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List of governors of Louisiana

February 16, 2024

The governor of Louisiana is the 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. Republican Jeff Landry has served as the current governor since January 8, 2024.

List of governors edit

Territory of Orleans edit

For the period before purchase, see List of colonial governors of Louisiana.

Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803.[1] 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.[2] The District of Louisiana would later become Louisiana Territory, but after Orleans Territory became the state of Louisiana, Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory.[3]

Governor of the Territory of Orleans
Governor Term in office Appointed by
  William C. C. Claiborne
(d. 1817)
[4][5][6][7]		 December 20, 1803[a]
–
July 30, 1812
(elected state governor) 		Thomas Jefferson
James Madison

State of Louisiana edit

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.[15] It seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861,[16] and it was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.[17] However, since substantial parts of the state remained in Union hands throughout the war, there were two 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.[18] Louisiana was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.[19]

The 1812 constitution established the office of governor, to serve for four years[20] starting from the fourth Monday after the election.[21] In 1845, the start date was moved to the fourth Monday of the January after the election;[22] in 1864, it was moved to the second Monday of the January after the election;[23] 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.[24] 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.[25] Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves[26] until 1864, when the constitution held no term limits. The restriction on governors succeeding themselves was reintroduced in 1868,[27] removed in 1870,[28] and again added in 1898.[29] An amendment to the constitution passed in 1966 allowed governors to succeed themselves once before requiring a gap before they can be elected again.[30] 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][c]
1     William C. C. Claiborne
(d. 1817)
[4][5][6][7]		 July 30, 1812[d]
–
December 17, 1816
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic-
Republican[39]		 1812 Office did not exist
2   Jacques Villeré
(1761–1830)
[40][41][42]		 December 17, 1816[43]
–
December 18, 1820
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic-
Republican[39]		 1816
3   Thomas B. Robertson
(1779–1828)
[44][45][46]		 December 18, 1820[47]
–
November 15, 1824
(resigned)[f]		 Democratic-
Republican[39]		 1820
4   Henry S. Thibodaux
(1769–1827)
[48][49][50]		 November 15, 1824[51]
–
December 13, 1824
(successor took office) 		Democratic-
Republican[39]		 President of
the Senate
acting
5   Henry Johnson
(1783–1864)
[52][53][54]		 December 13, 1824[55]
–
December 15, 1828
(term-limited)[e]		 Adams
Republican[52]		 1824
6   Pierre Derbigny
(1769–1829)
[56][57][58]		 December 15, 1828[39]
–
October 6, 1829
(died in office) 		Adams
Republican[59]		 1828
7   Arnaud Beauvais
(1783–1843)
[60][61][62]		 October 6, 1829[63]
–
January 14, 1830
(senate term ended)[g]		 National
Republican[60]		 President of
the Senate
acting
8   Jacques Dupré
(1773–1846)
[64][65][66]		 January 14, 1830[67]
–
January 31, 1831
(successor took office) 		National
Republican[64]		 President of
the Senate
acting
9   Andre B. Roman
(1795–1866)
[68][69][70]		 January 31, 1831[39]
–
February 2, 1835
(term-limited)[e]		 National
Republican[59]		 1830
(special)[h]
10   Edward Douglass White Sr.
(1795–1847)
[71][72][73]		 February 2, 1835[39]
–
February 4, 1839
(term-limited)[e]		 Whig[74] 1834
9   Andre B. Roman
(1799–1866)
[68][69][70]		 February 4, 1839[75]
–
January 30, 1843
(term-limited)[e]		 Whig[74] 1838
11   Alexandre Mouton
(1804–1885)
[76][77][78]		 January 30, 1843[79]
–
February 12, 1846
(term-limited)[e]		 Democratic[80] 1842[i]
12   Isaac Johnson
(1803–1853)
[81][82][83]		 February 12, 1846[84]
–
January 28, 1850
