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 January, 2018- : Steve Scalise
- : Cedric Richmond
- : Clay Higgins
- : Mike Johnson
- : Ralph Abraham
- : Garret Graves
List of members
Member | Years | Party | District | Notes |
Ralph Abraham | January 3, 2015 – present | Republican | Incumbent | |
Joseph H. Acklen | February 20, 1878 – March 4, 1881 | Democratic | ||
Rodney Alexander | January 3, 2003 – August 9, 2004 | Democratic | ||
Rodney Alexander | August 9, 2004 – September 26, 2013 | Republican | Resigned to become Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs | |
A. Leonard Allen | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1953 | Democratic | ||
James Benjamin Aswell | March 4, 1913 – March 16, 1931 | Democratic | Died | |
Samuel T. Baird | March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1899 | Democratic | Died | |
Richard Baker | January 3, 1987 – February 2, 2008 | Republican | Resigned | |
W. Jasper Blackburn | July 18, 1868 – March 4, 1869 | Republican | ||
Newton C. Blanchard | March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894 | Democratic | Resigned after being appointed to the US Senate | |
Alexander Boarman | December 3, 1872 – March 4, 1873 | Liberal Republican | ||
Charles J. Boatner | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1897 | Democratic | House declared seat vacant March 20 - June 10, 1896 after election was contested | |
Hale Boggs | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | ||
Hale Boggs | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1973 | Democratic | Presumed dead after private plane went missing over Alaska October 16, 1972. Seat declared vacant at beginning of the 93rd Congress. | |
Lindy Boggs | March 20, 1973 – January 3, 1991 | Democratic | ||
Pierre Bossier | March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844 | Democratic | Died | |
John Edward Bouligny | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | Know Nothing | ||
Charles Boustany | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 | Republican | ||
Charles Boustany | January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 | Republican | ||
John Breaux | September 30, 1972 – January 3, 1987 | Democratic | ||
Phanor Breazeale | March 4, 1899 – March 4, 1905 | Democratic | ||
William Leigh Brent | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||
William Leigh Brent | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
Overton Brooks | January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 | Democratic | Died | |
Robert F. Broussard | March 4, 1897 – March 4, 1915 | Democratic | ||
Charles F. Buck | March 4, 1895 – March 4, 1897 | Democratic | ||
Henry Adams Bullard | March 4, 1831 – January 4, 1834 | Anti-Jacksonian | Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana | |
Henry Adams Bullard | December 5, 1850 – March 4, 1851 | Whig | ||
Thomas Butler | November 16, 1818 – March 4, 1821 | Democratic-Republican | ||
Patrick T. Caffery | January 3, 1969 – January 3, 1973 | Democratic | ||
Joseph Cao | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2011 | Republican | ||
Bill Cassidy | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2015 | Republican | Elected to the US Senate | |
Don Cazayoux | May 3, 2008 – January 3, 2009 | Democratic | ||
Thomas Withers Chinn | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1841 | Whig | ||
Hamilton D. Coleman | March 4, 1889 – March 4, 1891 | Republican | ||
Charles Magill Conrad | March 4, 1849 – August 17, 1850 | Whig | Resigned to become US Secretary of War | |
John Cooksey | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 | Republican | ||
Chester Bidwell Darrall | March 4, 1869 – February 20, 1878 | Republican | Lost election contest | |
Chester Bidwell Darrall | March 4, 1881 – March 4, 1883 | Republican | ||
Robert C. Davey | March 4, 1893 – March 4, 1895 | Democratic | ||
Robert C. Davey | March 4, 1897 – December 26, 1908 | Democratic | Died | |
Thomas G. Davidson | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1861 | Democratic | ||
John Bennett Dawson | March 4, 1841 – March 4, 1843 | Democratic | ||
John Bennett Dawson | March 4, 1843– June 26, 1845 | Democratic | Died | |
René L. De Rouen | August 23, 1927 – January 3, 1941 | Democratic | ||
Cleveland Dear | March 4, 1933 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | ||
James R. Domengeaux | January 3, 1941 – April 15, 1944 | Democratic | Resigned to join the Armed Forces | |
James R. Domengeaux | November 7, 1944 – January 3, 1949 | Democratic | ||
