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List of governors of Louisiana

April 30, 2023

The governor of Louisiana (French: Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the head of state and head of government of the U.S. state of Louisiana. The governor is the head of the executive branch of Louisiana's state government and is charged with enforcing state laws.

Governor of Louisiana
Gouverneur de la Louisiane
Incumbent
John Bel Edwards
since January 11, 2016
Government of Louisiana
StyleThe Honorable
ResidenceLouisiana Governor's Mansion
Term lengthFour years, renewable once consecutively[1]
PrecursorGovernor of Orleans Territory
Inaugural holderWilliam C. C. Claiborne
FormationApril 30, 1812
(210 years ago) (1812-04-30)
DeputyLieutenant Governor of Louisiana
SalaryUS$130,000 per year
(2013)[2]
WebsiteOfficial Website
For governors before the region was purchased by the United States, see list of colonial governors of Louisiana.

Democrat John Bel Edwards has held the office since January 2016.

Governors

Governor of the Territory of Orleans

Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803.[3] On October 1, 1804, Orleans Territory was organized from the southern part of the Purchase, with the remainder being made the District of Louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory.[4] The District of Louisiana would later become Louisiana Territory, but after Orleans Territory became the state of Louisiana, Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory.[5]

Governor of the Territory of Orleans
Governor Term in office Appointed by
  William C. C. Claiborne
(d. 1817)
[6][7][8][9]		 December 20, 1803[a]
–
July 30, 1812
(elected state governor) 		Thomas Jefferson
James Madison

Governors of the State of Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.[17] It seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861,[18] and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.[19] However, since substantial parts of the state remained in Union hands throughout the war, there were 2 lines of governors elected. Following the end of the American Civil War, Louisiana during Reconstruction was part of the Fifth Military District, which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections.[20] Louisiana was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.[21]

The 1812 constitution established the office of governor, to serve for four years[22] starting from the fourth Monday after the election.[23] In 1845, the start date was moved to the fourth Monday of the January after the election;[24] in 1864, it was moved to the second Monday of the January after the election;[25] in 1879 it was moved to the first Monday after the General Assembly announced the election result; the 1921 Constitution fixed the new inauguration date as the second Tuesday in May.[26] The 1974 Constitution changed the date, effective in 1980, to the second Monday of the March following the election; this was amended in 1987, to become effective in 1992, to the second Monday of January.[27] Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves[28] until 1864, when the constitution held no term limits. The restriction on governors succeeding themselves was reintroduced in 1868,[29] removed again in 1879, and again added in 1898.[30] An amendment to the constitution passed in 1966 allowed governors to succeed themselves once before requiring a gap before they can be elected again.[1] Five governors have served nonconsecutive terms. Andre B. Roman, Francis T. Nicholls, and Jimmie Davis each served two non-consecutive terms, while Earl Long and Edwin Edwards both served in three distinct stints.

In the event of a vacancy, the President of the Senate originally acted as governor.[31] The 1845 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, to be elected at the same time and manner as the governor[32] and who would act as governor in the event of a vacancy.[33] The 1913 constitution established that the lieutenant governor would become governor in case of a vacancy.[34] The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on a ticket.[35]