(term-limited)[j]		 Democratic[80] 1846   Trasimond Landry
13   Joseph Marshall Walker
(1784–1856)
[86][87][88]		 January 28, 1850[89]
–
January 20, 1853
(term-limited)[k][l]		 Democratic[93] 1849[m] Jean Baptiste Plauché
14   Paul Octave Hébert
(1818–1880)
[94][95][96]		 January 20, 1853[92]
–
January 28, 1856
(term-limited)[k]		 Democratic[93] 1852 William Wood Farmer
(died October 29, 1854)
Robert C. Wickliffe
15   Robert C. Wickliffe
(1819–1895)
[97][98][99]		 January 28, 1856[100]
–
January 23, 1860
(term-limited)[k]		 Democratic[101] 1855 Charles Homer Mouton
(resigned 1856)
William F. Griffin
16   Thomas Overton Moore
(1804–1876)
[102][103][104]		 January 23, 1860[105]
–
January 25, 1864
(term-limited)[n]		 Democratic[101] 1859[o] Henry M. Hyams
17   George Foster Shepley
(1819–1878)
[107][108][109]		 July 2, 1862[39]
–
March 4, 1864
(successor took office) 		Military governor[o][p] Vacant
18   Henry Watkins Allen
(1820–1866)
[110][111][112]		 January 25, 1864[113]
–
June 2, 1865
(resigned)[q]		 Democratic[110] 1863
(Confederate)[o]		 Benjamin W. Pearce
19   Michael Hahn
(1830–1886)
[114][115][116]		 March 4, 1864[117]
–
March 4, 1865
(resigned)[r]		 Union Free Trade
(Republican)[118]		 1864
(Union)[o]		 James Madison Wells
20   James Madison Wells
(1808–1899)
[119][120][121]		 March 4, 1865[122]
–
June 3, 1867
(removed)[s]		 Citizens Ticket[118] Lieutenant
governor
acting 		Vacant
1865[o] Albert Voorhies
21   Benjamin Flanders
(1816–1896)
[123][124][125]		 June 6, 1867[t]
–
January 2, 1868
(resigned)[u]		 Appointed by
military occupation[39]		 Vacant
22   Joshua Baker
(1799–1885)
[128][129][130]		 January 2, 1868[v]
–
June 27, 1868
(removed)[w]		 Appointed by
military occupation[39]
23   Henry C. Warmoth
(1842–1931)
[133][134][135]		 June 27, 1868[x]
–
December 9, 1872
(removed)[y]		 Appointed by
military occupation[39][132]
Republican[39] 1868 Oscar Dunn
(died November 22, 1871)
Vacant
P. B. S. Pinchback
(appointed December 6, 1871)
24   P. B. S. Pinchback
(1837–1921)
[137][138][139]		 December 9, 1872[140]
–
January 13, 1873
(successor took office) 		Republican[39] Lieutenant
governor
acting 		Vacant
25   John McEnery
(1833–1891)
[141][142]		 January 13, 1873[143]
–
May 22, 1873
(removed)[z]		 Democratic[aa] 1872[z] Davidson B. Penn
26   William Pitt Kellogg
(1830–1918)
[146][147][148]		 January 13, 1873[143]
–
January 8, 1877
(did not run)[ab]		 Republican[39] Caesar Antoine
27   Stephen B. Packard
(1839–1922) 		January 8, 1877[149]
–
April 25, 1877
(removed)[ac]		 Republican[118] 1876[ac][ad]
28   Francis T. Nicholls
(1834–1912)
[151][152][153]		 January 8, 1877[149]
–
January 14, 1880
(did not run)[151]		 Democratic[118] Louis A. Wiltz
29   Louis A. Wiltz
(1843–1881)
[154][155][156]		 January 14, 1880[157]
–
October 16, 1881
(died in office) 		Democratic[39] 1879 Samuel D. McEnery
30   Samuel D. McEnery
(1837–1910)
[158][159][160]		 October 16, 1881[161]
–
May 21, 1888
(lost nomination)[162]		 Democratic[39] Lieutenant
governor
acting 		William A. Robertson
(removed December 24, 1881)
George L. Walton
1884 Clay Knobloch
28   Francis T. Nicholls
(1834–1912)
[151][152][153]		 May 21, 1888[163]
–
May 16, 1892
(did not run) 		Democratic[39] 1888 James Jeffries
31   Murphy J. Foster
(1849–1921)
[164][165][166]		 May 16, 1892[167]
–
May 21, 1900
(term-limited)[ae]		 Anti-Lottery
Democratic[169]		 1892 Charles Parlange
(resigned December 11, 1893)
Hiram R. Lott
(died June 2, 1895)
Robert H. Snyder
1896
32   William Wright Heard
(1853–1926)
[170][171][172]		 May 21, 1900[173]
–
May 16, 1904
(term-limited)[ae]		 Democratic[39] 1900 Albert Estopinal
33   Newton C. Blanchard
(1849–1922)
[174][175][176]		 May 16, 1904[177]
–
May 18, 1908
(term-limited)[ae]		 Democratic[39] 1904 Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
34   Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
(1869–1944)
[178][179][180]		 May 18, 1908[181]
–
May 20, 1912
(term-limited)[ae]		 Democratic[39] 1908 Paul M. Lambremont
35   Luther E. Hall
(1869–1921)
[182][183][184]		 May 20, 1912[185]
–
May 15, 1916
(term-limited)[af]		 Democratic[39] 1912 Thomas C. Barret
36   Ruffin G. Pleasant
(1871–1937)
[187][188][189]		 May 15, 1916[190]
–
May 17, 1920
