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List of Governors of Louisiana

Louisiana Governors since statehood

NamePartyDates
W. C. C. Claiborne Jeff. Rep.1812-1816
Jacques Villere Jeff. Rep.1816-1820
Thomas B. Robertson Jeff. Rep.1820-1824
Henry S. Thibodaux Jeff. Rep.1824-1824
Henry Johnson Jeff. Rep.1824-1828
Pierre Derbigny Jeff. Rep.1828-1829
Armand Beauvais Jeff. Rep.1829-1830
Jacques Dupre Jeff. Rep.1830-1831
Andre B. Roman Whig1831-1835
Edward D. White Whig1835-1839
Andre B. Roman Whig1839-1843
Alexandre MoutonDemocratic1843-1846
Isaac JohnsonDemocratic1846-1850
Joseph WalkerDemocratic1850-1853
Paul O. HebertDemocratic1853-1856
Robert C. WickliffeDemocratic1856-1860
Thomas O. MooreDemocratic1860-1864
Federal Military Rule1862-1864
Henry W. AllenDemocratic1864-1865
Michael HahnRepublican1864-1865
James M. WellsRepublican1865-1867
Benjamin FlandersRepublican1867-1868
Joshua BakerRepublican1868-1868
Henry C. WarmothRepublican1868-1872
P. B. S. PinchbackRepublican1872-1873
John McEneryDemocratic1873-1873
William P. KelloggRepublican1873-1877
Francis T. NichollsDemocratic1877-1880
Louis A. WiltzDemocratic1880-1881
Samuel D. McEneryDemocratic1881-1888
Francis T. NichollsDemocratic1888-1892
Murphy J. FosterDemocratic1892-1900
William W. HeardDemocratic1900-1904
Newton C. BlanchardDemocratic1904-1908
Jared Y. SandersDemocratic1908-1912
Luther E. HallDemocratic1912-1916
Ruffin G. PleasantDemocratic1916-1920
John M. ParkerDemocratic1920-1924
Henry L. FuquaDemocratic1924-1926
Oramel H. SimpsonDemocratic1926-1928
Huey Pierce LongDemocratic1928-1932
Alvin Olin KingDemocratic1932-1932
Oscar K. AllenDemocratic1932-1936
James A. NoeDemocratic1936-1936
Richard W. LecheDemocratic1936-1939
Earl K. LongDemocratic1939-1940
Sam H. JonesDemocratic1940-1944
Jimmie H. DavisDemocratic1944-1948
Earl K. LongDemocratic1948-1952
Robert F. KennonDemocratic1952-1956
Earl K. LongDemocratic1956-1960
Jimmie H. DavisDemocratic1960-1964
John J. McKeithenDemocratic1964-1972
Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1972-1980
David C. TreenRepublican1980-1984
Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1984-1988
Buddy RoemerRepublican1988-1992
Edwin W. EdwardsDemocratic1992-1996
Mike Foster, JrRepublican1996-2004
Kathleen BlancoDemocratic2004-