William Dunbar | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | Democratic | ||
H. Garland Dupré | November 8, 1910 – February 21, 1924 | Democratic | Died | |
Edwin Edwards | October 2, 1965 – May 9, 1972 | Democratic | Resigned after being elected Governor | |
Joseph Barton Elam | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1881 | Democratic | ||
James Walter Elder | March 4, 1913 – March 4, 1915 | Democratic | ||
E. John Ellis | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1885 | Democratic | ||
Albert Estopinal | November 3, 1908 – April 28, 1919 | Democratic | Died | |
George Eustis Jr. | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1859 | Know Nothing | ||
George K. Favrot | March 4, 1907 – March 4, 1909 | Democratic | ||
George K. Favrot | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1925 | Democratic | ||
Joachim O. Fernandez | March 4, 1931 – January 3, 1941 | Democratic | ||
Cleo Fields | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | Democratic | ||
Benjamin Flanders | December 3, 1862 – March 4, 1863 | Unionist | ||
John Fleming | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 | Republican | ||
Rice Garland | April 28, 1834 – March 4, 1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
Rice Garland | March 4, 1837 – July 21, 1840 | Whig | Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana | |
Edward J. Gay | March 4, 1885 – May 30, 1889 | Democratic | Died | |
Randall L. Gibson | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1883 | Democratic | ||
Samuel Louis Gilmore | March 30, 1909 – July 18, 1910 | Democratic | Died | |
Garret Graves | January 3, 2015 – present | Republican | Incumbent | |
John K. Griffith | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 | Democratic | ||
Henry Hosford Gurley | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||
Henry Hosford Gurley | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
Henry Hosford Gurley | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1831 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
Michael Hahn | December 3, 1862 – March 4, 1863 | Unionist | ||
Michael Hahn | March 4, 1885 – March 15, 1886 | Republican | Died | |
John H. Harmanson | ??, 1845 – October 24, 1850 | Democratic | Died | |
Jimmy Hayes | January 3, 1987 – December 1, 1995 | Democratic | ||
Jimmy Hayes | December 1, 1995 – January 3, 1997 | Republican | - | |
F. Edward Hébert | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1977 | Democratic | ||
Clay Higgins | January 3, 2017 - present | Republican | Incumbent | |
Clyde C. Holloway | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 1993 | Republican | ||
Jerry Huckaby | January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 | Democratic | ||
Carleton Hunt | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | Democratic | ||
Theodore Gaillard Hunt | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | Whig | ||
Alfred Briggs Irion | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | Democratic | ||
William J. Jefferson | January 3, 1991 – January 3, 2009 | Democratic | ||
Bobby Jindal | January 3, 2005 – January 14, 2008 | Republican | Resigned to become Governor | |
Chris John | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2005 | Democratic | ||
Henry Johnson | ??, 1834 – March 4, 1837 | Anti-Jacksonian | ||
Henry Johnson | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839 | Whig | ||
Josiah S. Johnston | March 4, 1821 – March 4, 1823 | Democratic-Republican | ||
Mike Johnson | January 3, 2017 – present | Republican | Incumbent | |
Roland Jones | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | Democratic | ||
William P. Kellogg | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | Republican | ||
Bolivar E. Kemp | March 4, 1925 – June 19, 1933 | Democratic | Died | |
J. Floyd King | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1887 | Democratic | ||
Alcée Louis la Branche | March 4, 1843 – March 4, 1845 | Democratic | ||
Emile La Sére | January 26, 1846 – March 4, 1851 | Democratic | ||
Matthew D. Lagan | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | Democratic | ||
Matthew D. Lagan | March 4, 1891 – March 4, 1893 | Democratic | ||
John M. Landrum | March 4, 1859 – March 4, 1861 | Democratic | ||
Jeff Landry | January 3, 2011 – January 3, 2013 | Republican | ||
Joseph Aristide Landry | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | Whig | ||
Henry D. Larcade Jr. | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1953 | Democratic | ||
