Louisiana's 3rd congressional district is a United States congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state, ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River.
Louisiana's 3rd congressional district
Interactive map of district boundaries since January 3, 2023
Louisiana gained its 2nd and 3rd congressional districts in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress. Since at least the 1870s, the district has been strongly influenced by southern Louisiana's Acadian culture.
Although the 3rd congressional district had been Democratic through much of its history, it is the sole district in Louisiana to have been represented by three parties during the 20th century, in that Whitmell P. Martin represented the district as a "Bull Moose" Progressive from 1915 to 1919, when he switched to the Democratic Party. Since the turn of the 20th century, it had dominated Louisiana as a one-party state after the legislature passed a new constitution that effectively disenfranchised African Americans through the 1960s. Martin remained in office as a Democrat until his death in 1929.
The district became more competitive for the Republicans later in the 20th century, when conservative whites shifted into the Republican Party after passage of civil rights legislation by Congress. In 1966, Hall Lyons of Lafayette, polled 40 percent of the vote as a Republican candidate against veteran Democratic incumbent Edwin E. Willis. In 1972, the district elected David C. Treen as the first Republican U.S. representative from Louisiana since 1891.
The state legislature redistricted in the 1980s, pushing the district out of the fast-growing suburbs of Metairie and the city of Kenner, to help keep the seat in the hands of Treen's Democratic successor, Billy Tauzin. Tauzin eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1995, making the 3rd congressional district unique in 20th-century Louisiana politics as the sole district to have two representatives who switched parties (Martin, who switched from the Progressives to the Democrats in 1918, and Tauzin, who switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in 1995). As a Republican, Tauzin continued to serve until retiring from Congress in 2005. DemocratCharlie Melançon won the seat in 2004 (seated in 2005), was reelected in 2006, and was unopposed in 2008.
However, when Louisiana lost a district after the 2010 census, the old 3rd was dismantled. The new 3rd included most of southwestern Louisiana, including Lafayette and Lake Charles. Most of this territory had been the 7th district before the 2010 census. The old 3rd's last congressman, freshman Republican Jeff Landry, had his home in New Iberia, along with much of the western portion of his district, drawn into the new 3rd. He opted to challenge the 7th district's four-term incumbent, fellow Republican Charles Boustany, in the GOP primary. However, Landry could not overcome the fact that he was running in a district in which more than 60 percent of his constituents were new to him. He lost to Boustany in the primary, ending his brief congressional career. The new 3rd, like both the old 3rd and 7th, has a rich Cajun culture.
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LA 3 redirects here For the state highway see Louisiana Highway 3 Louisiana s 3rd congressional district is a United States congressional district in the U S state of Louisiana The district covers the southwestern and south central portion of the state ranging from the Texas border to the Atchafalaya River Louisiana s 3rd congressional districtInteractive map of district boundaries since January 3 2023Representative Clay HigginsR LafayetteDistribution73 4 urban 1 26 6 ruralPopulation 2022 760 945 2 Median householdincome 53 406 2 Ethnicity68 1 White24 4 Black3 5 Hispanic2 0 Two or more races1 5 Asian0 5 otherCook PVIR 21 3 The district is currently represented by Republican Clay Higgins a former sheriff s deputy from Port Barre known for his controversial Crime Stoppers videos He was first elected to the United States House of Representatives in the December 10 2016 runoff against public service commissioner Scott Angelle to replace Charles Boustany 4 Contents 1 History 2 Recent presidential elections 3 List of members representing the district 4 Recent election results 4 1 2002 4 2 2004 4 3 2006 4 4 2008 4 5 2010 4 6 2012 4 7 2014 4 8 2016 4 9 2018 4 10 2020 4 11 2022 5 See also 6 References 7 Sources 8 External linksHistory editLouisiana gained its 2nd and 3rd congressional districts in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress Since at least the 1870s the district has been strongly influenced by southern Louisiana s Acadian culture Although the 3rd congressional district had