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Sep 3, 1812 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , rowspan=7 , 1 , rowspan=5 , rowspan=5 , 1 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , Apr 30, 1812 –
Sep 3, 1812 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! 1 , align=left ,
Republican , nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –
Oct 1, 1812 , Resigned , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1812. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right , Allan B. Magruder ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 1, 1812 –
Oct 8, 1812 , , - style="height:2em" ! 2 , align=left ,
Republican , nowrap , Oct 8, 1812 –
Feb 4, 1813 , Appointed to continue Destréhan's term.Lost election to finish Destréhan's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Brown , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Feb 5, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Destréhan's term.Lost election to full term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1813
Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
William C. C. Claiborne , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Mar 4, 1817 –
Nov 23, 1817 , Elected in 1817.Died. , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 23, 1817 –
Jan 12, 1818 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Henry Johnson , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 12, 1818 –
May 27, 1824 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Claiborne's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1819.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Dec 10, 1823 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James Brown ! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1823.Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. , rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 10, 1823 –
Jan 15, 1824 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Brown's term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 15, 1824 –
May 19, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Josiah S. Johnston ! rowspan=10 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 27, 1824 –
Nov 19, 1824 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Charles D. J. Bouligny , , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 19, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Johnson's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1825. , rowspan=7 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
May 24, 1831 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1829.Resigned to become
Nov 15, 1831 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
George A. Waggaman , rowspan=4 , National
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 15, 1831 –
Mar 3, 1835 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Livingston's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 19, 1833 –
Dec 19, 1833 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Johnston's term.Resigned due to ill health. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 19, 1833 –
Jan 5, 1837 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Jan 13, 1836 ,
Robert C. Nicholas , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 13, 1836 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Gauarré's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jan 5, 1837 –
Jan 12, 1837 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Porter's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 12, 1837 –
Mar 1, 1842 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Dec 29, 1846 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1840.Died. , rowspan=9 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 1, 1842 –
Apr 14, 1842 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Mouton's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Apr 14, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1843 , , Whig , align=right ,
Charles Magill Conrad ! 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 7 , Elected in 1843, but due to ill health did not take his seat.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Jan 13, 1844 , , Whig , align=right ,
Feb 12, 1844 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Porter's termLost election to full term in 1849. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Feb 12, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Henry Johnson ! rowspan=5 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 29, 1846 –
Jan 21, 1847 , , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
Pierre Soulé , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 21, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1847 , Elected to finish Barrow's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Solomon W. Downs , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1847.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1848.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 3, 1849 –
Apr 11, 1853 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Pierre Soulé ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1852. , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Apr 11, 1853 –
Dec 5, 1853 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Soulé's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 5, 1853 –
Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Jul 8, 1868 , rowspan=5 ,
Jul 9, 1868 , rowspan=6 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 11 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish incomplete term in 1868.. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish incomplete term.Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 9, 1868 –
Nov 1, 1872 , rowspan=3 ,
Joseph R. West , rowspan=5 ,
Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=5 , Election year unknown.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and
Jan 12, 1876 , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1876 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
James B. Eustis ! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1876.Retired to run for U.S. House. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Benjamin F. Jonas ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Randall L. Gibson , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –
Dec 15, 1892 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James B. Eustis ! rowspan=3 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1889.Died. , rowspan=6 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1891.Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 12, 1894 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Dec 31, 1892 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Gibson's term. Elected in 1894 to finish Gibson's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue White's term. Elected in 1894 to finish White's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 12, 1894 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Jun 28, 1910 , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Samuel D. McEnery ! rowspan=7 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 19 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Murphy J. Foster , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1900. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected early in 1900. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected early in 1904.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 18 , Re-elected in 1908.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 28, 1910 –
Dec 7, 1910 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McEnery's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 7, 1910 –
