The President of the Louisiana State Senate is the highest-ranking member of the Louisiana State Senate. The president convenes the session and calls members to order, and can designate another state senator as the presiding officer. The Louisiana state senate president is fifth in gubernatorial

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.Louisiana Constitution, Article 4, Section 14
(accessed August 15, 2013) The president's counterpart in the lower house of the

Louisiana Legislature The Louisiana State Legislature (french: Législature d'État de Louisiane) is the state legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana. It is a bicameral body, comprising the lower house, the Louisiana House of Representatives with 105 representa ...

is the Speaker of the Louisiana House of Representatives, currently

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 ...

Clay Schexnayder.

History

The Louisiana Constitution of 1812 did not provide for a lieutenant governor to preside over the state senate and allowed the president of the state senate to succeed the governor. The first senate president to succeed to the governorship was Henry S. Thibodaux, who succeeded to the position in 1824 after the resignation of Governor Thomas B. Robertson. In 1829, Governor

Pierre Derbigny Pierre Augustin Charles Bourguignon Derbigny (June 30, 1769 – October 6, 1829) was the sixth Governor of Louisiana. Born in 1769, at Laon, France, the eldest son of Augustin Bourguignon d'Herbigny who was President of the Directoire de l'Aisne ...

died in a carriage accident, allowing for Armand Beauvais to become acting governor. Beauvais resigned after only three months in 1830 to run in the special election to fill the post. The new senate president,

Jacques Dupré Jacques Dupré (February 12, 1773 – September 14, 1846) was a Louisiana State Representative, State Senator and the eighth Governor. Born in New Orleans the eldest son of Laurent Dupré de Terrebonne (or, Dupré d'Arbonne) and Marie Joséphi ...

, became the new acting governor until he resigned in 1831 and was replaced by governor-elect André B. Roman. In the Louisiana Constitution of 1846, the

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana The lieutenant governor of Louisiana (french: Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current lieutenant governor is Billy Nungesser, a Republican. The lieutenant governor is also the commiss ...

assumed the functions of the state senate presidency. During the Civil War there were two lieutenant governors, one union, and one confederate, as there were two separate state governments. The lieutenant governor presided over the Louisiana State Senate from 1853 until the adoption of the Louisiana constitution of 1974. The current president of the state senate is selected by the governor from among the state senators and is confirmed by their vote.

Powers and duties

Although the president is not the only state senator that can serve as a presiding officer, he holds the power to assign the presiding officer in his absence.Rules of Order, Chapter 3: Officers
Louisiana Legislature. (accessed August 15, 2013) During session, the presiding officer controls the flow of debate on the Senate floor, and decides questions of order. The president controls the state senate offices and chamber, determines the physical arrangement and security of the chamber and committee rooms.
Oklahoma Legislature. (accessed August 15, 2013) As a state senator, the president is entitled to participate in debate and to vote. According to Article 4, Section 14, of the

Louisiana Constitution The Louisiana Constitution is legally named the Constitution of the State of Louisiana and commonly called the Louisiana Constitution of 1974, and the Constitution of 1974. The constitution is the cornerstone of the law of Louisiana ensuring the ...

, the president is fifth in the gubernatorial line of succession.

List of presidents since 1812

President pro tempore

The President pro tempore is appointed in the same way as the president. The President pro tempore acts as presiding officer in the absence of the president. If the chair is ever permanently vacated the President pro tempore acts as the temporary presiding officer until the Senate elects a new president. The President pro tempore, though not vested with much power, is usually a senior and influence senator. The position has existed since the foundation of the Senate in 1812, but it did not become a permanent position until 1880.

List of presidents pro tempore since 1880

{, class=wikitable ! # ! President pro tempore ! Party ! Start of service ! End of service , - , 1 , W. A. Robertson , Democratic , align=center , 1880 , align=center , 1881 , - , 2 , George L. Walton , Democratic , align=center , 1881 , align=center , 1884 , - , 3 ,

Robert C. Davey Robert Charles Davey (October 22, 1853 – December 26, 1908) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana. Born in New Orleans, Louisiana, Davey attended the public schools, and was graduated from St. Vincent's College, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, ...