been Democratic through much of its history it is the sole district in Louisiana to have been represented by three parties during the 20th century in that Whitmell P Martin represented the district as a Bull Moose Progressive from 1915 to 1919 when he switched to the Democratic Party Since the turn of the 20th century it had dominated Louisiana as a one party state after the legislature passed a new constitution that effectively disenfranchised African Americans through the 1960s Martin remained in office as a Democrat until his death in 1929 The district became more competitive for the Republicans later in the 20th century when conservative whites shifted into the Republican Party after passage of civil rights legislation by Congress In 1966 Hall Lyons of Lafayette polled 40 percent of the vote as a Republican candidate against veteran Democratic incumbent Edwin E Willis In 1972 the district elected David C Treen as the first Republican U S representative from Louisiana since 1891 The state legislature redistricted in the 1980s pushing the district out of the fast growing suburbs of Metairie and the city of Kenner to help keep the seat in the hands of Treen s Democratic successor Billy Tauzin Tauzin eventually switched to the Republican Party in 1995 making the 3rd congressional district unique in 20th century Louisiana politics as the sole district to have two representatives who switched parties Martin who switched from the Progressives to the Democrats in 1918 and Tauzin who switched from the Democrats to the Republicans in 1995 As a Republican Tauzin continued to serve until retiring from Congress in 2005 Democrat Charlie Melancon won the seat in 2004 seated in 2005 was reelected in 2006 and was unopposed in 2008 For most of the time from 1823 to 2013 the district contained large portions of southeastern and south central Louisiana including the River Parishes and East Acadiana In its final configuration it included many exurban and rural areas near New Orleans Baton Rouge and Lafayette It contained the cities of Chalmette Gonzales Houma Thibodaux Morgan City and New Iberia However when Louisiana lost a district after the 2010 census the old 3rd was dismantled The new 3rd included most of southwestern Louisiana including Lafayette and Lake Charles Most of this territory had been the 7th district before the 2010 census The old 3rd s last congressman freshman Republican Jeff Landry had his home in New Iberia along with much of the western portion of his district drawn into the new 3rd He opted to challenge the 7th district s four term incumbent fellow Republican Charles Boustany in the GOP primary However Landry could not overcome the fact that he was running in a district in which more than 60 percent of his constituents were new to him He lost to Boustany in the primary ending his brief congressional career The new 3rd like both the old 3rd and 7th has a rich Cajun culture Recent presidential elections editElection results from presidential racesYear Office Results2000 President Bush 52 45 2004 President Bush 58 41 2008 President McCain 61 37 2012 President Romney 66 32 2016 President Trump 67 29 2020 President Trump 68 30 List of members representing the district editMember Residence Party Years Congress Electoral history District locationDistrict created March 4 1823 nbsp William Leigh Brent St Martinville Democratic Republican March 4 1823 March 3 1825 18th19th20th Elected in 1822 Re elected in 1824 Re elected in 1826 Retired 1823 1833Avoyelles Catahoula Concordia Natchitoches Ouachita Rapides Saint Landry Saint Martin and Saint Mary parishes 5 Anti Jacksonian March 4 1825 March 3 1829Walter Hampden Overton Alexandria Jacksonian March 4 1829 March 3 1831 21st Elected in 1828 Retired nbsp Henry Adams Bullard Alexandria Anti Jacksonian March 4 1831 January 4 1834 22nd23rd Elected in 1830 Re elected in 1832 Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana 1833 1843 data missing Vacant January 4 1834 April 28 1834 23rdRice Garland Opelousas Anti Jacksonian April 28 1834 March 3 1837 23rd24th25th26th Elected to finish Bullard s term Re elected later in 1834 Re elected in 1836 Re elected in 1838 Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana Whig March 4 1837 July 21 1840Vacant July 21 1840 December 17 1840 26th nbsp John Moore Franklin Whig December 17 1840 March 3 1843 26th Elected to finish Garland s term Re elected later in 1840 Lost re election nbsp John Bennett Dawson St Francisville Democratic March 4 1843 June 26 1845 27th28th Redistricted from the 2nd district and re elected in 1842 Re elected in 1844 Died 1843 1853 data missing John Henry Harmanson Simmsport Democratic 1845 October 24 1850 29th30th31st Elected to finish Dawson s term Re elected