Governors of the State of Louisiana
No. Governor Term in office Party Election Lt. Governor[b]
1     William C. C. Claiborne
(d. 1817)
[6][7][8][9]		 July 30, 1812[c]
–
December 17, 1816
(term-limited) 		Democratic-
Republican 		1812 Office did not exist
2   Jacques Villeré
(1761–1830)
[37][38][39]		 December 17, 1816
–
December 18, 1820
(term-limited) 		Democratic-
Republican 		1816
3   Thomas B. Robertson
(1779–1828)
[40][41][42]		 December 18, 1820
–
November 15, 1824
(resigned)[d]		 Democratic-
Republican 		1820
4   Henry S. Thibodaux
(1769–1827)
[43][44][45]		 November 15, 1824
–
December 13, 1824
(successor took office) 		Democratic-
Republican 		President of
the Senate
acting as
governor
5   Henry Johnson
(1783–1864)
[46][47][48]		 December 13, 1824
–
December 15, 1828
(term-limited) 		Adams
Republican 		1824
6   Pierre Derbigny
(1769–1829)
[49][50][51]		 December 15, 1828
–
October 6, 1829
(died in office) 		Adams
Republican 		1828
7   Arnaud Beauvais
(1783–1843)
[52][53][54]		 October 6, 1829
–
January 14, 1830
(senate term ended)[e]		 National
Republican 		President of
the Senate
acting
8   Jacques Dupré
(1773–1846)
[55][56][57]		 January 14, 1830
–
January 31, 1831
(did not run) 		National
Republican 		President of
the Senate
acting
9   Andre B. Roman
(1795–1866)
[58][59][60]		 January 31, 1831
–
February 2, 1835 		National
Republican 		1830
(special)[f]
10   Edward Douglass White Sr.
(1795–1847)
[61][62][63]		 February 2, 1835
–
February 4, 1839
(term-limited) 		Whig 1834
9   Andre B. Roman
(1799–1866)
[58][59][60]		 February 4, 1839
–
January 30, 1843
(term-limited) 		Whig 1838
11   Alexandre Mouton
(1804–1885)
[64][65][66]		 January 30, 1843
–
February 12, 1846
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1842[g]
12   Isaac Johnson
(1803–1853)
[67][68][69]		 February 12, 1846[h]
–
January 28, 1850
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1846   Trasimond Landry
13   Joseph Marshall Walker
(1784–1856)
[71][72][73]		 January 28, 1850
–
January 20, 1853
(term-limited)[i]		 Democratic 1849[j] Jean Baptiste Plauché
14   Paul Octave Hébert
(1818–1880)
[76][77][78]		 January 20, 1853[75]
–
January 28, 1856
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1852 William W. Farmer
(died October 29, 1854)
Robert C. Wickliffe
15   Robert C. Wickliffe
(1819–1895)
[79][80][81]		 January 28, 1856[82]
–
January 23, 1860
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1855 Charles Homer Mouton
(resigned 1856)
William F. Griffin
16   Thomas Overton Moore
(1804–1876)
[83][84][85]		 January 23, 1860
–
January 25, 1864
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1859[k] Henry M. Hyams
17   George Foster Shepley
(1819–1878)
[86][87][88]		 June 2, 1862
–
March 4, 1864
(successor took office) 		Military Military
governor[k][l]		 Vacant
18   Henry Watkins Allen
(1820–1866)
[89][90][91]		 January 25, 1864
–
June 2, 1865
(resigned)[m]		 Democratic 1863
(Confederate)[k]		   Benjamin W. Pearce
19   Michael Hahn
(1830–1886)
[92][93][94]		 March 4, 1864
–
March 4, 1865
(resigned)[n]		 Republican 1864
(Union)[k]		 James Madison Wells
20   James Madison Wells
(1808–1899)
[95][96][97]		 March 4, 1865
–
June 3, 1867
(removed)[o]		 Republican Lieutenant
governor
acting as
governor 		Vacant
1865[k] Albert Voorhies[p]
21   Benjamin Flanders
(1816–1896)
[98][99][100]		 June 6, 1867[q]
–
January 2, 1868
(resigned)[r]		 Provisional Appointed by
military
occupation 		Vacant
22   Joshua Baker
(1799–1885)
[103][104][105]		 January 2, 1868[s]
–
June 27, 1868
(removed)[t]		 Provisional Appointed by
military
occupation
23   Henry C. Warmoth
(1842–1931)
[108][109][110]		 June 27, 1868
–
December 9, 1872
(removed)[u]		 Provisional Appointed by
military
occupation[107]
Republican 1868 Oscar Dunn
(died November 22, 1871)
Vacant
P. B. S. Pinchback
(appointed December 6, 1871)
24   P. B. S. Pinchback
(1837–1921)
[111][112][113]		 December 9, 1872
–
January 13, 1873
(successor took office) 		Republican Lieutenant
governor
acting as
governor 		Vacant
25   John McEnery
(1833–1891)
[114][115]		 January 13, 1873
–
May 22, 1873
(removed)[v]		 Democratic 1872[v] Davidson B. Penn
26   William Pitt Kellogg
(1830–1918)
[118][119][120]		 January 13, 1873
–
January 8, 1877
(term-limited) 		Republican Caesar Antoine
27   Stephen B. Packard
(1839–1922) 		January 8, 1877
–
April 25, 1877
(removed)[w]		 Republican 1876[w][x]
28   Francis T. Nicholls
(1834–1912)
[122][123][124]		 January 8, 1877
–
January 14, 1880
(term-limited) 		Democratic Louis A. Wiltz
29   Louis A. Wiltz
(1843–1881)
[125][126][127]		 January 14, 1880[128]
–
October 16, 1881
(died in office) 		Democratic 1879 Samuel D. McEnery
30   Samuel D. McEnery
(1837–1910)
[129][130][131]		 October 16, 1881
–
May 21, 1888
(lost nomination)[y]		 Democratic Lieutenant
governor
acting as
governor 		William A. Robertson
(removed December 24, 1881)
George L. Walton
1884 Clay Knobloch
28   Francis T. Nicholls
(1834–1912)
[122][123][124]		 May 21, 1888[133]
–
May 16, 1892