(term-limited)[af]		 Democratic[39] 1916 Fernand Mouton
37   John M. Parker
(1863–1939)
[191][192][193]		 May 17, 1920[194]
–
May 19, 1924
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[118] 1920 Hewitt Bouanchaud
(resigned April 12, 1924)
Delos R. Johnson
38   Henry L. Fuqua
(1865–1926)
[196][197][198]		 May 19, 1924[199]
–
October 11, 1926
(died in office) 		Democratic[39] 1924 Oramel H. Simpson
39   Oramel H. Simpson
(1870–1932)
[200][201][202]		 October 11, 1926[203]
–
May 21, 1928
(lost nomination)[204]		 Democratic[39] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Philip H. Gilbert
40   Huey Long
(1893–1935)
[204][205][206]		 May 21, 1928[207]
–
January 25, 1932
(resigned)[ah]		 Democratic[39] 1928 Paul N. Cyr
(removed March 4, 1931)[ah]
Alvin Olin King
41   Alvin Olin King
(1890–1958)
[210][208][209]		 January 25, 1932[211]
–
May 16, 1932
(successor took office) 		Democratic[39] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
42   Oscar K. Allen
(1882–1936)
[212][213][214]		 May 16, 1932[215]
–
January 28, 1936
(died in office) 		Democratic[39] 1932 John B. Fournet
(resigned January 2, 1935)
James A. Noe
43   James A. Noe
(1890–1976)
[216][217][218]		 January 28, 1936[219]
–
May 12, 1936
(successor took office) 		Democratic[39] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Vacant
44   Richard W. Leche
(1898–1965)
[220][221][222]		 May 12, 1936[223]
–
June 26, 1939
(resigned)[ai]		 Democratic[39] 1936 Earl Long
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[224][225][226]		 June 26, 1939[227]
–
May 14, 1940
(lost nomination)[224]		 Democratic[39] Succeeded from
lieutenant
governor 		Coleman Lindsey
46   Sam H. Jones
(1897–1978)
[228][229][230]		 May 14, 1940[231]
–
May 9, 1944
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1940 Marc M. Mouton
47   Jimmie Davis
(1899–2000)
[232][233][234]		 May 9, 1944[235]
–
May 11, 1948
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1944 J. Emile Verret
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[224][225][226]		 May 11, 1948[236]
–
May 13, 1952
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1948 Bill Dodd
48   Robert F. Kennon
(1902–1988)
[237][238][239]		 May 13, 1952[240]
–
May 15, 1956
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1952 C. E. Barham
45   Earl Long
(1895–1960)
[224][225][226]		 May 15, 1956[241]
–
May 10, 1960
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1956 Lether Frazar
47   Jimmie Davis
(1899–2000)
[232][233][234]		 May 10, 1960[242]
–
May 12, 1964
(term-limited)[ag]		 Democratic[39] 1960 Taddy Aycock
49   John McKeithen
(1918–1999)
[243][244][245]		 May 12, 1964[246]
–
May 9, 1972
(term-limited)[aj]		 Democratic[39] 1964
1968
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[248][249][250]		 May 9, 1972[251]
–
March 10, 1980
(term-limited)[ak]		 Democratic[39] 1972 Jimmy Fitzmorris
1975
51   Dave Treen
(1928–2009)
[253][254]		 March 10, 1980[255]
–
March 12, 1984
(lost election) 		Republican[254] 1979 Robert Louis Freeman Sr.[al]
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[248][249][250]		 March 12, 1984[256]
–
March 14, 1988
(withdrew)[am]		 Democratic[250] 1983
52   Buddy Roemer
(1943–2021)
[257][258]		 March 14, 1988[259]
–
January 13, 1992
(lost election) 		Democratic[an] 1987 Paul Hardy[ao]
50   Edwin Edwards
(1927–2021)
[248][249][250]		 January 13, 1992[260]
–
January 8, 1996
(did not run) 		Democratic[250] 1991 Melinda Schwegmann
53   Mike Foster
(1930–2020)
[261][262]		 January 8, 1996[263]
–
January 12, 2004
(term-limited)[ak]		 Republican[262] 1995 Kathleen Blanco
1999
54   Kathleen Blanco
(1942–2019)
[264][265]		 January 12, 2004[266]
–
January 14, 2008
(did not run) 		Democratic[265] 2003 Mitch Landrieu[al]
(resigned May 3, 2010)
55   Bobby Jindal
(b. 1971)
[267][268]		 January 14, 2008[269]
–
January 11, 2016
(term-limited)[ak]		 Republican[268] 2007
Scott Angelle[al]
Jay Dardenne
(elected November 22, 2010)
2011
56   John Bel Edwards
(b. 1966)
[270][271]		 January 11, 2016[272]
–
January 8, 2024
(term-limited)[ak]		 Democratic[271] 2015 Billy Nungesser[ao]
2019
57   Jeff Landry
(b. 1970)
[273]		 January 8, 2024[274]
–
Incumbent[ap]		 Republican[274] 2023