in 1846 Re elected in 1848 Died Vacant October 24 1850 December 30 1850 31stAlexander Gordon Penn Covington Democratic December 30 1850 March 3 1853 31st32nd Elected to finish Harmanson s term Also elected to the next full term Retired John Perkins Jr Ashwood Democratic March 4 1853 March 3 1855 33rd Elected in 1852 Retired 1853 1861 data missing nbsp Thomas Green Davidson Baton Rouge Democratic March 4 1855 March 3 1861 34th35th36th Elected in 1854 Re elected in 1856 Re elected in 1858 Withdrew due to onset of Civil War Vacant March 3 1861 July 18 1868 36th37th38th39th40th Civil War and Reconstruction nbsp Joseph Parkinson Newsham St Francisville Republican July 18 1868 March 3 1869 40th Elected to finish the vacant term Redistricted to the 4th district 1868 1873 data missing nbsp Chester Bidwell Darrall Brashear Republican March 4 1869 February 20 1878 41st42nd43rd44th45th Elected in 1868 Re elected in 1870 Re elected in 1872 Re elected in 1874 Re elected in 1876 Lost election contest 1873 1883 data missing nbsp Joseph H Acklen Franklin Democratic February 20 1878 March 3 1881 45th46th Won election contest Re elected in 1878 Retired nbsp Chester Bidwell Darrall Morgan City Republican March 4 1881 March 3 1883 47th Elected in 1880 Lost re election nbsp William Pitt Kellogg New Orleans Republican March 4 1883 March 3 1885 48th Elected in 1882 Lost re election 1883 1893 data missing nbsp Edward James Gay Plaquemine Democratic March 4 1885 May 30 1889 49th50th51st Elected in 1884 Re elected in 1886 Re elected in 1888 Died Vacant May 30 1889 December 2 1889 51st nbsp Andrew Price Thibodaux Democratic December 2 1889 March 3 1897 51st52nd53rd54th Elected to finish Gay s term Re elected in 1890 Re elected in 1892 Re elected in 1894 Retired 1893 1903 data missing nbsp Robert Foligny Broussard New Iberia Democratic March 4 1897 March 3 1915 55th56th57th58th59th60th61st62nd63rd Elected in 1896 Re elected in 1898 Re elected in 1900 Re elected in 1902 Re elected in 1904 Re elected in 1906 Re elected in 1908 Re elected in 1910 Re elected in 1912 Retired to run for U S senator 1903 1913 data missing 1913 1923 data missing nbsp Whitmell P Martin Thibodaux Progressive March 4 1915 March 3 1919 64th65th66th67th68th69th70th71st Elected in 1914 Re elected in 1916 Re elected in 1918 Re elected in 1920 Re elected in 1922 Re elected in 1924 Re elected in 1926 Re elected in 1928 Died Democratic March 4 1919 April 6 19291923 1933 data missing Numa Francois Montet Thibodaux Democratic August 6 1929 January 3 1937 71st72nd73rd74th Elected to finish Martin s term Re elected in 1930 Re elected in 1932 Re elected in 1934 Lost renomination 1933 1943 data missing nbsp Robert L Mouton Lafayette Democratic January 3 1937 January 3 1941 75th76th Elected in 1936 Re elected in 1938 Lost renomination nbsp James Domengeaux Lafayette Democratic January 3 1941 April 15 1944 77th78th Elected in 1940 Re elected in 1942 Resigned to join the Armed Forces 1943 1953 data missing Vacant April 15 1944 November 7 1944 78th nbsp James Domengeaux Lafayette Democratic November 7 1944 January 3 1949 78th79th80th Elected to finish his own term Also elected to the next full term Re elected in 1946 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Edwin E Willis St Martinville Democratic January 3 1949 January 3 1969 81st82nd83rd84th85th86th87th88th89th90th Elected in 1948 Re elected in 1950 Re elected in 1952 Re elected in 1954 Re elected in 1956 Re elected in 1958 Re elected in 1960 Re elected in 1962 Re elected in 1964 Re elected in 1966 Lost renomination 1953 1963 data missing 1963 1973 data missing nbsp Patrick T Caffery New Iberia Democratic January 3 1969 January 3 1973 91st92nd Elected in 1968 Re elected in 1970 Retired nbsp Dave Treen Metairie Republican January 3 1973 March 10 1980 93rd94th95th96th Elected in 1972 Re elected in 1974 Re elected in 1976 Re elected in 1978 Resigned when elected governor 1973 1983 data missing Vacant March 10 1980 May 22 1980 96th nbsp Billy Tauzin Thibodaux Democratic May 22 1980 August 8 1995 96th97th98th99th100th101st102nd103rd104th105th106th107th108th Elected to finish Treen s term Re elected later in 1980 Re elected in 1982 Re elected in 1984 Re elected in 1986 Re elected in 1988 Re elected in 1990 Re elected in 1992 Re elected in 1994 Re elected in 1996 Re elected in 1998 Re elected in 2000 Re elected in 2002 Retired 1983 1993 data missing 1993 2003 data missing Republican August 8 1995 January 3 20052003 2013 nbsp nbsp Charlie Melancon Napoleonville Democratic January 3 2005 January 3 2011 109th110th111th Elected in 2004 Re elected in 2006 Re elected in 2008 Retired to run for U S senator nbsp Jeff Landry New Iberia Republican January 3 2011 January 3 2013 112th Elected in 2010 