List of governors of Louisiana

Template:Short description Template:Use mdy dates 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

Territory of Orleans

Template:For Louisiana was purchased by the United States from France in 1803.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref> The District of Louisiana would later become Louisiana Territory, but after Orleans Territory became the state of Louisiana, Louisiana Territory was renamed Missouri Territory.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref>

Governor of the Territory of Orleans

Governor		Term in office	Appointed by
File:Governor William C. C. Claiborne.jpg	William C. C. Claiborne Template:Small Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn<ref name="nga-claiborne" /><ref name="la-claiborne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	December 20, 1803Template:Efn – July 30, 1812 Template:Small	Template:Sortname
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State of Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812.<ref>Template:Usstat</ref> It seceded from the Union on January 26, 1861,<ref>{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> and it was a founding member of the Confederate States of America on February 8, 1861.<ref>Constitution for the Provisional Government of the Confederate States of America Template:Webarchive, accessed July 8, 2015</ref> 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.<ref>Template:Cite book</ref> Louisiana was readmitted to the Union on July 9, 1868.<ref>Act authorizing readmission on ratification of 14th amendment: Template:Usstat. Proclamation of Louisiana's ratification: Template:Usstat.</ref>

The 1812 constitution established the office of governor, to serve for four years<ref>1812 Const., art. III, § 2</ref> starting from the fourth Monday after the election.<ref>1812 Const., art. III, § 5</ref> In 1845, the start date was moved to the fourth Monday of the January after the election;<ref>1845 Const., art. 40</ref> in 1864, it was moved to the second Monday of the January after the election;<ref>1864 Const., art. 45</ref> 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.<ref>1879 Const., art. 61</ref> 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.<ref>LA Const., art. IV, § 3</ref> Governors were not allowed to succeed themselves<ref>1812 Const., art. III, § 3</ref> until 1864, when the constitution held no term limits. The restriction on governors succeeding themselves was reintroduced in 1868,<ref>1868 Const., art. 50</ref> removed in 1870,<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> and again added in 1898.<ref>1898 Const., art. 63</ref> An amendment to the constitution passed in 1966 allowed governors to succeed themselves once before requiring a gap before they can be elected again.<ref name="termlimit">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation |CitationClass=web }}</ref> 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.<ref>1812 Const., art III, § 17</ref> The 1845 constitution created the office of lieutenant governor, to be elected at the same time and manner as the governor<ref>1845 Const., art. 38</ref> and who would act as governor in the event of a vacancy.<ref>1845 Const., art. 43</ref> The 1913 constitution established that the lieutenant governor would become governor in case of a vacancy.<ref>1913 Const., art. 66</ref> The governor and the lieutenant governor are not officially elected on the same ticket.<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>