See also edit

Notes edit

  1. ^ Claiborne was authorized by President Thomas Jefferson on October 31, 1803, to receive the new lands purchased from France,[4] and proclaimed the acquisition of Louisiana in New Orleans on December 20.[8] He was appointed to the position of Governor of Orleans Territory on August 30, 1884, taking office on October 2.[4] He was formally nominated to the position on November 30,[9] and confirmed by the Senate on December 12.[10] He was reappointed on June 8, 1805,[11] during a Senate recess; and was reconfirmed by the Senate on December 23, 1805;[12] November 14, 1808;[13] and November 26, 1811.[14]
  2. ^ The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1845.[36]
  3. ^ Lieutenant governors represented the same party as their governor unless noted.
  4. ^ Louisiana became a state on April 30, 1812, but Claiborne was not sworn in as state governor until July 30.[37]
  5. ^ a b c d e f g Under the 1812 constitution, governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term.[38]
  6. ^ Robertson resigned, having been confirmed to a joint seat on the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana.[44]
  7. ^ Sources disagree on why Beauvais' term ended; some say he lost his bid to be reelected as senate president,[61] while others say he resigned so that he could run for governor.[62]
  8. ^ Special election called due to the death of Pierre Derbigny and the succession crisis that followed.[70]
  9. ^ The 1845 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  10. ^ Under the 1845 constitution, governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term.[85]
  11. ^ a b c Under the 1852 constitution, governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term.[90]
  12. ^ While some sources state Walker resigned due to objections to the 1852 constitution,[87][91] no contemporary news reports of his resignation have been found, and Paul Octave Hébert was inaugurated on January 20.[92]
  13. ^ The 1852 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  14. ^ Under the 1861 constitution, governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term.[106]
  15. ^ 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.
  16. ^ Shepley was appointed military governor by General Benjamin Butler.[109]
  17. ^ Allen fled to Mexico to avoid capture following the American Civil War.[112]
  18. ^ Hahn resigned, having been elected to the United States Senate; however, congressmen from the Confederate states were denied their seats in the 39th United States Congress.[115]
  19. ^ Wells was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan for failing to properly implement Reconstruction reforms.[120][121]
  20. ^ Thomas J. Durant was appointed to replace Wells,[126] but declined the appointment.[127] Flanders was then appointed on June 6 by General Philip Sheridan.[127]
  21. ^ Flanders resigned due to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock's removing Radical Republicans that Flanders had appointed to positions in state government.[125]
  22. ^ Baker was appointed by General Winfield Scott Hancock on January 2 to replace Benjamin Flanders,[130] though he would not take the oath of office until January 8.[131]
  23. ^ Baker was removed from office by General Ulysses S. Grant.[132]
  24. ^ Baker was removed, and Governor-elect Warmoth appointed as replacement, on June 27.[132] Warmoth was formally inaugurated on July 13.[136]
  25. ^ 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.[133]
  26. ^ 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.[144][145]
  27. ^ McEnery represented the Democratic Reform and the Liberal Republican Parties.[118]
  28. ^ Kellogg was instead elected to the United States Senate.[146]
  29. ^ 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.[150]
  30. ^ The 1879 constitution adjusted the election schedule, shortening this term to three years.
  31. ^ a b c d Under the 1898 constitution, elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves.[168]
  32. ^ a b Under the 1913 constitution, elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves.[186]
  33. ^ a b c d e f g Under the 1921 constitution, elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves.[195]
  34. ^ 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.[208][209]
  35. ^ Leche resigned due to a scandal involving mail fraud.[220][222]
  36. ^ Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution, governors were ineligible for the term immediately after their second successive term.[247]
  37. ^ a b c d Under the 1974 constitution, governors are ineligible to be elected to the succeeding term after they have served more than one and a half terms in two consecutive terms.[252]
  38. ^ a b c Represented the Democratic Party
  39. ^ Edwards was forced into a runoff with fellow Democrat Buddy Roemer, but he withdrew before it occurred, thus giving Roemer the victory.
  40. ^ Roemer was elected as a Democrat, and switched to the Republican Party late in his term.[258]
  41. ^ a b Represented the Republican Party.
  42. ^ Landry's first term will expire on January 10, 2028.