Mar 3, 1915 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Thornton ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 20 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Joseph E. Ransdell , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1912. , rowspan=6 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=2 , Elected early in 1912.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1915 –
Apr 12, 1918 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Robert F. Broussard ! rowspan=2 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Apr 12, 1918 –
Apr 22, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Broussard's term.Retired when elected successor qualified. , nowrap , Apr 22, 1918 –
Nov 5, 1918 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Walter Guion ! 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Broussard's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Edward James Gay ! rowspan=2 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1918. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1920. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Edwin S. Broussard ! rowspan=6 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Sep 10, 1935 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930, but continued to serve as
May 14, 1948 , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Jan 31, 1936 , , - style="height:2em" ! 22 , align=left ,
Rose Long , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 31, 1936 –
Jan 2, 1937 , Appointed to continue her husband's term. Elected in 1936 to finish her husband's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=21 , 23 , rowspan=21 align=left ,
Allen J. Ellender , rowspan=21 , Democratic , rowspan=21 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
July 27, 1972 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1942. , rowspan=6 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 24 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1944.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 14, 1948 –
May 18, 1948 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Overton's term.Retired when elected successor qualified. , nowrap , May 18, 1948 –
Dec 30, 1948 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=23 , Democratic , rowspan=23 align=right ,
Aug 1, 1972 , , - style="height:2em" ! 24 , align=left ,
Nov 13, 1972 , Appointed by her husband to continue Ellender's term.Retired when successor qualified and resigned early. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 25 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
J. Bennett Johnston , rowspan=13 , Democratic , rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 14, 1972 –
Jan 3, 1997 , Appointed to finished the term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002 in runoff election. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=6 ,
Bill Cassidy , rowspan=6 ,
Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2014 in runoff election. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2016 in runoff election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2017 –
Present , rowspan=6 ,
John Kennedy ! rowspan=6 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2020. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , 38 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...
was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy.
List of senators
, - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , Apr 30, 1812 –Sep 3, 1812 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , rowspan=7 , 1 , rowspan=5 , rowspan=5 , 1 , Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood. , Apr 30, 1812 –
Sep 3, 1812 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" ! 1 , align=left ,
Jean Noël Destréhan
Jean-Noël Destréhan de Tours (1754 – October 4, 1823) was a Creole politician in Louisiana and one-time owner of St. Charles Parish's Destrehan Plantation, one of Louisiana's historic antebellum landmarks. The community of Destrehan ...
, , Democratic-Republican , nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –
Oct 1, 1812 , Resigned , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1812. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Sep 3, 1812 –
Mar 3, 1813 , rowspan=4 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=4 align=right , Allan B. Magruder ! rowspan=4 , 1 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Oct 1, 1812 –
Oct 8, 1812 , , - style="height:2em" ! 2 , align=left ,
Thomas Posey
Thomas Posey (July 9, 1750March 19, 1818) was an officer in the American Revolution, a general during peacetime, the third Lieutenant Governor of Kentucky, Governor of the Indiana Territory, and a Louisiana Senator.
Early life
Family and back ...
, , Democratic-Republican , nowrap , Oct 8, 1812 –
Feb 4, 1813 , Appointed to continue Destréhan's term.Lost election to finish Destréhan's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 3 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
James Brown , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Feb 5, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1817 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Destréhan's term.Lost election to full term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1813
Retired. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1813 –
Mar 3, 1819 , rowspan=5 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Eligius Fromentin
Eligius Fromentin (1767October 6, 1822) was an American politician.
Fromentin was born and raised in France, where he later became a Jesuit Roman Catholic priest. Fromentin fled the country during the French Revolution and arrived in the United ...
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, align=left , William C. C. Claiborne , , Democratic-
Republican , nowrap , Mar 4, 1817 –
Nov 23, 1817 , Elected in 1817.Died. , rowspan=5 , 2 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Nov 23, 1817 –
Jan 12, 1818 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 5 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Henry Johnson , rowspan=6 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 12, 1818 –
May 27, 1824 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Claiborne's term. , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1819.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1819 –
Dec 10, 1823 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James Brown ! rowspan=3 , 3 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1823.Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. , rowspan=7 , 3 , rowspan=5 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Dec 10, 1823 –
Jan 15, 1824 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Brown's term. , rowspan=10 nowrap , Jan 15, 1824 –
May 19, 1833 , rowspan=3 , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=10 align=right ,
Josiah S. Johnston ! rowspan=10 , 4 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , May 27, 1824 –
Nov 19, 1824 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 6 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Charles D. J. Bouligny , , Democratic-
Republican , rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 19, 1824 –
Mar 3, 1829 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Johnson's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , National
Republican , , rowspan=3 , 4 , rowspan=3 , Elected to full term in 1825. , rowspan=7 , National
Republican , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=2 , 7 , rowspan=2 align=left ,
Edward Livingston
Edward Livingston (May 28, 1764May 23, 1836) was an American jurist and statesman. He was an influential figure in the drafting of the Louisiana Civil Code of 1825, a civil code based largely on the Napoleonic Code. Livingston represented both ...