(did not run) 		Democratic 1888 James Jeffries
31   Murphy J. Foster
(1849–1921)
[134][135][136]		 May 16, 1892[137]
–
May 21, 1900
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1892 Charles Parlange
(resigned December 11, 1893)
Hiram R. Lott
(died June 2, 1895)
Robert H. Snyder
1896
32   William Wright Heard
(1853–1926)
[138][139][140]		 May 21, 1900[141]
–
May 16, 1904
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1900 Albert Estopinal
33   Newton C. Blanchard
(1849–1922)
[142][143][144]		 May 16, 1904[145]
–
May 18, 1908
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1904 Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
34   Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
(1869–1944)
[146][147][148]		 May 18, 1908[149]
–
May 20, 1912
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1908 Paul M. Lambremont
35   Luther E. Hall
(1869–1921)
[150][151][152]		 May 20, 1912
–
May 15, 1916
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1912 Thomas C. Barret
36   Ruffin G. Pleasant
(1871–1937)
[153][154][155]		 May 15, 1916
–
May 17, 1920
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1916 Fernand Mouton
37   John M. Parker
(1863–1939)
[156][157][158]		 May 17, 1920
–
May 19, 1924
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1920 Hewitt Bouanchaud
(resigned April 12, 1924)
Delos R. Johnson
38   Henry L. Fuqua
(1865–1926)
[159][160][161]		 May 19, 1924
–
October 11, 1926
(died in office) 		Democratic 1924 Oramel H. Simpson
39   Oramel H. Simpson
(1870–1932)
[162][163][164]		 October 11, 1926
–
May 21, 1928
(did not run)[z]		 Democratic Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Philip H. Gilbert
40   Huey Long
(1893–1935)
[165][166][167]		 May 21, 1928
–
January 25, 1932
(resigned)[aa]		 Democratic 1928 Paul N. Cyr
(removed March 4, 1931)[aa]
Alvin Olin King
41   Alvin Olin King
(1890–1958)
[170][168][169]		 January 25, 1932
–
May 16, 1932
(successor took office) 		Democratic Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
42   Oscar K. Allen
(1882–1936)
[171][172][173]		 May 16, 1932
–
January 28, 1936
(died in office) 		Democratic 1932 John B. Fournet
(resigned January 2, 1935)
James A. Noe
43   James A. Noe
(1890–1976)
[174][175][176]		 January 28, 1936
–
May 12, 1936
(successor took office) 		Democratic Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
44   Richard W. Leche
(1898–1965)
[177][178][179]		 May 12, 1936
–
June 26, 1939
(resigned)[ab]		 Democratic 1936 Earl Long
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[180][181][182]		 June 26, 1939
–
May 14, 1940
(lost nomination)[ac]		 Democratic Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Coleman Lindsey
46   Sam H. Jones
(1897–1978)
[183][184][185]		 May 14, 1940
–
May 9, 1944
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1940 Marc M. Mouton
47   Jimmie Davis
(1899–2000)
[186][187][188]		 May 9, 1944
–
May 11, 1948
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1944 J. Emile Verret
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[180][181][182]		 May 11, 1948
–
May 13, 1952
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1948 Bill Dodd
48   Robert F. Kennon
(1902–1988)
[189][190][191]		 May 13, 1952
–
May 8, 1956
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1952 C. E. Barham
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[180][181][182]		 May 8, 1956
–
May 10, 1960
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1956 Lether Frazar
47   Jimmie Davis
(1899–2000)
[186][187][188]		 May 10, 1960
–
May 12, 1964
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1960 Taddy Aycock
49   John McKeithen
(1918–1999)
[192][193][194]		 May 12, 1964
–
May 9, 1972
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1964
1968
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[195][196][197]		 May 9, 1972
–
March 10, 1980
(term-limited) 		Democratic 1972 Jimmy Fitzmorris
1975
51   Dave Treen
(1928–2009)
[198][199]		 March 10, 1980
–
March 12, 1984
(lost election) 		Republican 1979 Bobby Freeman[p]
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[195][196][197]		 March 12, 1984
–
March 14, 1988
(lost election) 		Democratic 1983
52   Buddy Roemer
(1943–2021)
[200][201]		 March 14, 1988
–
January 13, 1992
(lost election) 		Democratic[ad] 1987 Paul Hardy[ae]
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[195][196][197]		 January 13, 1992
–
January 8, 1996
(did not run) 		Democratic 1991 Melinda Schwegmann
53   Mike Foster
(1930–2020)
[202][203]		 January 8, 1996
–
January 12, 2004
(term-limited) 		Republican 1995 Kathleen Blanco
1999
54   Kathleen Blanco
(1942–2019)
[204][205]		 January 12, 2004
–
January 14, 2008
(did not run) 		Democratic 2003 Mitch Landrieu[p]
(resigned May 3, 2010)
55   Bobby Jindal
(b. 1971)
[206][207]		 January 14, 2008
–
January 11, 2016
(term-limited) 		Republican 2007
Scott Angelle[p]
Jay Dardenne
(elected November 22, 2010)
2011
56   John Bel Edwards
(b. 1966)
[208][209]		 January 11, 2016
–
Incumbent[af]		 Democratic 2015 Billy Nungesser[ae]
2019