References edit

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.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2003). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1776-1860: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-1439-0.
  • Dubin, Michael J. (2014). United States Gubernatorial Elections, 1861-1911: The Official Results by State and County. McFarland. ISBN 978-0-7864-5646-8.
  • Kallenbach, Joseph Ernest (1977). American State Governors, 1776-1976. Oceana Publications. ISBN 978-0-379-00665-0. Retrieved September 23, 2023.
  • Glashan, Roy R. (1979). American Governors and Gubernatorial Elections, 1775-1978. Meckler Books. ISBN 978-0-930466-17-6.
  • "Louisiana's Constitutions". Law Library of Louisiana. Retrieved March 1, 2023.
  • "Our Campaigns - Governor of Louisiana - History". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved July 25, 2023.
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Specific
  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 2 Stat. 283
  3. ^ 2 Stat. 743
  4. ^ a b c d McMullin 1984, pp. 283–286.
  5. ^ a b Sobel 1978, pp. 555–556.
  6. ^ a b "William Charles Cole Claiborne". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  7. ^ a b "William C. C. Claiborne". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  8. ^ "Claiborne, Proclamation to the People of New Orleans, 1803". Humanities Texas. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  9. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 476, accessed March 2, 2023.
  10. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 8th Cong., 2nd sess., 477, accessed March 2, 2023.
  11. ^ The Territorial Papers of the United States: Volume I: General. United States Government Publishing Office. 1934. p. 27.
  12. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 9th Cong., 1st sess., 10, accessed March 2, 2023.
  13. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 10th Cong., 2nd sess., 84, accessed March 2, 2023.
  14. ^ U.S. Congress. Senate Exec. Journal. 12th Cong., 1st sess., 192, accessed March 2, 2023.
  15. ^ 2 Stat. 701
  16. ^ . University of Houston. Archived from the original on September 5, 2015. Retrieved May 24, 2015.
  17. ^ Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America August 20, 2016, at the Wayback Machine, accessed July 8, 2015
  18. ^ Bradley, Mark L. (2015). The Army and Reconstruction, 1865-1877 (PDF). United States Army Center of Military History. p. 31. Retrieved June 20, 2019.
  19. ^ Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: 15 Stat. 73. Proclamation of Louisiana's ratification: 15 Stat. 704.
  20. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 2
  21. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 5
  22. ^ 1845 Const., art. 40
  23. ^ 1864 Const., art. 45
  24. ^ 1879 Const., art. 61
  25. ^ LA Const., art. IV, § 3
  26. ^ 1812 Const., art. III, § 3
  27. ^ 1868 Const., art. 50
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  33. ^ 1845 Const., art. 43
  34. ^ 1913 Const., art. 66
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  47. ^ "none". Baton-Rouge Gazette. December 30, 1820. p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2023. Juge [sic] Mathews of the Supreme Court, having administered the oath of office ot Mr. Robertson...
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  51. ^ "none". Louisiana State Gazette. November 16, 1824. p. 2. Retrieved August 28, 2023. His Excellenecy S. H. Thibodeaux, President of the Senate will perform the duties of governor...
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  58. ^ "Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  62. ^ a b "Arnaud Julie Beauvais". Secretary of State of Louisiana. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
  63. ^ "none". Pensacola Gazette. October 27, 1829. p. 3. Retrieved August 28, 2023. ... he will be succeeded by the President of the Senate, which place is now filled by Mr. Arnaud Beauvais, of Point Coupee.
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  173. ^ "Heard Is Now Governor". The Times-Picayune. May 22, 1900. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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  177. ^ "Louisiana's New Executive Takes Oath". The Shreveport Journal. May 16, 1904. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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  179. ^ "Jared Young Sanders". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  181. ^ "Sanders Now Governor". The Times-Democrat. May 19, 1908. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2023.