, rowspan=2 , Jacksonian
, rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1829 –May 24, 1831 , rowspan=2 , Elected in 1829.Resigned to become
U.S. Secretary of State
The United States secretary of state is a member of the executive branch of the federal government of the United States and the head of the U.S. Department of State. The office holder is one of the highest ranking members of the president's Ca ...
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, rowspan=4 , Re-elected in 1831.Died.
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, nowrap , May 24, 1831 –Nov 15, 1831 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=4 , 8 , rowspan=4 align=left ,
George A. Waggaman , rowspan=4 , National
Republican , rowspan=4 nowrap , Nov 15, 1831 –
Mar 3, 1835 , rowspan=4 , Elected to finish Livingston's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 19, 1833 –
Dec 19, 1833 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish Johnston's term.Resigned due to ill health. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 19, 1833 –
Jan 5, 1837 , rowspan=3 , National
Republican , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...
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Charles Gayarré
Charles-Étienne Arthur Gayarré (January 9, 1805 – February 11, 1895) was an American historian, attorney, slaveowner and politician born to a Spanish and French Creole planter family in New Orleans, Louisiana. A Confederate sympathizer and ...
(J) was elected in 1835, but resigned due to ill health.
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, rowspan=5 align=left , Robert C. Nicholas , rowspan=3 , Jacksonian , rowspan=5 nowrap , Jan 13, 1836 –
Mar 3, 1841 , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Gauarré's term. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jan 5, 1837 –
Jan 12, 1837 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Porter's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Jan 12, 1837 –
Mar 1, 1842 , , Jacksonian , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Alexandre Mouton
Alexandre Mouton (November 19, 1804 – February 12, 1885) was a United States senator and the 11th Governor of Louisiana.
Early life
He was born in Attakapas district (now Lafayette Parish) into a wealthy plantation-owning Acadian fam ...
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, rowspan=7 align=left , Alexander Barrow
Alexander Barrow I (March 27, 1801 – December 29, 1846) was a slave owner, lawyer and United States Senator from Louisiana. He was a member of the Whig Party (United States), Whig Party. He was the half-brother of Washington Barrow, sharin ...
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, rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1841 –Dec 29, 1846 , rowspan=7 , Elected in 1840.Died. , rowspan=9 , 6 , , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Mar 1, 1842 –
Apr 14, 1842 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to finish Mouton's term.Lost election to full term. , nowrap , Apr 14, 1842 –
Mar 3, 1843 , , Whig , align=right ,
Charles Magill Conrad ! 7 , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=7 , 7 , Elected in 1843, but due to ill health did not take his seat.Died. , nowrap , Mar 4, 1843 –
Jan 13, 1844 , , Whig , align=right ,
Alexander Porter
Alexander Porter (June 24, 1785January 13, 1844) was an attorney, politician, and planter, who served as United States Senator from Louisiana from 1833 to 1837. Born in Ireland, he emigrated in 1801 at the age of 16 to the United States. He ser ...
