district             incumbent       party  first elected                   result                       candidates
0  louisiana 2            hale boggs  democratic           1946             re - elected         hale boggs (d) unopposed
1  louisiana 3        edwin e willis  democratic           1948             re - elected     edwin e willis (d) unopposed
2  louisiana 4        overton brooks  democratic           1936             re - elected     overton brooks (d) unopposed
3  louisiana 5          otto passman  democratic           1946             re - elected       otto passman (d) unopposed
4  louisiana 6      james h morrison  democratic           1942             re - elected   james h morrison (d) unopposed
5  louisiana 7  henry d larcade , jr  democratic           1942  retired democratic hold  t ashton thompson (d) unopposed

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