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  183. ^ "Luther Egbert Hall". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  185. ^ "The Inaugural Ceremonies". The Monroe News-Star. May 20, 1912. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  188. ^ "Ruffin G. Pleasant". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  194. ^ "Fair Skies and Great Crowd Greets Inauguration of Parker As Governor of Louisiana". The Daily Advertiser. United Press. May 17, 1920. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  197. ^ "Henry L. Fuqua". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  199. ^ "Fuqua Inducted Into Office". The Shreveport Journal. May 19, 1924. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  201. ^ "Oramel Hinckley Simpson". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  203. ^ "Simpson Takes Oath As Governor of State Before Justice O'Neill". The Times. Associated Press. October 12, 1926. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  207. ^ "Huey P. Long Inaugurated". The Town Talk. Associated Press. May 21, 1928. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  211. ^ "King Takes Oath As Governor; Cyr To Consult Lawyers". The Town Talk. Associated Press. January 25, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  217. ^ "James Albert Noe". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  219. ^ "Noe Takes Oath As Governor". The Times. Associated Press. January 29, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  221. ^ "Richard Webster Leche". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  223. ^ "Throngs Cheer New Governor". The Times. Associated Press. May 13, 1936. p. 1. Retrieved August 30, 2023.
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  227. ^ "Earl K. Long New Governor of Louisiana". The Jena Times. June 29, 1939. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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  229. ^ "Sam Houston Jones". National Governors Association. Retrieved March 2, 2023.
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  231. ^ "Jones Pledges True Democracy in State; Will Wreck Machine". The Times. Associated Press. May 15, 1940. p. 1. Retrieved August 31, 2023.
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Territory of Orleans Governor Term in office Appointed by nbsp William C C Claiborne d 1817 4 5 6 7 December 20 1803 a July 30 1812 elected state governor Thomas JeffersonJames MadisonState of Louisiana edit Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30 1812 15 It seceded from the Union on January 26 1861 16 and it was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 8 1861 17 However since substantial parts of the state remained in Union hands throughout the war there were two 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 18 Louisiana was readmitted to the Union on July 9 1868 19 The 1812 constitution established the office of governor to serve for four years 20 starting from the fourth Monday after the election 21 In 1845 the start date was moved to the fourth Monday of the January after the election 22 in 1864 it was moved to the second Monday of the January after the election 23 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 24 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 25 Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves 26 until 1864 when the constitution held no term limits The restriction on governors succeeding themselves was reintroduced in 1868 27 removed in 1870 28 and again added in 1898 29 An amendment to the constitution passed in 1966 allowed governors to succeed themselves once before requiring a gap before they can be elected again 30 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 c 1 nbsp William C C Claiborne d 1817 4 5 6 7 July 30 1812 d December 17 1816 term limited e Democratic Republican 39 1812 Office did not exist2 nbsp Jacques Villere 1761 1830 40 41 42 December 17 1816 43 December 18 1820 term limited e Democratic Republican 39 18163 nbsp Thomas B Robertson 1779 1828 44 45 46 December 18 1820 47 November 15 1824 resigned f Democratic Republican 39 18204 nbsp Henry S Thibodaux 1769 1827 48 49 50 November 15 1824 51 December 13 1824 successor took office Democratic Republican 39 President ofthe Senateacting5 nbsp Henry Johnson 1783 1864 52 53 54 December 13 1824 55 December 15 1828 term limited e AdamsRepublican 52 18246 nbsp Pierre Derbigny 1769 1829 56 57 58 December 15 1828 39 October 6 1829 died in office AdamsRepublican 59 18287 nbsp Arnaud Beauvais 1783 1843 60 61 62 October 6 1829 63 January 14 1830 senate term ended g NationalRepublican 60 President ofthe Senateacting8 nbsp Jacques Dupre 1773 1846 64 65 66 January 14 1830 67 January 31 1831 successor took office NationalRepublican 64 President ofthe Senateacting9 nbsp Andre B Roman 1795 1866 68 69 70 January 31 1831 39 February 2 1835 term limited e NationalRepublican 59 1830 special h 10 nbsp Edward Douglass White Sr 1795 1847 71 72 73 February 2 1835 39 February 4 1839 term limited e Whig 74 18349 nbsp Andre B Roman 1799 1866 68 69 70 February 4 1839 75 January 30 1843 term limited e Whig 74 183811 nbsp Alexandre Mouton 1804 1885 76 77 78 January 30 1843 79 February 12 1846 term limited e Democratic 80 1842 i 12 nbsp Isaac Johnson 1803 1853 81 82 83 February 12 1846 84 January 28 1850 term limited j Democratic 80 1846 Trasimond Landry13 nbsp Joseph Marshall Walker 1784 1856 86 87 88 January 28 1850 89 January 20 1853 term limited k l Democratic 93 1849 m Jean Baptiste Plauche14 nbsp Paul Octave Hebert 1818 1880 94 95 96 January 20 1853 92 January 28 1856 term limited k Democratic 93 1852 William Wood Farmer died October 29 1854 Robert C Wickliffe15 nbsp Robert C Wickliffe 1819 1895 97 98 99 January 28 1856 100 January 23 1860 term limited k Democratic 101 1855 Charles Homer Mouton resigned 1856 William F Griffin16 nbsp Thomas Overton Moore 1804 1876 102 103 104 January 23 1860 105 January 25 1864 term limited n Democratic 101 1859 o Henry M Hyams17 nbsp George Foster Shepley 1819 1878 