See also

Notes

  1. ^ Claiborne was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson on October 31, 1803, to receive the new lands purchased from France,[6] and proclaimed the acquisition of Louisiana in New Orleans on December 20.[10] He was appointed to the position of Governor of Orleans Territory on August 30, 1884, taking office on October 2.[6] He was formally nominated to the position on November 30,[11] and confirmed by the Senate on December 12.[12] He was reappointed on June 8, 1805,[13] during a Senate recess; and was reconfirmed by the Senate on December 23, 1805;[14] November 14, 1808;[15] and November 26, 1811.[16]
  2. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  3. ^ Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812, but Claiborne was not sworn in as state governor until July 30.[36]
  4. ^ Robertson resigned to take a joint seat on the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.[40]
  5. ^ Sources disagree on why Beauvais' term ended; some say he lost his bid to be reelected as senate president,[53] while others say he resigned so that he could run for governor.[54]
  6. ^ Special election called due to the death of Pierre Derbigny and the succession crisis that followed.[60]
  7. ^ The 1845 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  8. ^ The 1845 constitution provided that the first governor elected under it "shall be duly installed in office during the first week of their session", explaining the off-schedule commencement date of Thursday, February 12.[70]
  9. ^ While some sources state Walker resigned due to objections to the 1852 constitution,[72][74] no contemporary news reports of his resignation have been found, and Paul Octave Hébert was inaugurated on January 20.[75]
  10. ^ The 1852 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  11. ^ a b c d e The area around New Orleans was captured by the Union on April 25, 1862. The control was enough that it operated within the United States as the legitimate state of Louisiana, electing members to the United States House of Representatives. With both governments being considered legitimate, both lines are included in all lists of governors. The schism ended when the Confederate governor fled and the whole state came under Union control.
  12. ^ Shepley was appointed military governor by General Benjamin Butler.[88]
  13. ^ Allen fled to Mexico to avoid capture following the American Civil War.[91]
  14. ^ Hahn resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate; however, congressmen from the Confederate states were denied their seats in the 39th United States Congress.[93]
  15. ^ Wells was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan for failing to properly implement Reconstruction reforms.[96][97]
  16. ^ a b c d Represented the Democratic Party
  17. ^ Thomas J. Durant was appointed to replace Wells,[101] but declined the appointment.[102] Flanders was then appointed on June 6 by General Philip Sheridan.[102]
  18. ^ Flanders resigned due to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock's removing Radical Republicans that Flanders had appointed to positions in state government.[100]
  19. ^ Baker was appointed by General Winfield Scott Hancock on January 2 to replace Benjamin Flanders,[105] though he would not take the oath of office until January 8.[106]
  20. ^ Baker was removed from office by General Ulysses S. Grant.[107]
  21. ^ During the 1872 election, Warmoth endorsed John McEnery for governor, and the State Returning Board, which he appointed, declared McEnery the winner. However, a rival board declared William Pitt Kellogg the winner, and the legislature impeached Warmoth on charges related to the election. Impeached officials are suspended from office, so at this time, P. B. S. Pinchback filled the office. The term expired only 35 days later, at which point impeachment charges were dropped, as Warmoth was no longer governor.[108]
  22. ^ a b The State Election Board certified McEnery as the winner of the 1872 election; however, a rival board declared Kellogg the winner, and the legislature went with that. Both McEnery and Kellogg declared victory and formed governments, and conflict culminated in the Battle of Liberty Place and the Colfax massacre. President Ulysses S. Grant issued a proclamation on May 22, 1873, declaring Kellogg the winner.[116][117]
  23. ^ a b Much like the 1872 election, this election was disputed. Both Packard and Nicholls declared victory and formed governments, until President Rutherford B. Hayes recognized Nicholls as governor in the Compromise of 1877.[121]
  24. ^ The 1879 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  25. ^ McEnery lost the Democratic nomination to Francis T. Nicholls.[132]
  26. ^ Simpson lost the Democratic nomination to Huey Long.[165]
  27. ^ a b Long was elected to the United States Senate for a term beginning March 4, 1931; however, he did not take the seat until January 25, 1932. This was in part to prevent Lieutenant Governor Cyr from replacing him as governor. When the senate term began, Cyr took the oath of office as governor and claimed the office; however, Long called this illegitimate, and said that by taking the oath of office of the governor, he had resigned from being lieutenant governor. This opened the way for the president pro tempore of the senate, Alvin Olin King, to become lieutenant governor, and ultimately succeed Long. Cyr continued to claim the office of governor on and off until 1932, but ultimately lacked recognition.[168][169]
  28. ^ Leche resigned due to a scandal involving mail fraud.[177][179]
  29. ^ Long lost the Democratic nomination to Sam H. Jones.[180]
  30. ^ Roemer switched to the Republican Party late in his term.[200]
  31. ^ a b Represented the Republican Party.
  32. ^ Edwards' second term began on January 13, 2020, and will expire on January 8, 2024; he will be term-limited.