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, nowrap , Jan 13, 1844 –Feb 12, 1844 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Elected to finish Porter's termLost election to full term in 1849. , rowspan=5 nowrap , Feb 12, 1844 –
Mar 3, 1849 , rowspan=5 , Whig , rowspan=5 align=right ,
Henry Johnson ! rowspan=5 , 9 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , nowrap , Dec 29, 1846 –
Jan 21, 1847 , , - style="height:2em" ! 11 , align=left ,
Pierre Soulé , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 21, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1847 , Elected to finish Barrow's term. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 12 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Solomon W. Downs , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1847 –
Mar 3, 1853 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1847.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 , 7 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1848.Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 3, 1849 –
Apr 11, 1853 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Pierre Soulé ! rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 13 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Judah P. Benjamin
Judah Philip Benjamin, QC (August 6, 1811 – May 6, 1884) was a United States senator from Louisiana, a Cabinet officer of the Confederate States and, after his escape to the United Kingdom at the end of the American Civil War, an English ba ...
, rowspan=4 , Whig
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1853 –Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=5 , Elected in 1852. , rowspan=5 , 8 , rowspan=3 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Apr 11, 1853 –
Dec 5, 1853 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Elected to finish Soulé's term. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Dec 5, 1853 –
Feb 4, 1861 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
John Slidell
John Slidell (1793July 9, 1871) was an American politician, lawyer, and businessman. A native of New York, Slidell moved to Louisiana as a young man and became a Representative and Senator. He was one of two Confederate diplomats captured by the ...
! rowspan=4 , 11
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, rowspan=4 , 9
, rowspan=3 , Re-election year unknown.Resigned.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Democratic
,
, - style="height:2em"
, Re-elected in 1859.Withdrew.
, rowspan=4 , 9
, rowspan=2
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=5 colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Feb 4, 1861 –Jul 8, 1868 , rowspan=5 ,
Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and Reconstruction
Reconstruction may refer to:
Politics, history, and sociology
*Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
*'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, rowspan=6 , Civil War
A civil war or intrastate war is a war between organized groups within the same state (or country).
The aim of one side may be to take control of the country or a region, to achieve independence for a region, or to change government policies ...
and Reconstruction
Reconstruction may refer to:
Politics, history, and sociology
*Reconstruction (law), the transfer of a company's (or several companies') business to a new company
*'' Perestroika'' (Russian for "reconstruction"), a late 20th century Soviet Unio ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Feb 4, 1861 –Jul 9, 1868 , rowspan=6 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 10 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , 10 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 11 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
John S. Harris
John Spafford Harris (December 18, 1825January 25, 1906) was an American politician for the state of Louisiana and member of the Republican Party (United States), Republican Party. Born to a farm family in Truxton, New York, Harris was a delega ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 8, 1868 –Mar 3, 1871 , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish incomplete term in 1868.. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish incomplete term.Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Jul 9, 1868 –
Nov 1, 1872 , rowspan=3 ,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 align=right , William Pitt Kellogg
William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 du ...
! rowspan=3 , 12
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,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=5 , 15
, rowspan=5 align=left , Joseph R. West , rowspan=5 ,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1871 –Mar 3, 1877 , rowspan=5 , Election year unknown.Retired. , rowspan=5 , 11 , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and
P. B. S. Pinchback
Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback (May 10, 1837 – December 21, 1921) was an American publisher, politician, and Union Army officer. Pinchback was the second African American (after Oscar Dunn) to serve as governor and lieutenant governor of a ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Nov 1, 1872 –Jan 12, 1876 , rowspan=3 colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=4 , 12 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876.Lost re-election. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Jan 12, 1876 –
Mar 3, 1879 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
James B. Eustis ! rowspan=2 , 13 , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 16 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
William Pitt Kellogg
William Pitt Kellogg (December 8, 1830 – August 10, 1918) was an American lawyer and Republican Party politician who served as a United States Senator from 1868 to 1872 and from 1877 to 1883 and as the Governor of Louisiana from 1873 to 1877 du ...