107 108 109 July 2 1862 39 March 4 1864 successor took office Military governor o p Vacant18 nbsp Henry Watkins Allen 1820 1866 110 111 112 January 25 1864 113 June 2 1865 resigned q Democratic 110 1863 Confederate o Benjamin W Pearce19 nbsp Michael Hahn 1830 1886 114 115 116 March 4 1864 117 March 4 1865 resigned r Union Free Trade Republican 118 1864 Union o James Madison Wells20 nbsp James Madison Wells 1808 1899 119 120 121 March 4 1865 122 June 3 1867 removed s Citizens Ticket 118 Lieutenantgovernoracting Vacant1865 o Albert Voorhies21 nbsp Benjamin Flanders 1816 1896 123 124 125 June 6 1867 t January 2 1868 resigned u Appointed bymilitary occupation 39 Vacant22 nbsp Joshua Baker 1799 1885 128 129 130 January 2 1868 v June 27 1868 removed w Appointed bymilitary occupation 39 23 nbsp Henry C Warmoth 1842 1931 133 134 135 June 27 1868 x December 9 1872 removed y Appointed bymilitary occupation 39 132 Republican 39 1868 Oscar Dunn died November 22 1871 VacantP B S Pinchback appointed December 6 1871 24 nbsp P B S Pinchback 1837 1921 137 138 139 December 9 1872 140 January 13 1873 successor took office Republican 39 Lieutenantgovernoracting Vacant25 nbsp John McEnery 1833 1891 141 142 January 13 1873 143 May 22 1873 removed z Democratic aa 1872 z Davidson B Penn26 nbsp William Pitt Kellogg 1830 1918 146 147 148 January 13 1873 143 January 8 1877 did not run ab Republican 39 Caesar Antoine27 nbsp Stephen B Packard 1839 1922 January 8 1877 149 April 25 1877 removed ac Republican 118 1876 ac ad 28 nbsp Francis T Nicholls 1834 1912 151 152 153 January 8 1877 149 January 14 1880 did not run 151 Democratic 118 Louis A Wiltz29 nbsp Louis A Wiltz 1843 1881 154 155 156 January 14 1880 157 October 16 1881 died in office Democratic 39 1879 Samuel D McEnery30 nbsp Samuel D McEnery 1837 1910 158 159 160 October 16 1881 161 May 21 1888 lost nomination 162 Democratic 39 Lieutenantgovernoracting William A Robertson removed December 24 1881 George L Walton1884 Clay Knobloch28 nbsp Francis T Nicholls 1834 1912 151 152 153 May 21 1888 163 May 16 1892 did not run Democratic 39 1888 James Jeffries31 nbsp Murphy J Foster 1849 1921 164 165 166 May 16 1892 167 May 21 1900 term limited ae Anti LotteryDemocratic 169 1892 Charles Parlange resigned December 11 1893 Hiram R Lott died June 2 1895 Robert H Snyder189632 nbsp William Wright Heard 1853 1926 170 171 172 May 21 1900 173 May 16 1904 term limited ae Democratic 39 1900 Albert Estopinal33 nbsp Newton C Blanchard 1849 1922 174 175 176 May 16 1904 177 May 18 1908 term limited ae Democratic 39 1904 Jared Y Sanders Sr 34 nbsp Jared Y Sanders Sr 1869 1944 178 179 180 May 18 1908 181 May 20 1912 term limited ae Democratic 39 1908 Paul M Lambremont35 nbsp Luther E Hall 1869 1921 182 183 184 May 20 1912 185 May 15 1916 term limited af Democratic 39 1912 Thomas C Barret36 nbsp Ruffin G Pleasant 1871 1937 187 188 189 May 15 1916 190 May 17 1920 term limited af Democratic 39 1916 Fernand Mouton37 nbsp John M Parker 1863 1939 191 192 193 May 17 1920 194 May 19 1924 term limited ag Democratic 118 1920 Hewitt Bouanchaud resigned April 12 1924 Delos R Johnson38 nbsp Henry L Fuqua 1865 1926 196 197 198 May 19 1924 199 October 11 1926 died in office Democratic 39 1924 Oramel H Simpson39 nbsp Oramel H Simpson 1870 1932 200 201 202 October 11 1926 203 May 21 1928 lost nomination 204 Democratic 39 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Philip H Gilbert40 nbsp Huey Long 1893 1935 204 205 206 May 21 1928 207 January 25 1932 resigned ah Democratic 39 1928 Paul N Cyr removed March 4 1931 ah Alvin Olin King41 nbsp Alvin Olin King 1890 1958 210 208 209 January 25 1932 211 May 16 1932 successor took office Democratic 39 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant42 nbsp Oscar K Allen 1882 1936 212 213 214 May 16 1932 215 January 28 1936 died in office Democratic 39 1932 John B Fournet resigned January 2 1935 James A Noe43 nbsp James A Noe 1890 1976 216 217 218 January 28 1936 219 May 12 1936 successor took office Democratic 39 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Vacant44 nbsp Richard W Leche 1898 1965 220 221 222 May 12 1936 223 June 26 1939 resigned ai Democratic 39 1936 Earl Long45 nbsp Earl Long 1895 1960 224 225 226 June 26 1939 227 May 14 1940 lost nomination 224 Democratic 39 Succeeded fromlieutenantgovernor Coleman Lindsey46 nbsp Sam H Jones 1897 1978 228 229 230 May 14 1940 231 May 9 1944 term limited ag Democratic 39 1940 Marc M Mouton47 nbsp Jimmie Davis 1899 2000 232 233 234 May 9 1944 235 May 11 1948 term limited ag Democratic 39 1944 J Emile Verret45 nbsp Earl Long 1895 1960 224 225 226 May 11 1948 236 May 13 1952 term limited ag Democratic 39 1948 Bill Dodd48 nbsp Robert F Kennon 1902 1988 237 238 239 May 13 1952 240 May 15 1956 term limited ag Democratic 39 1952 C E Barham45 nbsp Earl Long 1895 1960 224 225 226 May 15 1956 241 May 10 1960 term limited ag Democratic 39 1956 Lether Frazar47 nbsp Jimmie Davis 1899 2000 232 233 234 May 10 1960 242 May 12 1964 term limited ag Democratic 39 1960 Taddy Aycock49 nbsp John McKeithen 1918 1999 243 244 245 May 12 1964 246 May 9 1972 term limited aj Democratic 39 1964196850 nbsp Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 248 249 250 May 9 1972 251 March 10 1980 term limited ak Democratic 39 1972 Jimmy Fitzmorris197551 nbsp Dave Treen 1928 2009 253 254 March 