References

General
  • "Governors". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  • "Former Louisiana Governors". National Governors Association. Retrieved February 28, 2023.
  • Sobel, Robert (1978). Biographical directory of the governors of the United States, 1789-1978, Vol. II. Meckler Books. ISBN 9780930466008. Retrieved February 27, 2023.
  • McMullin, Thomas A. (1984). Biographical directory of American territorial governors. Westport, CT : Meckler. ISBN 978-0-930466-11-4. Retrieved January 19, 2023.
  • "Louisiana's Constitutions". Law Library of Louisiana. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
Specific
  1. ^ a b "Louisiana Constitution of 1974" (PDF). Article IV, section 3. A person who has served as governor for more than one and one-half terms in two consecutive terms shall not be elected governor for the succeeding term.
  2. ^ "CSG Releases 2015 Governor Salaries". The Council of State Governments. June 25, 2013. Retrieved November 23, 2014.
  3. ^ Van Zandt, Franklin K. (1976). Boundaries of the United States and the Several States: With Miscellaneous Geographic Information Concerning Areas, Altitudes, and Geographic Centers. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. pp. 23–26. OCLC 69426475.
  4. ^ 2 Stat. 283
  5. ^ 2 Stat. 743
  6. ^ a b c d McMullin pp. 283–286
  7. ^ a b Sobel pp. 555–556
  8. ^ a b "William Charles Cole Claiborne". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  9. ^ a b "William C. C. Claiborne". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  10. ^ "Claiborne, Proclamation to the People of New Orleans, 1803". Humanities Texas. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  11. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 30 November 1804, 476. Accessed March 2, 2023.
  12. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 12 December 1804, 477. Accessed March 2, 2023.
  13. ^ The Territorial Papers of the United States: Volume I: General. United States Government Publishing Office. 1934. p. 27.
  14. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 9th Cong., 1st sess., 23 December 1805, 10. Accessed March 2, 2023.
  15. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 10th Cong., 2nd sess., 14 November 1808, 84. Accessed March 2, 2023.
  16. ^ U.S. Senate Exec. Journal. 12th Cong., 1st sess., 26 November 1811, 192. Accessed March 2, 2023.
  17. ^ 2 Stat. 701
  18. ^ . University of Houston. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  19. ^ Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America August 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 8, 2015
  20. ^ Bradley, Mark L. (2015). The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (PDF). United States Army Center of Military History. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  21. ^ Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: 15 Stat. 73. Proclamation of Louisiana's ratification: 15 Stat. 704.
  22. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 2
  23. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 5
  24. ^ 1845 Const., art. 40
  25. ^ 1864 Const., art. 45
  26. ^ 1879 Const., art. 61
  27. ^ LA Const., art. IV, § 3
  28. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 3
  29. ^ 1868 Const., art. 50
  30. ^ 1898 Const., art. 63
  31. ^ 1812 Const., art III, § 17
  32. ^ 1845 Const., art. 38
  33. ^ 1845 Const., art. 43
  34. ^ 1913 Const., art. 66
  35. ^ "Joint election ticket for Louisiana governor, lt. governor rejected". The Times-Picayune. Associated Press. May 9, 2019. Retrieved May 29, 2019.
  36. ^ Brown, Everett Somerville (1920). The Constitutional History of the Louisiana Purchase, 1803-1812. University of California Press. p. 195. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  37. ^ Sobel p. 556
  38. ^ "Jacques Philippe Villere". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  39. ^ "Jacques Phillippe Villere". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  40. ^ a b Sobel p. 557
  41. ^ "Thomas Bolling Robertson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  42. ^ "Thomas Bolling Robertson". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  43. ^ Sobel pp. 557–558
  44. ^ "Henry Schuyler Thibodeaux". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  45. ^ "Henry S. Thibodeaux". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  46. ^ Sobel p. 558
  47. ^ "Henry S. Johnson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  48. ^ "Henry S. Johnson". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  49. ^ Sobel pp. 558–559
  50. ^ "Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  51. ^ "Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  52. ^ Sobel p. 559
  53. ^ a b "Armand Beauvais". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  54. ^ a b "Arnaud Julie Beauvais". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  55. ^ Sobel p. 560
  56. ^ "Jacques Dupre". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  57. ^ "Jacques Dupre". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  58. ^ a b Sobel pp. 560–561
