From the time of its

admission to the Union Admission to the Union is provided by the Admissions Clause of the United States Constitution in Article IV, Section 3, Clause 1, which authorizes the United States Congress to admit new states into the Union beyond the thirteen states that ...

in 1812, until the division into multiple districts a decade later,

Louisiana Louisiana ( ; ; ) is a state in the Deep South and South Central regions of the United States. It borders Texas to the west, Arkansas to the north, and Mississippi to the east. Of the 50 U.S. states, it ranks 31st in area and 25 ...

had only one congressional district. During that time, three people represented the state

at-large At large (''before a noun'': at-large) is a description for members of a governing body who are elected or appointed to represent a whole membership or population (notably a city, county, state, province, nation, club or association), rather tha ...

List of members representing the district

In the 43rd Congress, Louisiana had six representatives. Five were assigned a district and one represented the state

. Due to an election contest for the at-large seat, it was vacant until the very last day. At-large seat eliminated March 4, 1875, as all six seats were divided among six districts.

References

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Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774–present

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