List of governors of Louisiana

This is a list of the governors of Louisiana, from 1803 to the present day; for earlier governors of Louisiana see List of colonial governors of Louisiana.

List of governors
 #  Governor  Picture  Took Office  Left Office  Party  Notes  Lieutenant Governor1William Charles Cole (W. C. C.) Claiborne 100pxApril 30, 1812December 16, 1816Democratic-RepublicanNone2Jacques Phillippe Villeré100pxDecember 16, 1816December 18, 1820Democratic-RepublicanNone3Thomas Bolling Robertson100pxDecember 18, 1820November 15, 1824Democratic-RepublicanResigned to take a seat on the United States District Court for the District of Louisiana.None4Henry Schuyler Thibodaux100pxNovember 15, 1824December 13, 1824National RepublicanAs president of the state senate, acted as governor for unexpired term.None5Henry Johnson100pxDecember 13, 1824December 15, 1828National RepublicanNone6Pierre Derbigny100pxDecember 15, 1828October 6, 1829National RepublicanDied in office.None7Armand Julie Beauvais100pxOctober 6, 1829January 14, 1830National RepublicanAs president of the state senate, acted as governor until his senate president term expired.None8Jacques Dupré100pxJanuary 14, 1830January 31, 1831National RepublicanNone9André Bienvenue Roman100pxJanuary 31, 1831February 4, 1835WhigNone10Edward Douglass White Sr.100pxFebruary 4, 1835February 4, 1839WhigNoneAndré Bienvenue Roman100pxFebruary 4, 1839January 30, 1843WhigNone11Alexandre Mouton100pxJanuary 30, 1843February 12, 1846DemocraticNone12Isaac Johnson100pxFebruary 12, 1846January 28, 1850DemocraticTrasimond Landry (Democratic)13Joseph Marshall Walker100pxJanuary 28, 1850January 18, 1853DemocraticJean Baptiste Plauché (Democratic)14  Paul Octave Hébert  100px January 18, 1853January 22, 1856  Democratic William Wood Farmer (Democratic) 1853-1854Robert C. Wickliffe (Democratic) 1854-1856 15 Robert Charles Wickliffe  100px  January 22, 1856 January 23, 1860 Democratic Charles Homer Mouton (Democratic) 1856William F. Griffin (Democratic) 1856-186016Thomas Overton Moore100pxJanuary 23, 1860April 24, 1862DemocraticHenry M. Hyams

 Civil War Era 

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Governors of Confederate-held territory in Louisiana
 No.  Governor  Picture  Took Office  Left Office  Party  Notes  Lieutenant Governor1 (CSA)Thomas Overton Moore100pxApril 24, 1862January 25, 1864DemocraticHenry M. Hyams (Democratic)17 (2 CSA)Henry Watkins Allen100pxJanuary 25, 1864June 2, 1865DemocraticGovernor Allen was removed from office and fled to Mexico after the Union took control of Louisiana following the surrender of the Confederacy.Benjamin W. Pearce (Democratic)

 Governors of Union-held territory in Louisiana 

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 No.  Governor  Picture  Took Office  Left Office  Party  Notes  Lieutenant Governor18 (USA)George Foster Shepley100pxJuly 2, 1862March 4, 1864Military vacant19 (USA)Michael Hahn100pxMarch 4, 1864March 4, 1865RepublicanResigned to take a seat in the United States Senate, but was denied his seat, Louisiana having not yet been readmitted to the Union.James Madison Wells (Republican)

 Reconstruction Era (Governors subordinate to U.S. military rule) 

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 No.  Governor  Picture  Took Office  Left Office  Party  Notes  Lieutenant Governor20James Madison Wells100pxMarch 4, 1865June 3, 1867LOUISIANA.; Removal of Gov. Wells and Appointment of THomas J. Durant as Governor of Louisiana--The Levee Commissioners and Gen. Sheridan's Reason's for Removing Them.RepublicanRemoved from office by General Phillip Sheridan, who held Wells accountable for the unstable political conditions stemming from the granting of suffrage to blacks.Albert Voorhies (Democratic)21Benjamin Franklin Flanders100pxJune 8, 1867 The Executive documents of the House Of Representatives for the First Session of the Fortieth Congress, 1867January 8, 1868RepublicanAppointed military governor.Resigned.Albert Voorhies (Democratic) (until Nov. 1867)22Joshua Baker100pxJanuary 8, 1868June 27, 1868Democratic (Unionist)Removed from power; when Louisiana was readmitted to the Union, Governor Baker and General Winfield Scott Hancock, who appointed him, were removed from power in the state.None