, rowspan=3 , Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1877 –Mar 3, 1883 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1876.Retired to run for U.S. House. , rowspan=3 , 12 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 13 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1879.Lost re-election. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1879 –
Mar 3, 1885 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
Benjamin F. Jonas ! rowspan=3 , 14 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=5 , 17 , rowspan=5 align=left ,
Randall L. Gibson , rowspan=5 , Democratic , rowspan=5 nowrap , Mar 4, 1883 –
Dec 15, 1892 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1882. , rowspan=3 , 13 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 14 , rowspan=3 , Election year unknown.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1885 –
Mar 3, 1891 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
James B. Eustis ! rowspan=3 , 15 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1889.Died. , rowspan=6 , 14 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=6 , 15 , rowspan=4 , Elected in 1891.Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice. , rowspan=4 nowrap , Mar 4, 1891 –
Mar 12, 1894 , rowspan=4 , Democratic , rowspan=4 align=right ,
Edward Douglass White
Edward Douglass White Jr. (November 3, 1844 – May 19, 1921) was an American politician and jurist from Louisiana. White was a U.S. Supreme Court justice for 27 years, first as an associate justice from 1894 to 1910, then as the ninth chief ...
! rowspan=4 , 16
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Dec 15, 1892 –Dec 31, 1892 , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=6 , 18 , rowspan=6 align=left ,
Donelson Caffery
Donelson Caffery (September 10, 1835December 30, 1906) was an American politician from the state of Louisiana, a soldier in the American Civil War, and a sugar plantation owner.
Biography
Caffery was born in Franklin, Louisiana, the seat of S ...
, rowspan=6 , Democratic
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Dec 31, 1892 –Mar 3, 1901 , rowspan=3 , Appointed to continue Gibson's term. Elected in 1894 to finish Gibson's term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Appointed to continue White's term. Elected in 1894 to finish White's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 12, 1894 –
Mar 3, 1897 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Newton C. Blanchard
Newton Crain Blanchard (January 29, 1849 – June 22, 1922) was a United States representative, U.S. senator, and the 33rd governor of Louisiana.
Personal life
Born in Rapides Parish in Central Louisiana, he completed academic studies, ...
! rowspan=2 , 17
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1894 to the next term, before election to finish Gibson's term.Retired.
, rowspan=3 , 15
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 16
, rowspan=3 , Elected in 1896.
, rowspan=7 nowrap , Mar 4, 1897 –Jun 28, 1910 , rowspan=7 , Democratic , rowspan=7 align=right ,
Samuel D. McEnery ! rowspan=7 , 18 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=8 , 19 , rowspan=8 align=left ,
Murphy J. Foster , rowspan=8 , Democratic , rowspan=8 nowrap , Mar 4, 1901 –
Mar 3, 1913 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1900. , rowspan=3 , 16 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 17 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected early in 1900. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=5 , Re-elected early in 1904.Lost renomination. , rowspan=5 , 17 , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , rowspan=5 , 18 , Re-elected in 1908.Died. , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Jun 28, 1910 –
Dec 7, 1910 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected to finish McEnery's term.Retired. , rowspan=3 nowrap , Dec 7, 1910 –
Mar 3, 1915 , rowspan=3 , Democratic , rowspan=3 align=right ,
John Thornton ! rowspan=3 , 19 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=12 , 20 , rowspan=12 align=left ,
Joseph E. Ransdell , rowspan=12 , Democratic , rowspan=12 nowrap , Mar 4, 1913 –
Mar 3, 1931 , rowspan=6 , Elected in 1912. , rowspan=6 , 18 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 19 , rowspan=2 , Elected early in 1912.Died. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Mar 4, 1915 –
Apr 12, 1918 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Robert F. Broussard ! rowspan=2 , 20 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , Apr 12, 1918 –
Apr 22, 1918 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Broussard's term.Retired when elected successor qualified. , nowrap , Apr 22, 1918 –
Nov 5, 1918 , , Democratic , align=right ,
Walter Guion ! 21 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Broussard's term.Retired. , rowspan=2 nowrap , Nov 6, 1918 –
Mar 3, 1921 , rowspan=2 , Democratic , rowspan=2 align=right ,
Edward James Gay ! rowspan=2 , 22 , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1918. , rowspan=3 , 19 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 20 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1920. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Mar 4, 1921 –
Mar 3, 1933 , rowspan=6 , Democratic , rowspan=6 align=right ,
Edwin S. Broussard ! rowspan=6 , 23 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1924.Lost renomination. , rowspan=3 , 20 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1926.Lost renomination. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=3 , 21 , rowspan=3 align=left ,
Huey Long
Huey Pierce Long Jr. (August 30, 1893September 10, 1935), nicknamed "the Kingfish", was an American politician who served as the 40th governor of Louisiana from 1928 to 1932 and as a United States senator from 1932 until his assassination ...
