 1885 |
New Orleans |
|
Louis St. Martin |
Democratic |
March 4, 1885 - March 3, 1887 |
Saint Charles Parish |
|
Theodore Stark Wilkinson |
Democratic |
March 4, 1887 - March 3, 1891 |
Pointe Celeste Plantation in Plaquemines Parish |
|
Adolph Meyer |
Democratic |
March 4, 1891 - March 8, 1908 |
New Orleans |
Died |
Vacant |
March 8, 1908 - November 3, 1908 |
Albert Estopinal |
Democratic |
November 3, 1908 - April 28, 1919 |
New Orleans |
Died |
Vacant |
April 28, 1919 - June 5, 1919 |
James O'Connor |
Democratic |
June 5, 1919 - March 3, 1931 |
New Orleans |
Lost renomination |
Joachim O. Fernandez |
Democratic |
March 4, 1931 - January 3, 1941 |
New Orleans |
Lost renomination |
Felix Edward Hébert |
Democratic |
January 3, 1941 - January 3, 1977 |
New Orleans |
Retired |
Richard Alvin Tonry |
Democratic |
January 3, 1977 - May 4, 1977 |
Chalmette |
Resigned |
Vacant |
May 4, 1977 - August 27, 1977 |
Bob Livingston |
Republican |
August 27, 1977 - March 1, 1999 |
Metairie |
Resigned |
Vacant |
March 2, 1999 - May 29, 1999 |
David Vitter |
Republican |
May 29, 1999 - January 3, 2005 |
Metairie |
Retired, elected U.S. Senator |
Bobby Jindal |
Republican |
January 3, 2005 - January 14, 2008 |
Kenner |
Retired, elected Governor |
Vacant |
January 14, 2008 – May 3, 2008 |
Steve Scalise |
Republican |
May 3, 2008 – Present |
Metairie |
Incumbent |