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List of Governors of Louisiana
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List of Governors of Louisiana
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First French Era
- Sieur Sauvole de la Villantry 1699-1701
- Jean Baptiste de la Moyne , Sieur de Bienville 1701-1713
- Antonine de la Mothe Cadillac 1713-1716
- Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1716-1717
- De l'Epinay 1717-1718
- Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1718-1724
- Pierre Dugue , Sieur de Boisbriant 1724-1726
- Etienne Perier 1726-1733
- Jean Baptiste de la Moyne 1733-1743
- Pierre de Cavagnal, Marquis de Vaudreuil 1743-1753
- Louis Billouart , Chevalier de Kerlerec 1753-1763
- Jean Jacques D'Abbadie 1763-1765
- Charles Philippe Aubry 1765-1766
France to Spain transition period
- Charles Philippe Aubry 1766-1769
- Antonio de Ulloa 1766-1768 (Appointed by Spain, not recognized by the colony)
Era of rule by Spain
- Alejandro O'Reilly (Captain General) 1769
- Luis de Unzaga 1770-1777
- Bernardo de Galvez 1777-1785
- Estevan Miro 1785-1791
- Francisco Luis Hector , Baron de Carondelet 1791-1797
- Manuel Gayoso de Lemos 1797-1798
- Sebastian de la Puerta y O'Farril , Marquis de Casa Calvo 1799-1801
- Juan Manuel de Salcedo 1801-1803
Second French period
- Pierre Clement de Laussat 1803
United States territorial period
Note: from 1804 to 1812, what would later become the State of Louisiana was known as the "Orleans Territory". The contemporary "Louisiana Territory" was to the north, and did not including modern Louisiana.
- William Charles Cole Claiborne 1803-1812
First period of U.S. statehood
| Name | Party | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| William C. C. Claiborne | Jeff. Rep. | 1812-1816 |
| Jacques Villeré | 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 | Whig | 1831-1835 |
| Edward D. White | Whig | 1835-1839 |
| Andre B. Roman | Whig | 1839-1843 |
| Alexandre Mouton | Democratic | 1843-1846 |
| Isaac Johnson | Democratic | 1846-1850 |
| Joseph Marshall Walker | Democratic | 1850-1853 |
| Paul O. Hebert | Democratic | 1853-1856 |
| Robert C. Wickliffe | Democratic | 1856-1860 |
| Thomas O. Moore | Democratic | 1860-1862 |
American Civil War Era
Governors of Confederate States of America held territory in Louisiana
- Thomas Overton Moore Democratic 1862-1864
- Henry W. Allen Democratic 1864-1865
Governors of Union held territory in Louisiana
- George F. Shepley 1862-1864
- Michael Hahn Republican 1864-1865
Reconstruction Era
| Name | Party | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| James M. Wells | Republican | 1865-1867 |
| Benjamin Flanders | Republican | 1867-1868 |
| Joshua Baker | Republican | 1868-1868 |
Second U.S. Statehood Era
| Name | Party | Dates |
|---|---|---|
| Henry C. Warmouth | Republican | 1868-1872 |
| P. B. S. Pinchback | Republican | 1872-1873 |
| John McEnery | Democratic | 1873-1873 |
| William P. Kellogg | Republican | 1873-1877 |
| Francis T. Nicholls | Democratic | 1877-1880 |
| Louis A. Wiltz | Democratic | 1880-1881 |
| Samuel D. McEnery | Democratic | 1881-1888 |
| Francis T. Nicholls | Democratic | 1888-1892 |
| Murphy J. Foster | Democratic | 1892-1900 |
| William W. Heard | Democratic | 1900-1904 |
| Newton C. Blanchard | Democratic | 1904-1908 |
| Jared Y. Sanders | Democratic | 1908-1912 |
| Luther E. Hall | Democratic | 1912-1916 |
| Ruffin G. Pleasant | Democratic | 1916-1920 |
| John M. Parker | Democratic | 1920-1924 |
| Henry L. Fuqua | Democratic | 1924-1926 |
| Oramel H. Simpson | Democratic | 1926-1928 |
| Huey Pierce Long | Democratic | 1928-1932 |
| Alvin Olin King | Democratic | 1932-1932 |
| Oscar K. Allen | Democratic | 1932-1936 |
| James A. Noe | Democratic | 1936-1936 |
| Richard W. Leche | Democratic | 1936-1939 |
| Earl K. Long | Democratic | 1939-1940 |
| Sam H. Jones | Democratic | 1940-1944 |
| Jimmie H. Davis | Democratic | 1944-1948 |
| Earl K. Long | Democratic | 1948-1952 |
| Robert F. Kennon | Democratic | 1952-1956 |
| Earl K. Long | Democratic | 1956-1960 |
| Jimmie H. Davis | Democratic | 1960-1964 |
| John J. McKeithen | Democratic | 1964-1972 |
| Edwin W. Edwards | Democratic | 1972-1980 |
| David C. Treen | Republican | 1980-1984 |
| Edwin W. Edwards | Democratic | 1984-1988 |
| Buddy Roemer | Republican | 1988-1992 |
| Edwin W. Edwards | Democratic | 1992-1996 |
| Mike Foster, Jr. | Republican | 1996-2004 |
| Kathleen Blanco | Democratic | 2004- |
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