  59. ^ a b "Andre Bienvenu Roman". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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The governor of Louisiana French Gouverneur de la Louisiane is the head of state and head of government of the U S state of Louisiana The governor is the head of the executive branch of Louisiana s state government and is charged with enforcing state laws Governor of LouisianaGouverneur de la LouisianeGreat Seal of the State of LouisianaIncumbentJohn Bel Edwardssince January 11 2016Government of LouisianaStyleThe HonorableResidenceLouisiana Governor s MansionTerm lengthFour years renewable once consecutively 1 PrecursorGovernor of Orleans TerritoryInaugural holderWilliam C C ClaiborneFormationApril 30 1812 210 years ago 1812 04 30 DeputyLieutenant Governor of LouisianaSalaryUS 130 000 per year 2013 2 WebsiteOfficial WebsiteFor governors before the region was purchased by the United States see list of colonial governors of Louisiana Democrat John Bel Edwards has held the office since January 2016 Contents 1 Governors 1 1 Governor of the Territory of Orleans 1 2 Governors of the State of Louisiana 2 See also 3 Notes 4 References 5 External linksGovernors EditGovernor of the Territory of Orleans Edit Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803 3 On October 1 1804 Orleans Territory was organized from the southern part of the Purchase with the remainder being made the District of Louisiana and placed under the jurisdiction of Indiana Territory 4 The District of Louisiana would later become Louisiana Territory but after Orleans Territory became the state of Louisiana Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory 5 Governor of the Territory of Orleans Governor Term in office Appointed by William C C Claiborne d 1817 6 7 8 9 December 20 1803 a July 30 1812 elected state governor Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonGovernors of the State of Louisiana Edit Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30 1812 17 It seceded from the Union on January 26 1861 18 and was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 8 1861 19 However since substantial parts of the state remained in Union hands throughout the war there were 2 lines of governors elected Following the end of the American Civil War Louisiana during Reconstruction was part of the Fifth Military District which exerted some control over governor appointments and elections 20 Louisiana was readmitted to the Union on July 9 1868 21 The 1812 constitution established the office of governor to serve for four years 22 starting from the fourth Monday after the election 23 In 1845 the start date was moved to the fourth Monday of the January after the election 24 in 1864 it was moved to the second Monday of the January after the election 25 in 1879 it was moved to the first Monday after the General Assembly announced the election result the 1921 Constitution fixed the new inauguration date as the second Tuesday in May 26 The 1974 Constitution changed the date effective in 1980 to the second Monday of the March following the election this was amended in 1987 to become effective in 1992 to the second Monday of January 27 Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves 28 until 1864 when the constitution held no term limits The restriction on governors succeeding themselves was reintroduced in 1868 29 removed again in 1879 and again added in 1898 30 An amendment to the constitution passed in 1966 allowed governors to succeed themselves once before requiring a gap before they can be elected again 1 Five governors have served nonconsecutive terms Andre B Roman Francis T Nicholls and Jimmie Davis each served two non consecutive terms while Earl Long and Edwin Edwards both served in three distinct stints In the event of a vacancy the President of the Senate originally acted as governor 31 The 1845 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor to be elected at the same time and manner as the governor 32 and who would act as governor in the event of a vacancy 33 The 1913 constitution established that the lieutenant governor would become governor in case of a vacancy 34 The governor and lieutenant governor are not elected on a ticket 35 Governors of the State of Louisiana No Governor Term in office Party Election Lt Governor b 1 William C C Claiborne d 1817 6 7 8 9 July 30 1812 c December 17 1816 term limited Democratic Republican 1812 Office did not exist2 Jacques Villere 1761 1830 37 38 39 December 17 1816 December 18 1820 term limited Democratic Republican 18163 Thomas B Robertson 1779 1828 40 41 42 December 18 1820 November 15 1824 resigned d Democratic Republican 18204 Henry S Thibodaux 1769 1827 43 44 45 November 15 1824 December 13 1824 successor took office Democratic Republican President ofthe Senateacting asgovernor5 Henry Johnson 1783 1864 46 47 48 December 13 1824 December 15 1828 term limited AdamsRepublican 18246 Pierre Derbigny 1769 1829 49 50 51 December 15 1828 October 6 1829 died in office AdamsRepublican 18287 Arnaud Beauvais 1783 1843 52 53 54 October 6 1829 January 14 1830 senate term ended e NationalRepublican President ofthe Senateacting8 Jacques Dupre 1773 1846 55 56 57 January 14 1830 January 31 1831 did not run NationalRepublican President ofthe Senateacting9 Andre B Roman 1795 1866 58 59 60 January 31 1831 February 2 1835 NationalRepublican 1830 special f 10 Edward Douglass White Sr 1795 1847 61 62 63 February 2 1835 February 4 1839 term limited Whig 18349 Andre B Roman 1799 1866 58 59 60 February 4 1839 January 30 1843 term limited Whig 183811 Alexandre Mouton 1804 1885 64 65 66 January 30 1843 February 12 1846 term limited Democratic 1842 g 12 Isaac Johnson 1803 1853 67 68 69 February 12 1846 h January 28 1850 term limited Democratic 1846 Trasimond Landry13 Joseph Marshall Walker 1784 1856 71 72 73 January 28 1850 January 20 1853 term limited i Democratic 1849 j Jean Baptiste Plauche14 Paul Octave Hebert 1818 1880 76 77 78 January 20 1853 75 January 28 1856 term limited Democratic 1852 William W Farmer died October 29 1854 Robert C Wickliffe15 Robert C Wickliffe 1819 1895 79 80 81 January 28 1856 82 January 23 1860 term limited Democratic 1855 Charles Homer Mouton resigned 1856 William F Griffin16 Thomas Overton Moore 1804 1876 83 84 85 January 23 1860 January 25 1864 term limited Democratic 1859 k Henry M Hyams17 George Foster Shepley 1819 1878 86 87 88 June 2 1862 March 4 1864 successor took office Military Militarygovernor k l Vacant18 Henry Watkins Allen 1820 1866 89 90 91 