Effingham Lawrence | March 3, 1875 -March 4, 1875 | Democratic | Sypher's 1872 re-election was successfully contested by Effingham Lawrence. After a protracted court intervention, Lawrence was declared elected March 3, 1869. | |
Ladislas Lazaro | March 4, 1913 – March 30, 1927 | Democratic | Died | |
Claude Leach | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | Democratic | ||
John E. Leonard | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1878 | Republican | ||
William M. Levy | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | Democratic | ||
Edward T. Lewis | March 4, 1883 – March 4, 1885 | Democratic | ||
Bob Livingston | August 27, 1977 – March 1, 1999 | Republican | Resigned | |
Edward Livingston | March 4, 1823 – March 4, 1825 | Democratic-Republican | ||
Edward Livingston | March 4, 1825 – March 4, 1829 | Jacksonian | ||
Catherine S. Long | March 30, 1985 – January 3, 1987 | Democratic | ||
George S. Long | January 3, 1953 – March 22, 1958 | Democratic | Died | |
Gillis W. Long | January 3, 1963 – January 3, 1965 | Democratic | ||
Gillis W. Long | January 3, 1973 – January 20, 1985 | Democratic | Died | |
Speedy O. Long | January 3, 1965 – January 3, 1973 | Democratic | ||
Paul H. Maloney | March 4, 1931 – December 15, 1940 | Democratic | Resigned | |
Paul H. Maloney | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | Democratic | ||
James Mann | July 18, 1868 - August 26, 1868 | Democratic | Died | |
Whitmell P. Martin | March 4, 1915 – March 4, 1919 | Progressive | ||
Whitmell P. Martin | March 4, 1919 – April 6, 1929 | Democratic | Died | |
Vance McAllister | November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015 | Republican | ||
James McCleery | March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871 | Republican | Died | |
Jim McCrery | April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 | Republican | ||
Jim McCrery | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | Republican | ||
Jim McCrery | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | Republican | ||
Charles E. McKenzie | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 | Democratic | ||
Harold B. McSween | January 3, 1959 – January 3, 1963 | Democratic | ||
Charlie Melancon | January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2011 | Democratic | ||
Adolph Meyer | March 4, 1891 – March 8, 1908 | Democratic | Died | |
Newt V. Mills | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | ||
Numa F. Montet | August 6, 1929 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | ||
Henson Moore | January 3, 1975 – January 3, 1987 | Republican | ||
John Moore | December 17, 1840 – March 4, 1843 | Whig | ||
John Moore | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | Whig | ||
Frank Morey | March 4, 1869 – June 8, 1876 | Republican | Lost contested election | |
Lewis L. Morgan | November 5, 1912 – March 4, 1917 | Democratic | ||
James H. Morrison | January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1967 | Democratic | ||
Isaac Edward Morse | December 2, 1844 – March 4, 1851 | Democratic | ||
Robert L. Mouton | January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1941 | Democratic | ||
Charles E. Nash | March 4, 1875 – March 4, 1877 | Republican | ||
Joseph P. Newsham | July 18, 1868 – March 4, 1869 | Republican | ||
Joseph P. Newsham | May 23, 1870 – March 4, 1871 | Republican | ||
Cherubusco Newton | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1889 | Democratic | ||
James O'Connor | June 5, 1919 – March 4, 1931 | Democratic | ||
Henry W. Ogden | May 12, 1894 – March 4, 1899 | Democratic | ||
John H. Overton | May 12, 1931 – March 4, 1933 | Democratic | ||
Walter Hampden Overton | March 4, 1829 – March 4, 1831 | Jacksonian | ||
Otto Passman | January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977 | Democratic | ||
Alexander G. Penn | December 30, 1850 – March 4, 1853 | Democratic | ||
John Perkins Jr. | March 4, 1853 – March 4, 1855 | Democratic | ||
Vance Plauché | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | ||
Andrew Price | December 2, 1889 – March 4, 1897 | Democratic | ||
Arsène Pujo | March 4, 1903 – March 4, 1913 | Democratic | ||
Joseph E. Ransdell | August 29, 1899 – March 4, 1913 | Democratic | ||
John Rarick | January 3, 1967 – January 3, 1975 | Democratic | ||
Cedric Richmond | January 3, 2011 – present | Democratic | Incumbent | |
Eleazar W. Ripley | March 4, 1835 – March 4, 1837 | Jacksonian | ||
Eleazar W. Ripley | March 4, 1837 – March 4, 1839 | Democratic | ||
Edward White Robertson | March 4, 1877 – March 4, 1883 | Democratic | ||