 Post-Reconstruction 

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 No.  Governor  Picture  Took Office  Left Office  Party  Notes  Lieutenant Governor 23  Henry Clay Warmoth  100px June 27, 1868 December 9, 1872  Republican Impeached but never convicted; however, Warmoth was still removed from office with 35 days remaining in his term. All charges were later expunged.Oscar J. Dunn (Republican) 1868-1872P. B. S. Pinchback (Republican) 1872-187324P. B. S. Pinchback100pxDecember 29, 1872January 13, 1873RepublicanAs lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term.vacant25John McEnery 100pxJanuary 13, 1873May 22, 1873Democratic; Liberal RepublicanThe State Returning Board declared John McEnery the winner over William Kellogg in 1872, but a second election board was formed that declared Kellogg the winner. Both men were sworn in to office on the same day by opposing legislatures. After armed skirmishes erupted, President Ulysses S. Grant stepped in, declaring Kellogg the winner on September 20, 1873.Davidson B. Penn (Democratic; Liberal Republican)26William Pitt Kellogg100pxMay 22, 1873January 8, 1877RepublicanC.C. Antoine (Republican)27*Stephen B. Packard100pxJanuary 8, 1877April 24, 1877RepublicanPackard was the Radical Republican candidate for governor in 1876. In a disputed outcome, both Packard and his Democratic opponent, Francis T. Nicholls were inaugurated. Nicholls had led in the balloting by some eight thousand votes, but the Republican-controlled State Returning Board cited fraud and declared Packard the victor. Pinchback, however, refused to support Packard and endorsed Nicholls.
 Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1877 p.455-67C.C. Antoine (Republican)28Francis Tillou Nicholls100pxApril 24, 1877January 14, 1880DemocraticFrancis Nicholls won the 1876 election over Stephen B. Packard, but the Republican-controlled State Returning Board declared Packard the winner. Nicholls took office anyway, and assembled a government that was eventually recognized by the federal government as the proper state government.
 Appletons' Annual Cyclopædia and Register of Important Events of the Year 1877 p.455-67Louis A. Wiltz (Democratic)29Louis Alfred Wiltz100pxJanuary 14, 1880October 16, 1881DemocraticSamuel D. McEnery (Democratic) 30  Samuel Douglas McEnery  100px  October 16, 1881 May 20, 1888  Democratic As lieutenant governor, acted as governor for unexpired term, and was later elected in his own right.W.A. Robertson (Democratic) 1881George L. Walton (Democratic) 1881-1884Clay Knobloch (Democratic) 1884-1888Francis Tillou Nicholls100pxMay 20, 1888May 10, 1892DemocraticJames Jeffries (Democratic) 31  Murphy James Foster, Sr. 100px May 10, 1892 May 8, 1900 Democratic Foster's 1896 reelection was characterized by widespread voting fraud which benefited his candidacy. A temporarilly rejuvenated Republican Party united with the Populists behind the candidacy of John N. Pharr and likely won more than the 43 percent attributed to Pharr in the official returns. Foster quickly maneuvered to adopt the state constitution of 1898, which effectively disenfranchised Blacks and induced several decades of one-party Democratic control via White primaries, the winning of which was tantamount to election. See also Regular Democratic Organization and Solid South.Charles Parlange (Democratic) 1892-1894Hiram R. Lott (Democratic) 1894-1896Robert H. Snyder (Democratic) 1896-190032William Wright (W. W.) Heard100pxMay 8, 1900May 10, 1904DemocraticAlbert Estopinal (Democratic)33Newton Crain Blanchard100pxMay 10, 1904May 12, 1908DemocraticJared Y. Sanders, Sr. (Democratic)34Jared Young Sanders, Sr.100pxMay 12, 1908May 14, 1912DemocraticElected to the United States Senate but refused the seat, preferring to remain governor.Paul M. Lambremont (Democratic)35Luther Egbert Hall100pxMay 14, 1912May 9, 1916DemocraticThomas C. Barrett (Democratic)36Ruffin Golson PleasantMay 9, 1916May 11, 1920DemocraticFernand Mouton (Democratic) 37 John Milliken Parker 100px  May 11, 1920  May 13, 1924Democratic  Hewitt Bouanchaud (Democratic) 1920-1924Delos R. Johnson (Democratic) 