Governors of the State of Louisiana

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1	File:Governor William C. C. Claiborne.jpg	rowspan="4" style="background:Template:Party color;"|	William C. C. Claiborne Template:Small Template:SfnTemplate:Sfn<ref name="nga-claiborne">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-claiborne" />	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 17, 1816 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1812	Office did not exist
2	File:Jacques Villere.jpg	Jacques Villeré Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-villere">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-villere">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 18, 1820 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1816
3	File:Robertson.jpg	Thomas B. Robertson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-robertson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-robertson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – November 15, 1824 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1820
4	File:Thibodaux.jpg	Henry S. Thibodaux Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-thibodaux">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-thibodaux">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 13, 1824 Template:Small	Democratic- RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
5	File:H.S.Johnson.jpg	rowspan="5" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Henry Johnson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-johnson-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-johnson-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – December 15, 1828 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Adams RepublicanTemplate:Sfn			1824
6	File:Derbigny.jpg	Pierre Derbigny Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-derbigny">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-derbigny">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – October 6, 1829 Template:Small	Adams RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1828
7	File:ArmandBeauvais.jpg	Arnaud Beauvais Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-beauvais">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-beauvais">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 1830 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	National RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
8	File:Jacques Dupré.jpg	Jacques Dupré Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-dupre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-dupre">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 31, 1831 Template:Small	National RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small
9	File:AndreRoman.jpg	André B. Roman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-roman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-roman">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – February 2, 1835 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	National RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1830 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
10		rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Edward Douglass White Sr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-white">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-white">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – February 4, 1839 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn			1834
9	File:AndreRoman.jpg	André B. Roman Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-roman" /><ref name="la-roman" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 30, 1843 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	WhigTemplate:Sfn	1838
11		rowspan="8" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Alexandre Mouton Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mouton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-mouton">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – February 12, 1846 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn			1842Template:Efn
12		Isaac Johnson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-johnson-isaac">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-johnson-isaac">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 28, 1850 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1846	rowspan="7" style="background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
13		Joseph Marshall Walker Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-walker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-walker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 20, 1853 Template:SmallTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1849Template:Efn	Template:Sortname
14		Paul Octave Hébert Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hebert">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-hebert">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="hebert-inaugurated">Template:Cite news</ref> – January 28, 1856 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1852	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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15		Robert C. Wickliffe Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wickliffe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-wickliffe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 23, 1860 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1855	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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16		Thomas Overton Moore Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-moore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-moore">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 25, 1864 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1859Template:Efn	Template:Sortname
17		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	George Foster Shepley Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-shepley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-shepley">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Sfn – March 4, 1864 Template:Small	Template:SmallTemplate:EfnTemplate:Efn		Vacant
18		style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Henry Watkins Allen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-allen-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-allen-henry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – June 2, 1865 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1863 (Confederate)Template:Efn	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
19		style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Michael Hahn Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hahn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-hahn">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 4, 1865 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Union Free Trade (Republican)Template:Sfn	1864 (Union)Template:Efn	Template:Sortname
20		rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	James Madison Wells Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wells">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-wells">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – June 3, 1867 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Citizens TicketTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
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21		rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Benjamin Flanders Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-flanders">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-flanders">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – January 2, 1868 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn		Vacant
22	File:Joshua Baker.jpg	Joshua Baker Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-baker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-baker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – June 27, 1868 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn
23	File:Henry Clay Warmoth.jpg	Henry C. Warmoth Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-warmoth">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-warmoth">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:DtsTemplate:Efn – December 9, 1872 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn<ref name="grant" />
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24	File:P. B. S. Pinchback - Brady-Handy (cropped).jpg	P. B. S. Pinchback Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pinchback">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-pinchback">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 13, 1873 Template:Small	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
25	File:John McEnery.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	John McEnery Template:Small <ref name="nga-mcenery-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-mcenery-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="mcenery-kellog">Template:Cite news</ref> – May 22, 1873 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1872Template:Efn	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
26	File:William P. Kellogg - Brady-Handy (3x4a).jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	William Pitt Kellogg Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kellogg">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-kellogg">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="mcenery-kellog" /> – January 8, 1877 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn		rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
27	File:Stephen B. Packard - History of Iowa (cropped again).jpg	Stephen B. Packard Template:Small	Template:Dts<ref name="packard-nicholls">Template:Cite news</ref> – April 25, 1877 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	RepublicanTemplate:Sfn	1876Template:EfnTemplate:Efn
28	File:Francis T. Nicholls.jpg	rowspan="37" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Francis T. Nicholls Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-nicholls">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-nicholls">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation		CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="packard-nicholls" /> – January 14, 1880 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	rowspan="21" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
29	File:Louis Alfred Wiltz.jpg	Louis A. Wiltz Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-wiltz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-wiltz">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 16, 1881 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1879	Template:Sortname
30	File:Samuel Douglas McEnery.jpg	Samuel D. McEnery Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mcenery-samuel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-mcenery-samuel">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 21, 1888 Template:Small<ref>Template:Cite news</ref>	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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28	File:Francis T. Nicholls.jpg	Francis T. Nicholls Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-nicholls" /><ref name="la-nicholls" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 16, 1892 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1888	Template:Sortname