, rowspan=3 , Democratic
, rowspan=3 nowrap , Mar 4, 1931 –Sep 10, 1935 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1930, but continued to serve as
Louisiana governor
The governor of Louisiana (french: Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Louisiana's state government and is charged with enfor ...
until Jan 25, 1932. Assassinated.
, rowspan=5 , 21
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=5 , 22
, rowspan=5 , Elected in 1932.
, rowspan=10 nowrap , Mar 4, 1933 –May 14, 1948 , rowspan=10 , Democratic , rowspan=10 align=right ,
John Overton John Overton may refer to:
People
* John Overton (printseller) (1640–1713), seller of prints and maps who succeeded Peter Stent
*John Overton (priest) (1763–1838), English clergyman
* John Overton (judge) (1766–1833), judge at the Superior Co ...
! rowspan=10 , 24
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Sep 10, 1935 –Jan 31, 1936 , , - style="height:2em" ! 22 , align=left ,
Rose Long , , Democratic , nowrap , Jan 31, 1936 –
Jan 2, 1937 , Appointed to continue her husband's term. Elected in 1936 to finish her husband's term.Retired. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=21 , 23 , rowspan=21 align=left ,
Allen J. Ellender , rowspan=21 , Democratic , rowspan=21 nowrap , Jan 3, 1937 –
July 27, 1972 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1936. , rowspan=3 , 22 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 23 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1938. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1942. , rowspan=6 , 23 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=6 , 24 , rowspan=2 , Re-elected in 1944.Died. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=4 , - style="height:2em" , , nowrap , May 14, 1948 –
May 18, 1948 , colspan=3 , ''Vacant'' , - style="height:2em" , Appointed to continue Overton's term.Retired when elected successor qualified. , nowrap , May 18, 1948 –
Dec 30, 1948 , , Democratic , align=right ,
William C. Feazel
William Crosson Feazel (June 10, 1895 - March 16, 1965) was a United States Senator from Louisiana. Born near Farmerville, Louisiana, Farmerville in Union Parish, he attended the public schools and engaged as an independent oil and gas producer.
...
! 25
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=2 , Elected to finish Overton's term.
, rowspan=23 nowrap , Dec 31, 1948 –Jan 3, 1987 , rowspan=23 , Democratic , rowspan=23 align=right ,
Russell Long
Russell Billiu Long (November 3, 1918 – May 9, 2003) was an American Democratic politician and United States Senator from Louisiana from 1948 until 1987. Because of his seniority, he advanced to chairman of the Senate Finance Committee, servin ...
! rowspan=23 , 26
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1948.
, rowspan=3 , 24
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 25
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1950.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1954.
, rowspan=3 , 25
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 26
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1956.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1960.
, rowspan=3 , 26
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 27
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1962.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1966.Died.
, rowspan=6 , 27
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=6 , 28
, rowspan=6 , Re-elected in 1968.
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=4
, - style="height:2em"
, colspan=3 , ''Vacant''
, nowrap , Jul 27, 1972 –Aug 1, 1972 , , - style="height:2em" ! 24 , align=left ,
Elaine Edwards
Elaine Lucille Edwards (née Schwartzenburg; March 8, 1929 – May 14, 2018) was an American politician from Louisiana. Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States Senate in 1972 appointed by her husband, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edward ...
, , Democratic
, nowrap , Aug 1, 1972 –Nov 13, 1972 , Appointed by her husband to continue Ellender's term.Retired when successor qualified and resigned early. , - style="height:2em" ! rowspan=13 , 25 , rowspan=13 align=left ,
J. Bennett Johnston , rowspan=13 , Democratic , rowspan=13 nowrap , Nov 14, 1972 –
Jan 3, 1997 , Appointed to finished the term, having already been elected to the next term. , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1972. , rowspan=3 , 28 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 29 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1974. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1978. , rowspan=3 , 29 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 30 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1980.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1984. , rowspan=3 , 30 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 31 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1986. , rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1987 –
Jan 3, 2005 , rowspan=9 , Democratic , rowspan=9 align=right ,
John Breaux
John Berlinger Breaux (; born March 1, 1944) is an American lobbyist, attorney, and retired politician who was a member of the United States Senate from Louisiana from 1987 until 2005. He was also a member of the U.S. House of Representatives f ...
