United States congressional delegations from Louisiana


These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

House of Representatives

Current Representatives

List of members of the Louisianian United States House delegation, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has a total of 6 members, including 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat.
DistrictRepresentativePartyCPVIIncumbent time in officeDistrict map
1st Steve Scalise RepublicanR+24May 3, 2008 – present
2nd Cedric Richmond DemocraticD+25January 3, 2011 – present
3rd Clay Higgins RepublicanR+20January 3, 2017 – present
4th Mike Johnson RepublicanR+13January 3, 2017 – present
5th Ralph Abraham RepublicanR+15January 3, 2015 – present
6th Garret Graves RepublicanR+19January 3, 2015 – present

1806–1811: 1 non-voting delegate

The first non-voting delegate took his seat on December 1, 1806.
CongressDelegate at-large
' Daniel Clark
' Daniel Clark
Julien de Lallande Poydras

1812–1823: 1 seat

Statehood was achieved and a representative elected on April 30, 1812.
Congress
' Thomas B. Robertson
' -
' -
' -
' Thomas Butler
' -
Josiah S. Johnston

1823–1843: 3 seats

Two more seats were apportioned following the 1820 census.

1843–1863: 4 seats

A fourth seat was added following the 1840 census.

1863–1873: 5 seats

A fifth seat was added following the 1860 census. However, the Civil War prevented them from being seated until July 18, 1868.

1873–1903: 6 seats

A sixth seat was added following the 1870 census. From 1873 to 1875, that extra seat was elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1875, however, the state was redistricted into six districts.

1903–1913: 7 seats

A seventh seat was added following the 1900 census.

1913–1993: 8 seats

After the 1910 census, Louisiana's delegation reached its largest size, eight seats, which it held for 80 years.

1993–2013: 7 seats

After the 1990 census, Louisiana lost one seat.

2013–present: 6 seats

After the 2010 census, Louisiana lost one seat due to stagnant population growth and the loss of citizens who left the state after Hurricane Katrina and did not return.

United States Senate

Class 2CongressClass 3
Jean Noel Destréhan 12th Allan B. Magruder
Thomas Posey 12th -
James Brown 12th -
13th Eligius Fromentin -
14th --
William C. C. Claiborne 15th -
Henry Johnson 15th -
16th James Brown -
17th --
18th --
18th Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny
Josiah S. Johnston
19th Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny
Josiah S. Johnston
20th Charles Dominique Joseph Bouligny
Josiah S. Johnston
Edward Livingston 21st Josiah S. Johnston
22nd -Josiah S. Johnston
22nd George A. Waggaman
Josiah S. Johnston
23rd George A. Waggaman
Josiah S. Johnston
23rd George A. Waggaman
Alexander Porter
Robert C. Nicholas 24th Alexander Porter
Alexander Mouton 24th -
Alexander Mouton 25th -
Alexander Mouton 26th -
Alexander Mouton Alexander Barrow 27th
Charles M. Conrad -27th
28th Henry Johnson -
29th --
29th Pierre Soulé -
Solomon W. Downs 30th -
31st Pierre Soulé -
32nd --
Judah P. Benjamin 33rd -
John Slidell 33rd -
34th --
35th --
36th --
American Civil War37th American Civil War
American Civil War38th American Civil War
American Civil War39th American Civil War
John S. Harris 40th William P. Kellogg
41st --
J. Rodman West 42nd -
43rd Vacant-
44th Vacant-
44th James B. Eustis -
William P. Kellogg 45th -
46th Benjamin F. Jonas -
47th --
Randall L. Gibson 48th -
49th James B. Eustis -
50th --
51st --
52nd Edward Douglass White -
52nd Donelson Caffery -
53rd --
53rd Newton C. Blanchard -
54th --
55th Samuel D. McEnery -
56th --
Murphy J. Foster 57th -
58th --
59th --
60th --
61st --
61st John R. Thornton -
62nd --
Joseph E. Ransdell 63rd -
64th Robert F. Broussard -
65th --
65th Walter Guion -
65th Edward J. Gay -
66th --
67th Edwin S. Broussard -
68th --
69th --
70th --
71st --
Huey Long 72nd -
73rd John H. Overton -
74th --
74th Rose McConnell Long -
Allen J. Ellender 75th -
76th --
77th --
78th --
79th --
80th --
80th William C. Feazel -
80th Russell B. Long -
81st --
82nd --
83rd --
84th --
85th --
86th --
87th --
88th --
89th --
90th --
91st --
92nd --
92nd Elaine S. Edwards -
92nd Bennett Johnston, Jr. -
93rd --
94th --
95th --
96th --
97th --
98th --
99th --
100th John Breaux -
101st --
102nd --
103rd --
104th --
Mary Landrieu 105th -
106th --
107th --
108th --
109th David Vitter -
110th --
111th --
112th --
113th --
Bill Cassidy 114th -
115th John Kennedy -
116th --
Class 2CongressClass 3

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