31	File:Murphy James Foster.jpg	Murphy J. Foster Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-foster-murphy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-foster-murphy">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 21, 1900 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Anti-Lottery DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1892	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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32	File:William Wright Heard.jpg	William Wright Heard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-heard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-heard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 16, 1904 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1900	Template:Sortname
33	File:Newton Crain Blanchard.jpg	Newton C. Blanchard Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-blanchard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-blanchard">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 18, 1908 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1904	Template:Sortname
34	File:Jared Y. Sanders (cropped).jpg	Jared Y. Sanders Sr. Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-sanders">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-sanders">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 20, 1912 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1908	Template:Sortname
35	File:Luther Egbert Hall - Gouverneur von Louisiana.jpg	Luther E. Hall Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-hall">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-hall">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 15, 1916 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1912	Template:Sortname
36	File:Ruffin Golson Pleasant.jpg	Ruffin G. Pleasant Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-pleasant">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-pleasant">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 17, 1920 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1916	Template:Sortname
37	File:GovJohnParker.jpg	John M. Parker Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-parker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-parker">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 19, 1924 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1920	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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38	File:GovFuqua.jpg	Henry L. Fuqua Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-fuqua">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-fuqua">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – October 11, 1926 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1924	Template:Sortname
39	File:GovOSimpson.jpg	Oramel H. Simpson Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-simpson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-simpson">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 21, 1928 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
40	File:Huey Long (cropped).jpg	Huey Long Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-long-huey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-long-huey">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 25, 1932 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1928	Template:Sortname Template:SmallTemplate:Efn
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41	File:GovKing.jpg	Alvin Olin King Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-king">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-king">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 16, 1932 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
42	File:Oscar K. Allen.jpg	Oscar K. Allen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-allen-oscar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-allen-oscar">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 28, 1936 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1932	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname Template:Small
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43	File:James Noe portrait.jpg	James A. Noe Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-noe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-noe">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 12, 1936 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Vacant
44	File:Gov Richard Leche.jpg	Richard W. Leche Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-leche">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-leche">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – June 26, 1939 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1936	rowspan="14" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
45	File:Earl Long portrait.jpg	Earl Long Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-long-earl">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-long-earl">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 14, 1940 Template:SmallTemplate:Sfn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	Template:Small	Template:Sortname
46	File:Sam H. Jones portrait.jpg	Sam H. Jones Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-jones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-jones">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 9, 1944 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1940	Template:Sortname
47	File:GovernorJamesDavis.jpg	Jimmie Davis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-davis">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 11, 1948 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1944	Template:Sortname
45	File:Governor Earl Long (cropped).jpg	Earl Long Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-long-earl" /><ref name="la-long-earl" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 13, 1952 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1948	Template:Sortname
48	File:Robert F. Kennon portrait.jpg	Robert F. Kennon Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-kennon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-kennon">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 15, 1956 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1952	Template:Sortname
45	File:Governor Earl Long (cropped).jpg	Earl Long Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-long-earl" /><ref name="la-long-earl" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 10, 1960 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1956	Template:Sortname
47	File:GovernorJamesDavis.jpg	Jimmie Davis Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-davis" /><ref name="la-davis" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 12, 1964 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1960	Template:Sortname
49	File:John McKeithen (LA).png	John McKeithen Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-mckeithen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-mckeithen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – May 9, 1972 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn		DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1964
			1968
50	File:Edwin W. Edwards, head-and-shoulders portrait, facing front.jpg	Edwin Edwards Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edwards-edwin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-edwards-edwin">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 10, 1980 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	DemocraticTemplate:Sfn	1972	Template:Sortname
			1975
51	File:Dave Treen (LA).png	style="color:inherit;background: Template:Party color;"|	Dave Treen Template:Small <ref name="nga-treen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-treen">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 12, 1984 Template:Small	Republican<ref name="la-treen" />	1979	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
50	File:Edwin Edwards.jpg	rowspan="3" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Edwin Edwards Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edwards-edwin" /><ref name="la-edwards-edwin" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – March 14, 1988 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="la-edwards-edwin" />	1983
52	File:Buddy Roemer Congress.jpg	Buddy Roemer Template:Small <ref name="nga-roemer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-roemer">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 13, 1992 Template:Small	DemocraticTemplate:Efn	1987	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
50	File:Edwin Edwards.jpg	Edwin Edwards Template:Small Template:Sfn<ref name="nga-edwards-edwin" /><ref name="la-edwards-edwin" />	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 1996 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="la-edwards-edwin" />	1991	rowspan="6" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Template:Sortname
53	File:GovFoster1 (cropped).JPG	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Mike Foster Template:Small <ref name="nga-foster-mike">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-foster-mike">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 12, 2004 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="la-foster-mike" />	1995	Template:Sortname
		1999
54	File:KBlancoChalmetteIce.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Kathleen Blanco Template:Small <ref name="nga-blanco">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-blanco">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 14, 2008 Template:Small	Democratic<ref name="la-blanco" />	2003	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn Template:Small
55	File:U.S. Governor of Louisiana Bobby Jindal speaking at the 2011 Values Voter Summit in Washington, D.C (cropped).jpg	rowspan="4" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Bobby Jindal Template:Small <ref name="nga-jindal">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-jindal">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 11, 2016 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="la-jindal" />	2007
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		2011
56	File:John Bel Edwards.jpg	rowspan="2" style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	John Bel Edwards Template:Small <ref name="nga-edwards-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref><ref name="la-edwards-john">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref>Template:Cite news</ref> – January 8, 2024 Template:SmallTemplate:Efn	Democratic<ref name="la-edwards-john" />	2015	Template:SortnameTemplate:Efn
		2019
57	File:Jeff Landry 2025.jpg	style="color:inherit;background:Template:Party color;"|	Jeff Landry Template:Small <ref name="nga-landry">{{#invoke:citation/CS1|citation	CitationClass=web }}</ref>	Template:Dts<ref name="landry-inaugurated">Template:Cite news</ref> – IncumbentTemplate:Efn	Republican<ref name="landry-inaugurated" />	2023

See also

• List of Louisiana state legislatures
• List of colonial governors of Louisiana
• Gubernatorial lines of succession in the United States#Louisiana

References

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External links

• Office of the Governor of Louisiana