List of Governors of Louisiana

Governor of the State 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: eligible again after 4-year respite. [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
Robert C. Wickliffe
15 Robert C. Wickliffe
(1819–1895)		 1855 January 22, 1856 January 23, 1860 Democratic Charles H. Mouton
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
23 Henry C. Warmoth
(1842–1931)		 1868 June 27, 1868 December 9, 1872 Republican Oscar Dunn
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
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
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
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
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
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
1967
50 Edwin Edwards
(1927–)		 1971–72 May 9, 1972 March 10, 1980 Democratic Jimmy Fitzmorris
1975
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
52 Charles E. Roemer
(1943–)		 1987 March 14, 1988 January 13, 1992 Democratic Paul Hardy
Republican
(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
1999
54 Kathleen Blanco
(1942–)		 2003 January 12, 2004 January 14, 2008 Democratic Mitch Landrieu
55 Piyush "Bobby" Jindal
(1971–)		 2007 January 14, 2008 January 11, 2016 Republican
Scott Angelle
Jay Dardenne
2011
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
House Senate
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 2017, 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.

GovernorGubernatorial termDate of birth
Edwin W. Edwards 1972–1980
1984–1988
1992–1996		 August 7, 1927
Buddy Roemer 1988–1992 October 4, 1943
Murphy J. Foster, Jr. 1996–2004 July 11, 1930
Kathleen Blanco 2004–2008 December 15, 1942
Bobby Jindal 2008–2016 June 10, 1971

References

  1. ↑ "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.
  2. ↑ "CSG Releases 2013 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ↑ As continuation of the colonial's office.
  4. ↑ Governor of the Union-occupied Louisiana.
  5. ↑ House Documents, Otherwise Publ. as Executive Documents: 13th Congress, 2d ... United States Congressm House. 1848. p. 1138.
  6. ↑ Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1885 - Pages 483 - 512
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