Edward White Robertson | March 4, 1887 - August 2, 1887 | Democratic | Died | |
Samuel Matthews Robertson | December 5, 1887 – March 4, 1907 | Democratic | ||
Thomas B. Robertson | April 30, 1812 – April 20, 1818 | Democratic-Republican | Resigned | |
Buddy Roemer | January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988 | Democratic | Resigned to become Governor | |
Jared Y. Sanders Jr. | May 1, 1934 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | ||
Jared Y. Sanders Jr. | January 3, 1941 – January 3, 1943 | Democratic | ||
Jared Y. Sanders Sr. | March 4, 1917 – March 4, 1921 | Democratic | ||
John M. Sandidge | March 4, 1855 – March 4, 1859 | Democratic | ||
John N. Sandlin | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | ||
Steve Scalise | May 3, 2008 – present | Republican | Incumbent | |
Lionel Allen Sheldon | March 4, 1869 – March 4, 1875 | Republican | ||
George A. Sheridan | March 4, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | Liberal Republican | ||
John Slidell | March 4, 1843 – November 10, 1845 | Democratic | Resigned | |
George Luke Smith | November 24, 1873 – March 4, 1875 | Republican | ||
James Z. Spearing | April 22, 1924 – March 4, 1931 | Democratic | ||
William B. Spencer | June 8, 1876 – January 8, 1877 | Democratic | Resigned after being appointed associate justice of Louisiana Supreme Court | |
Louis St. Martin | March 4, 1851 – March 4, 1853 | Democratic | ||
Louis St. Martin | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1887 | Democratic | ||
J. Hale Sypher | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1875 | Republican | Sypher's 1872 re-election was successfully contested by Effingham Lawrence. House decided neither candidate entitled to seat, and was declared vacant March 4, 1869. Sypher lost, but only after the original returns were certified in his favor. He was seated July 18, 1868, until after a protracted court intervention, Lawrence was declared elected March 3, 1869. | |
Billy Tauzin | May 22, 1980 – August 8, 1995 | Democratic | ||
Billy Tauzin | August 8, 1995 – January 3, 2005 | Republican | ||
Miles Taylor | March 4, 1855 – February 5, 1861 | Democratic | Withdrew due to onset of Civil War | |
Bannon G. Thibodeaux | March 4, 1845 – March 4, 1849 | Democratic | ||
Philemon Thomas | March 4, 1831 – March 4, 1835 | Jacksonian | ||
T. Ashton Thompson | January 3, 1953 – July 1, 1965 | Democratic | Died | |
Richard A. Tonry | January 3, 1977 - May 4, 1977 | Democratic | Resigned | |
David C. Treen | January 3, 1973 – March 10, 1980 | Republican | Resigned to become Governor | |
Michel Vidal | July 18, 1868 – March 4, 1869 | Republican | ||
David Vitter | May 29, 1999 – January 3, 2005 | Republican | ||
Joe Waggonner | December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979 | Democratic | ||
Nathaniel D. Wallace | December 9, 1886 – March 4, 1887 | Democratic | ||
John T. Watkins | March 4, 1905 – March 4, 1921 | Democratic | ||
Edward D. White Sr. | March 4, 1829 – ??, 1834 | Anti-Jacksonian | Resigned | |
Edward D. White Sr. | March 4, 1839 – March 4, 1843 | Whig | ||
Robert Charles Wickliffe | March 4, 1909 – June 11, 1912 | Democratic | Died | |
Theodore S. Wilkinson | March 4, 1887 – March 4, 1891 | Democratic | ||
Edwin E. Willis | January 3, 1949 – January 3, 1969 | Democratic | ||
Riley J. Wilson | March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 | Democratic | ||
J. Smith Young | November 5, 1878 – March 4, 1879 | Democratic |
Living former members
, there are 26 living former members of the House. The most recent member to die was Catherine Small Long on November 23, 2019. The most recently serving member to die was Clyde C. Holloway on October 16, 2016.Representative | Term of office | Date of birth |
Edwin Edwards | 1965–1972 | |
John Breaux | 1972–1987 | |
Henson Moore | 1975–1987 | |
Jerry Huckaby | 1977–1993 | |
Bob Livingston | 1977–1999 | |
Claude Leach | 1979–1981 | |
Billy Tauzin | 1980–2005 | |
Buddy Roemer | 1981–1988 | |
Jimmy Hayes | 1987–1997 | |
Richard Baker | 1987–2008 | |
Jim McCrery | 1988–2009 | |
William J. Jefferson | 1991–2009 | |
Cleo Fields | 1993–1997 | |
John Cooksey | 1997–2003 | |
Chris John | 1997–2005 | |
David Vitter | 1999–2005 | |
Rodney Alexander | 2003–2013 | |
Bobby Jindal | 2005–2008 | |
Charlie Melançon | 2005–2011 | |
Charles Boustany | 2005–2017 | |
Don Cazayoux | 2008–2009 | |
Joseph Cao | 2009–2011 | |
Bill Cassidy | 2009–2015 | |
John Fleming | 2009–2017 | |
Jeff Landry | 2011–2013 | |
Vance McAllister | 2013–2015 |