, Democratic , align=center , 1884 , align=center , 1888 , - , 4 , Murphy J. Foster , Democratic , align=center , 1888 , align=center , 1892 , - , 5 , Hiram R. Lott , Democratic , align=center , 1892 , align=center , 1896 , - , 6 , Albert Estopinal , Democratic , align=center , 1896 , align=center , 1900 , - , 7 , Hugh C. Cage , Democratic , align=center , 1900 , align=center , 1904 , - , 8 , Paul M. Lambremont , Democratic , align=center , 1904 , align=center , 1908 , - , 9 , Thomas C. Barret , Democratic , align=center , 1908 , align=center , 1912 , - , 10 , Joseph Voegtle , Democratic , align=center , 1912 , align=center , 1913 , - , 11 , A. K. Amacker , Democratic , align=center , 1913 , align=center , 1916 , - , 12 , E. M. Stafford , Democratic , align=center , 1916 , align=center , 1920 , - , 13 , Delos R. Johnson , Democratic , align=center , 1920 , align=center , 1924 , - , 14 , Philip H. Gilbert , Democratic , align=center , 1924 , align=center , 1928 , - , 15 , Alvin Olin King , Democratic , align=center , 1928 , align=center , 1932 , - , 16 , Thomas C. Wingate , Democratic , align=center , 1932 , align=center , 1935 , - , 17 , James A. Noe , Democratic , align=center , 1935 , align=center , 1936 , - , 18 , Coleman Lindsey , Democratic , align=center , 1936 , align=center , 1940 , - , 19 , Frank B. Ellis , Democratic , align=center , 1940 , align=center , 1944 , - , 20 , Grove Stafford , Democratic , align=center , 1944 , align=center , 1948 , - , 21 , Dudley J. LeBlanc , Democratic , align=center , 1948 , align=center , 1952 , - , 22 , Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. , Democratic , align=center , 1952 , align=center , 1956 , - , 23 , W. J. Cleveland , Democratic , align=center , 1956 , align=center , 1960 , - , 24 , Robert A. Ainsworth Jr. , Democratic , align=center , 1960 , align=center , 1961 , - , 25 , Sylvan Friedman , Democratic , align=center , 1961 , align=center , 1964 , - , 26 , E. W. Gravolet, Jr. , Democratic , align=center , 1964 , align=center , 1968 , - , 27 , Jamar W. Adcock , Democratic , align=center , 1968 , align=center , 1972 , - , 28 , Michael H. O’Keefe , Democratic , align=center , 1972 , align=center , 1976 , - , 29 , Edgar G. Mouton , Democratic , align=center , 1976 , align=center , 1980 , - , 30 , Samuel B. Nunez, Jr. , Democratic , align=center , 1980 , align=center , 1983 , - , 31 , Theodore M. Hickey , Democratic , align=center , 1983 , align=center , 1984 , - , 32 , Thomas H. Hudson , Democratic , align=center , 1984 , align=center , 1988 , - , 33 , Samuel B. Nunez, Jr. , Democratic , align=center , 1988 , align=center , 1990 , - , 34 , Leonard J. Chabert , Democratic , align=center , 1990 , align=center , 1992 , - , 35 , Dennis R. Bagneris, Sr. , Democratic , align=center , 1992 , align=center , 1999 , - , 36 , Ronald Clarence Bean ,

, align=center , 1999 , align=center , 2000 , - , 37 , Louis J. Lambert , Democratic , align=center , 2000 , align=center , 2004 , - , 38 , Diana E. Bajoie , Democratic , align=center , 2004 , align=center , 2008 , - , 39 ,

Sharon Weston Broome Sharon Weston Broome (born October 1, 1956) is the mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana. She served in the Louisiana State Senate representing the 15th district from 2005 to 2016. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election hel ...

, Democratic , align=center , 2008 , align=center , 2016 , - , 40 , Gerald Long ,

, align=center , 2016 , align=center , 2020 , - {{Party shading/Republican , 41 , Beth Mizell ,

, align=center , 2020 , align=center , Incumbent

References

External links

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