! rowspan=9 , 27
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1990.Retired.
, rowspan=3 , 31
,
, - style="height:2em"
,
, rowspan=3 , 32
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1992.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=9 , 26
, rowspan=9 align=left , Mary Landrieu
Mary Loretta Landrieu ( ; born November 23, 1955) is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party, Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treas ...
, rowspan=9 , Democratic
, rowspan=9 nowrap , Jan 3, 1997 –Jan 3, 2015 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 1996. , rowspan=3 , 32 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 33 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 1998.Retired. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2002 in runoff election. , rowspan=3 , 33 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 34 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2004. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2005 –
Jan 3, 2017 , rowspan=6 ,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right , David Vitter
David Bruce Vitter (born May 3, 1961) is an American lobbyist, lawyer, and politician who served as United States Senator for Louisiana from 2005 to 2017.
A Republican, Vitter served in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1992 to 1999. ...
! rowspan=6 , 28
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, - style="height:2em"
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2008.Lost re-election.
, rowspan=3 , 34
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, - style="height:2em"
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, rowspan=3 , 35
, rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2010.Retired.
, - style="height:2em"
,
, - style="height:2em"
! rowspan=6 , 27
, rowspan=6 align=left , Bill Cassidy , rowspan=6 ,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2015 –Present , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2014 in runoff election. , rowspan=3 , 35 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 36 , rowspan=3 , Elected in 2016 in runoff election. , rowspan=6 nowrap , Jan 3, 2017 –
Present , rowspan=6 ,
Republican
Republican can refer to:
Political ideology
* An advocate of a republic, a type of government that is not a monarchy or dictatorship, and is usually associated with the rule of law.
** Republicanism, the ideology in support of republics or agains ...
, rowspan=6 align=right , John Kennedy ! rowspan=6 , 29 , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2020. , rowspan=3 , 36 , , - style="height:2em" , , rowspan=3 , 37 , rowspan=3 , Re-elected in 2022. , - style="height:2em" , , - style="height:2em" , rowspan=2 colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2026 election. , rowspan=2 , 37 , , - style="height:2em" , , 38 , colspan=5 , To be determined in the 2028 election.
Living former senators
, there are four living former U.S. senators from Louisiana. The most recent senator to die wasElaine Edwards
Elaine Lucille Edwards (née Schwartzenburg; March 8, 1929 – May 14, 2018) was an American politician from Louisiana. Edwards was a Democratic member of the United States Senate in 1972 appointed by her husband, Louisiana Governor Edwin Edward ...
(served 1972) on May 14, 2018. The most recently serving senator to die was Russell B. Long (served 1948–1987) on May 9, 2003.
Superlatives
Longest service
Shortest service
Youngest at beginning of service
Oldest at end of service
See also
*List of United States representatives from Louisiana
The following is an alphabetical list of members of the United States House of Representatives from the state of Louisiana.
Current representatives
As of May 2021
* : Steve Scalise (R) (since 2008)
* : Troy Carter (D) (since 2021)
* : Clay Hig ...
* United States congressional delegations from Louisiana
These are tables of United States Congress, congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.
The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is United States House of Representativ ...
* Elections in Louisiana
Since 1977 state elections in Louisiana have used a unique system similar to the majority-runoff system used in some other jurisdictions, which in Louisiana has become known as a “jungle” primary or Louisiana primary or an "open" primary, ...
Notes
References
* * {{U.S. congressional delegationsUnited States Senators
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and powe ...
Louisiana
Louisiana , group=pronunciation (French: ''La Louisiane'') is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It is the 20th-smallest by area and the 25th most populous of the 50 U.S. states. Louisiana is borde ...