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United States congressional delegations from Louisiana

United States congressional delegations from Louisiana

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These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate.

Louisiana's old congressional districts since 2023[1]

The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1), having served in the House since 2008.

U.S. House of Representatives

Current members

List of current members, their terms in office, district boundaries, and the district political ratings according to the CPVI. The delegation has 6 members, including 5 Republicans and 1 Democrat.

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1806–1811: 1 non-voting delegate

The first non-voting delegate took his seat on December 1, 1806, representing Orleans Territory's at-large congressional district.

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1812–1823: 1 seat

Statehood was achieved and a representative elected on April 30, 1812.

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1823–1843: 3 seats

Two more seats were apportioned following the 1820 census.

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1843–1863: 4 seats

A fourth seat was added following the 1840 census.

1863–1873: 5 seats

A fifth seat was added following the 1860 census. However, the Civil War prevented them from being seated until July 18, 1868.

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1873–1903: 6 seats

A sixth seat was added following the 1870 census. From 1873 to 1875, that extra seat was elected at-large statewide. Starting in 1875, however, the state was redistricted into six districts.

1903–1913: 7 seats

A seventh seat was added following the 1900 census.

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1913–1993: 8 seats

After the 1910 census, Louisiana's delegation reached its largest size, eight seats, which it held for 80 years.

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1993–2013: 7 seats

After the 1990 census, Louisiana lost one seat.

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2013–present: 6 seats

After the 2010 census, Louisiana lost one seat due to stagnant population growth and the loss of citizens who left the state after Hurricane Katrina and did not return.[5]

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United States Senate

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Key

Democratic (D)
Democratic-Republican (DR)
Jacksonian (J)
Know Nothing (KN)
Liberal Republican (LR)
National Republican (NR)
Progressive (Bull Moose) (Prog)
Republican (R)
Unionist (U)
Whig (W)

See also


References

  1. Supported the Jackson faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  2. Supported the Adams-Clay faction in the 1824 United States presidential election.
  3. Letlow's husband Luke Letlow was elected to succeed retiring Representative Ralph Abraham, but died on December 29, 2020, of COVID-19, before taking office.
  1. "The national atlas". nationalatlas.gov. Archived from the original on February 22, 2014. Retrieved February 2, 2014.
  2. "Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives". clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 2022-01-06.
  3. "2022 Cook PVI: District Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-08.
  4. Mann's term began on July 18, 1868. He died on August 26, 1868 after just 5 weeks in office. Despite a special election to replace Mann, the House decided to keep the seat officially vacant until the 41st congress. See John Willis Menard.
  5. "2022 Cook PVI: State Map and List". Cook Political Report. Retrieved 2023-01-07.

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