January 25 1864 June 2 1865 resigned m Democratic 1863 Confederate k Benjamin W Pearce19 Michael Hahn 1830 1886 92 93 94 March 4 1864 March 4 1865 resigned n Republican 1864 Union k James Madison Wells20 James Madison Wells 1808 1899 95 96 97 March 4 1865 June 3 1867 removed o Republican Lieutenantgovernoracting asgovernor Vacant1865 k Albert Voorhies p 21 Benjamin Flanders 1816 1896 98 99 100 June 6 1867 q January 2 1868 resigned r Provisional Appointed bymilitaryoccupation Vacant22 Joshua Baker 1799 1885 103 104 105 January 2 1868 s June 27 1868 removed t Provisional Appointed bymilitaryoccupation23 Henry C Warmoth 1842 1931 108 109 110 June 27 1868 December 9 1872 removed u Provisional Appointed bymilitaryoccupation 107 Republican 1868 Oscar Dunn died November 22 1871 VacantP B S Pinchback appointed December 6 1871 24 P B S Pinchback 1837 1921 111 112 113 December 9 1872 January 13 1873 successor took office Republican Lieutenantgovernoracting asgovernor Vacant25 John McEnery 1833 1891 114 115 January 13 1873 May 22 1873 removed v Democratic 1872 v Davidson B Penn26 William Pitt Kellogg 1830 1918 118 119 120 January 13 1873 January 8 1877 term limited Republican Caesar Antoine27 Stephen B Packard 1839 1922 January 8 1877 April 25 1877 removed w Republican 1876 w x 28 Francis T Nicholls 1834 1912 122 123 124 January 8 1877 January 14 1880 term limited Democratic Louis A Wiltz29 Louis A Wiltz 1843 1881 125 126 127 January 14 1880 128 October 16 1881 died in office Democratic 1879 Samuel D McEnery30 Samuel D McEnery 1837 1910 129 130 131 October 16 1881 May 21 1888 lost nomination y Democratic Lieutenantgovernoracting asgovernor William A Robertson removed December 24 1881 George L Walton1884 Clay Knobloch28 Francis T Nicholls 1834 1912 122 123 124 May 21 1888 133 May 16 1892 did not run Democratic 1888 James Jeffries31 Murphy J Foster 1849 1921 134 135 136 May 16 1892 137 May 21 1900 term limited Democratic 1892 Charles Parlange resigned December 11 1893 Hiram R Lott died June 2 1895 Robert H Snyder189632 William Wright Heard 1853 1926 138 139 140 May 21 1900 141 May 16 1904 term limited Democratic 1900 Albert Estopinal33 Newton C Blanchard 1849 1922 142 143 144 May 16 1904 145 May 18 1908 term limited Democratic 1904 Jared Y Sanders Sr 34 Jared Y Sanders Sr 1869 1944 146 147 148 May 18 1908 149 May 20 1912 term limited Democratic 1908 Paul M Lambremont35 Luther E Hall 1869 1921 150 151 152 May 20 1912 May 15 1916 term limited Democratic 1912 Thomas C Barret36 Ruffin G Pleasant 1871 1937 153 154 155 May 15 1916 May 17 1920 term limited Democratic 1916 Fernand Mouton37 John M Parker 1863 1939 156 157 158 May 17 1920 May 19 1924 term limited Democratic 1920 Hewitt Bouanchaud resigned April 12 1924 Delos R Johnson38 Henry L Fuqua 1865 1926 159 160 161 May 19 1924 October 11 1926 died in office Democratic 1924 Oramel H Simpson39 Oramel H Simpson 1870 1932 162 163 164 October 11 1926 May 21 1928 did not run z Democratic Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Philip H Gilbert40 Huey Long 1893 1935 165 166 167 May 21 1928 January 25 1932 resigned aa Democratic 1928 Paul N Cyr removed March 4 1931 aa Alvin Olin King41 Alvin Olin King 1890 1958 170 168 169 January 25 1932 May 16 1932 successor took office Democratic Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant42 Oscar K Allen 1882 1936 171 172 173 May 16 1932 January 28 1936 died in office Democratic 1932 John B Fournet resigned January 2 1935 James A Noe43 James A Noe 1890 1976 174 175 176 January 28 1936 May 12 1936 successor took office Democratic Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant44 Richard W Leche 1898 1965 177 178 179 May 12 1936 June 26 1939 resigned ab Democratic 1936 Earl Long45 Earl Long 1895 1960 180 181 182 June 26 1939 May 14 1940 lost nomination ac Democratic Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Coleman Lindsey46 Sam H Jones 1897 1978 183 184 185 May 14 1940 May 9 1944 term limited Democratic 1940 Marc M Mouton47 Jimmie Davis 1899 2000 186 187 188 May 9 1944 May 11 1948 term limited Democratic 1944 J Emile Verret45 Earl Long 1895 1960 180 181 182 May 11 1948 May 13 1952 term limited Democratic 1948 Bill Dodd48 Robert F Kennon 1902 1988 189 190 191 May 13 1952 May 8 1956 term limited Democratic 1952 C E Barham45 Earl Long 1895 1960 180 181 182 May 8 1956 May 10 1960 term limited Democratic 1956 Lether Frazar47 Jimmie Davis 1899 2000 186 187 188 May 10 1960 May 12 1964 term limited Democratic 1960 Taddy Aycock49 John McKeithen 1918 1999 192 193 194 May 12 1964 May 9 1972 term limited Democratic 1964196850 Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 195 196 197 May 9 1972 March 10 1980 term limited Democratic 1972 Jimmy Fitzmorris197551 Dave Treen 1928 2009 198 199 March 10 1980 March 12 1984 lost election Republican 1979 Bobby Freeman p 50 Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 195 196 197 March 12 1984 March 14 1988 lost election Democratic 198352 Buddy Roemer 1943 2021 200 201 March 14 1988 January 13 1992 lost election Democratic ad 1987 Paul Hardy ae 50 Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 195 196 197 January 13 1992 January 8 1996 did not run Democratic 1991 Melinda Schwegmann53 Mike Foster 1930 2020 202 203 January 8 1996 January 12 2004 term limited Republican 1995 Kathleen Blanco199954 Kathleen Blanco 1942 2019 204 205 January 12 2004 January 14 2008 did not run Democratic 2003 Mitch Landrieu p resigned May 3 2010 55 Bobby Jindal b 1971 206 207 January 14 2008 January 11 2016 term limited Republican 2007Scott Angelle p Jay Dardenne elected November 22 2010 201156 John Bel Edwards b 1966 208 209 January 11 2016 Incumbent af Democratic 2015 Billy Nungesser ae 2019See also EditList of Louisiana state legislatures List of colonial governors of Louisiana Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States