10 1980 255 March 12 1984 lost election Republican 254 1979 Robert Louis Freeman Sr al 50 nbsp Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 248 249 250 March 12 1984 256 March 14 1988 withdrew am Democratic 250 198352 nbsp Buddy Roemer 1943 2021 257 258 March 14 1988 259 January 13 1992 lost election Democratic an 1987 Paul Hardy ao 50 nbsp Edwin Edwards 1927 2021 248 249 250 January 13 1992 260 January 8 1996 did not run Democratic 250 1991 Melinda Schwegmann53 nbsp Mike Foster 1930 2020 261 262 January 8 1996 263 January 12 2004 term limited ak Republican 262 1995 Kathleen Blanco199954 nbsp Kathleen Blanco 1942 2019 264 265 January 12 2004 266 January 14 2008 did not run Democratic 265 2003 Mitch Landrieu al resigned May 3 2010 55 nbsp Bobby Jindal b 1971 267 268 January 14 2008 269 January 11 2016 term limited ak Republican 268 2007Scott Angelle al Jay Dardenne elected November 22 2010 201156 nbsp John Bel Edwards b 1966 270 271 January 11 2016 272 January 8 2024 term limited ak Democratic 271 2015 Billy Nungesser ao 201957 nbsp Jeff Landry b 1970 273 January 8 2024 274 Incumbent ap Republican 274 2023See 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 4 and proclaimed the acquisition of Louisiana in New Orleans on December 20 8 He was appointed to the position of Governor of Orleans Territory on August 30 1884 taking office on October 2 4 He was formally nominated to the position on November 30 9 and confirmed by the Senate on December 12 10 He was reappointed on June 8 1805 11 during a Senate recess and was reconfirmed by the Senate on December 23 1805 12 November 14 1808 13 and November 26 1811 14 The office of lieutenant governor was created in 1845 36 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 37 a b c d e f g Under the 1812 constitution governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term 38 Robertson resigned having been confirmed to a joint seat on the United States District Court for both the Eastern and Western Districts of Louisiana 44 Sources disagree on why Beauvais term ended some say he lost his bid to be reelected as senate president 61 while others say he resigned so that he could run for governor 62 Special election called due to the death of Pierre Derbigny and the succession crisis that followed 70 The 1845 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years Under the 1845 constitution governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term 85 a b c Under the 1852 constitution governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term 90 While some sources state Walker resigned due to objections to the 1852 constitution 87 91 no contemporary news reports of his resignation have been found and Paul Octave Hebert was inaugurated on January 20 92 The 1852 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years Under the 1861 constitution governors were ineligible for four years after the expiration of their elected term 106 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 109 Allen fled to Mexico to avoid capture following the American Civil War 112 Hahn resigned having been elected to the United States Senate however congressmen from the Confederate states were denied their seats in the 39th United States Congress 115 Wells was removed from office by General Philip Sheridan for failing to properly implement Reconstruction reforms 120 121 Thomas J Durant was appointed to replace Wells 126 but declined the appointment 127 Flanders was then appointed on June 6 by General Philip Sheridan 127 Flanders resigned due to Major General Winfield Scott Hancock s removing Radical Republicans that Flanders had appointed to positions in state government 125 Baker was appointed by General Winfield Scott Hancock on January 2 to replace Benjamin Flanders 130 though he would not take the oath of office until January 8 131 Baker was removed from office by General Ulysses S Grant 132 Baker was removed and Governor elect Warmoth appointed as replacement on June 27 132 Warmoth was formally inaugurated on July 13 136 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 133 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 144 145 McEnery represented the Democratic Reform and the Liberal Republican Parties 118 Kellogg was instead elected to the United States Senate 146 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 150 The 1879 constitution adjusted the election schedule shortening this term to three years a b c d Under the 1898 constitution elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves 168 a b Under the 1913 constitution elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves 186 a b c d e f g Under the 1921 constitution elected governors were ineligible to succeed themselves 195 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 208 209 Leche resigned due to a scandal involving mail fraud 220 222 Under a 1966 amendment to the constitution governors were ineligible for the term immediately after their second successive term 247 a b c d Under the 1974 constitution governors are ineligible to be elected to the succeeding term after they have served more than one and a half terms in two consecutive terms 252 a b c Represented the Democratic Party Edwards was forced into a runoff with fellow Democrat Buddy Roemer but he withdrew 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