192438Henry Luse Fuqua100pxMay 13, 1924October 11, 1926DemocraticOramel H. Simpson (Democratic)39Oramel Hinckley Simpson100pxOctober 11, 1926May 21, 1928DemocraticPhilip H. Gilbert (Democratic) 40  Huey Pierce Longrowspan=2rowspan=2| May 21, 1928January 25, 1932 DemocraticImpeached on charges of bribery and corruption, but not convicted.Resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; Governor Long was elected to the Senate in 1930, but did not take office until 1932, preferring to remain in office as governor.Paul N. Cyr (Democratic) 1928-1931Alvin O. King (Democratic) 1931-193241Alvin Olin King100pxJanuary 25, 1932May 10, 1932DemocraticPaul N. Cyr was lieutenant governor under Governor Huey Long, and stated he would take over for governor after Long left for the Senate, but Long demanded Cyr forfeit his office. Alvin Olin King, as president of the state senate, was elevated to lieutenant governor and later governor.None 42  Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen  100px  May 10, 1932  January 28, 1936  Democratic John B. Fournet (Democratic) 1932-1935Thomas C. Wingate (Democratic) 1935James A. Noe (Democratic) 1935-193643James Albert Noe100pxJanuary 28, 1936May 12, 1936Democraticvacant44Richard Webster Leche100pxMay 12, 1936June 26, 1939DemocraticResigned due to a fraud scandal; he was later convicted of mail fraud, and served five years in prison. He was pardoned by President Harry S. Truman in 1953.Earl K. Long (Democratic)45Earl Kemp Long100pxJune 26, 1939May 14, 1940DemocraticColeman Lindsey (Democratic)46Sam Houston Jones100pxMay 14, 1940May 9, 1944DemocraticMarc M. Mouton (Democratic)47James Houston (Jimmie) Davis100pxMay 9, 1944May 11, 1948DemocraticJ. Emile Verret (Democratic)Earl Kemp Long100pxMay 11, 1948May 13, 1952DemocraticWilliam J. "Bill" Dodd (Democratic)48Robert Floyd (Bob) Kennon100pxMay 13, 1952May 8, 1956DemocraticC. E. "Cap" Barham (Democratic)Earl Kemp Long100pxMay 8, 1956May 10, 1960DemocraticLether Frazar (Democratic)James Houston (Jimmie) Davis100pxMay 10, 1960May 12, 1964DemocraticC. C. "Taddy" Aycock (Democratic)49John Julian McKeithenMay 12, 1964May 9, 1972DemocraticFirst Louisiana governor elected to consecutive terms after 1921 constitution was amended in 1966 to allow governors to serve two consecutive terms.C. C. "Taddy" Aycock (Democratic)50Edwin Washington Edwards100pxMay 9, 1972March 10, 1980DemocraticJames E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris (Democratic)51David Conner (Dave) Treen100pxMarch 10, 1980March 12, 1984RepublicanRobert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic)Edwin Washington Edwards100pxMarch 12, 1984March 14, 1988DemocraticRobert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic)52Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III100pxMarch 14, 1988August 1991DemocraticPaul Hardy (Republican)Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer IIIAugust 1991January 13, 1992RepublicanIbid. Roemer switched from Democrat to Republican several days before the Republicans held a convention in Lafayette to endorse a candidate. Roemer was unable to cancel the convention or to stop its momentum toward U.S. Representative Clyde C. Holloway, who received the endorsement. Both Holloway and Roemer remained in the race, but neither attracted sufficient votes to place in the runoff election.Edwin Washington Edwards100pxJanuary 13, 1992January 8, 1996DemocraticMelinda Schwegmann (Democratic)53Murphy James (Mike) Foster, Jr.100pxJanuary 8, 1996January 12, 2004RepublicanKathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democratic)54Kathleen Babineaux Blanco100pxJanuary 12, 2004January 14, 2008DemocraticMitchell "Mitch" Landrieu (Democratic) 55  Bobby Jindal 100px  January 14, 2008January 11, 2016 Republican Mitchell "Mitch" Landrieu (Democratic) 2008-2010Scott Angelle (Republican) 2010John "Jay" Dardenne (Republican) 2010–201656John Bel Edwards January 11, 2016January 8, 2024Democratic Billy Nungesser (Republican)57Jeff Landry100pxJanuary 8, 2024IncumbentRepublican Billy Nungesser (Republican)

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