LouisianaNotes Edit Claiborne was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson on October 31 1803 to receive the new lands purchased from France 6 and proclaimed the acquisition of Louisiana in New Orleans on December 20 10 He was appointed to the position of Governor of Orleans Territory on August 30 1884 taking office on October 2 6 He was formally nominated to the position on November 30 11 and confirmed by the Senate on December 12 12 He was reappointed on June 8 1805 13 during a Senate recess and was reconfirmed by the Senate on December 23 1805 14 November 14 1808 15 and November 26 1811 16 Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted Louisiana became a state on April 30 1812 but Claiborne was not sworn in as state governor until July 30 36 Robertson resigned to take a joint seat on the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana 40 Sources disagree on why Beauvais term ended some say he lost his bid to be reelected as senate president 53 while others say he resigned so that he could run for governor 54 Special election called due to the death of Pierre Derbigny and the succession crisis that followed 60 The 1845 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years The 1845 constitution provided that the first governor elected under it shall be duly installed in office during the first week of their session explaining the off schedule commencement date of Thursday February 12 70 While some sources state Walker resigned due to objections to the 1852 constitution 72 74 no contemporary news reports of his resignation have been found and Paul Octave Hebert was inaugurated on January 20 75 The 1852 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years a b c d e The area around New Orleans was captured by the Union on April 25 1862 The control was enough that it operated within the United States as the legitimate state of Louisiana electing members to the United States House of Representatives With both governments being considered legitimate both lines are included in all lists of governors The schism ended when the Confederate governor fled and the whole state came under Union control Shepley was appointed military governor by General Benjamin Butler 88 Allen fled to Mexico to avoid capture following the American Civil War 91 Hahn resigned to take an elected seat in the United States Senate however congressmen from the Confederate states were denied their seats in the 39th United States Congress 93 Wells was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan for failing to properly implement Reconstruction reforms 96 97 a b c d Represented the Democratic Party Thomas J Durant was appointed to replace Wells 101 but declined the appointment 102 Flanders was then appointed on June 6 by General Philip Sheridan 102 Flanders resigned due to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock s removing Radical Republicans that Flanders had appointed to positions in state government 100 Baker was appointed by General Winfield Scott Hancock on January 2 to replace Benjamin Flanders 105 though he would not take the oath of office until January 8 106 Baker was removed from office by General Ulysses S Grant 107 During the 1872 election Warmoth endorsed John McEnery for governor and the State Returning Board which he appointed declared McEnery the winner However a rival board declared William Pitt Kellogg the winner and the legislature impeached Warmoth on charges related to the election Impeached officials are suspended from office so at this time P B S Pinchback filled the office The term expired only 35 days later at which point impeachment charges were dropped as Warmoth was no longer governor 108 a b The State Election Board certified McEnery as the winner of the 1872 election however a rival board declared Kellogg the winner and the legislature went with that Both McEnery and Kellogg declared victory and formed governments and conflict culminated in the Battle of Liberty Place and the Colfax massacre President Ulysses S Grant issued a proclamation on May 22 1873 declaring Kellogg the winner 116 117 a b Much like the 1872 election this election was disputed Both Packard and Nicholls declared victory and formed governments until President Rutherford B Hayes recognized Nicholls as governor in the Compromise of 1877 121 The 1879 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years McEnery lost the Democratic nomination to Francis T Nicholls 132 Simpson lost the Democratic nomination to Huey Long 165 a b Long was elected to the United States Senate for a term beginning March 4 1931 however he did not take the seat until January 25 1932 This was in part to prevent Lieutenant Governor Cyr from replacing him as governor When the senate term began Cyr took the oath of office as governor and claimed the office however Long called this illegitimate and said that by taking the oath of office of the governor he had resigned from being lieutenant governor This opened the way for the president pro tempore of the senate Alvin Olin King to become lieutenant governor and ultimately succeed Long Cyr continued to claim the office of governor on and off until 1932 but ultimately lacked recognition 168 169 Leche resigned due to a scandal involving mail fraud 177 179 Long lost the Democratic nomination to Sam H Jones 180 Roemer switched to the Republican Party late in his term 200 a b Represented the Republican Party Edwards second term began on January 13 2020 and will expire on January 8 2024 he will be term limited References EditGeneral Governors Secretary of State of Louisiana Retrieved March 2 2023 Former Louisiana Governors National Governors Association Retrieved February 28 2023 Sobel Robert 1978 Biographical 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