Lost re election nbsp Charles Boustany Lafayette Republican January 3 2013 January 3 2017 113th114th Redistricted from the 7th district and re elected in 2012 Re elected in 2014 Retired to run for U S senator 2013 2023 nbsp nbsp Clay Higgins Lafayette Republican January 3 2017 present 115th116th117th118th Elected in 2016 Re elected in 2018 Re elected in 2020 Re elected in 2022 2023 present nbsp Recent election results edit2002 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2002 Party Candidate Votes Republican Billy Tauzin II Incumbent 130 323 86 68Libertarian William Beier 12 964 8 62Independent David Iwancio 7 055 4 69Total votes 150 342 100 00Turnout 44 2Republican hold2004 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Runoff Election December 4 2004 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Charlie Melancon 57 611 50 25Republican Billy Tauzin III 57 042 49 75Total votes 114 653 100 00Turnout 27 8Democratic gain from Republican2006 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2006 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Charlie Melancon Incumbent 75 023 55 03Republican Craig F Romero 54 950 40 31Democratic Olangee Breech 4 190 3 07Libertarian James Lee Blake Jr 2 168 1 59Total votes 136 331 100 00Turnout 34 4Democratic hold2008 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2008 Party Candidate Votes Democratic Charlie Melancon Incumbent 100 00Total votes 100 00Turnout Democratic hold2010 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2010 Party Candidate Votes Republican Jeff Landry 108 963 63 77Democratic Ravi Sangisetty 61 914 36 23Total votes 170 877 100 00Turnout 44 8Republican gain from Democratic2012 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2012 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charles Boustany 58 820 60 90Republican Jeff Landry 37 764 39 10Total votes 96 584 100 00Turnout 19 3Republican hold2014 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional District Election 2014 Party Candidate Votes Republican Charles Boustany incumbent 185 867 79Republican Bryan Barrilleaux 22 059 9No Party Russell Richard 28 342 12Total votes 236 268 100 00Turnout 51 1Republican hold2016 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional district election 2016 Party Candidate Votes Republican Clay Higgins 77 671 56 1Republican Scott Angelle 60 762 43 9Total votes 138 433 100Turnout 28 1Republican hold2018 edit Louisiana s 3rd Congressional district election 2018 Party Candidate Votes Republican Clay Higgins incumbent 136 876 55 7Democratic Mildred Methvin 43 729 17 8Republican Josh Guillory 31 387 12 8Democratic Rob Anderson 13 477 5 5Democratic Larry Rader 9 692 3 9Democratic Verone Thomas 7 815 3 2Libertarian Aaron Andrus 2 967 1 2Total votes 245 943 100Republican hold2020 edit Louisiana s 3rd congressional district 2020 Party Candidate Votes Republican Clay Higgins incumbent 230 480 67 76Democratic Braylon Harris 60 852 17 89Democratic Rob Anderson 39 423 11 59Libertarian Brandon Leleux 9 365 2 75Total votes 340 120 100 0Republican hold2022 edit Louisiana s 3rd congressional district 2022 Party Candidate Votes Republican Clay Higgins incumbent 144 423 64 3Republican Holden Hoggatt 24 474 10 9Democratic Lessie Olivia Leblanc 23 641 10 5Democratic Tia LeBrun 21 172 9 4Republican Thomas Lane Payne Jr 4 012 1 8Independent Gloria R Wiggins 3 255 1 4Republican Jacob Jake Shaheen 1 955 0 9Libertarian Guy McLendon 1 620 0 7Total votes 224 552 100 0Republican holdSee also edit nbsp United States portalLouisiana s congressional districts List of United States congressional districtsReferences edit Bureau US Census Geography Program The United States Census Bureau a b Center for New Media amp Promotion CNMP US Census Bureau My Congressional District www census gov 2022 Cook PVI District Map and List Cook Political Report Retrieved January 10 2023 Republicans Angelle Higgins Set for Runoff in Louisiana s 3rd District Roll Call November 8 2016 Retrieved November 19 2016 A New Nation Votes elections lib tufts edu Sources editMartis Kenneth C 1989 The Historical Atlas of Political Parties in the United States Congress New York Macmillan Publishing Company Martis Kenneth C 1982 The Historical Atlas of United States Congressional Districts New York Macmillan Publishing Company Congressional Biographical Directory of the United States 1774 present bioguide congress gov accessed November 18 2016 External links editRep Clay Higgins s official House of Representatives website 29 57 04 N 92 25 50 W 29 95111 N 92 43056 W 29 95111 92 43056 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Louisiana 27s 3rd congressional district amp oldid 1178809511, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
