List of United States Senators from Louisiana

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The List of United States Senators from Louisiana lists all the people who ever for this state of the US Senate have listened to the Senate classes sorted. One class shows when this senator will be re-elected. The class 2 senators were last re-elected in November 2014; the class 3 senators were last elected in 2016.

2nd grade

Bill Cassidy
John Neely Kennedy

Louisiana has been a US state since April 30, 1812 and has had 28 class 2 senators in Congress to date .

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Jean Noel Destréhan 1812 independent 1754 - October 8, 1823
Thomas Posey 1812-1813 The Republican July 9, 1750 - March 29, 1818
James Brown 1813-1817 The Republican September 11, 1766 - April 7, 1835
William Charles Cole Claiborne 1817 The Republican 1775 - November 23, 1817
Henry Johnson 1817-1824 The Republican December 14, 1783 - September 4, 1864
Charles Dominique Bouligny 1824-1829 The Republican August 22, 1773 - March 4, 1833
Edward Livingston 1829-1831 democrat May 26, 1764 - May 23, 1836
George Augustus Waggaman 1831-1835 National Republicans 1782 - March 31, 1843
Robert Carter Nicholas 1836-1841 democrat 1793 - December 24, 1857
Alexander Barrow 1841-1846 Whig March 27, 1801 - December 29, 1846
Pierre Soulé 1847 democrat August 31, 1801 - March 26, 1870
Solomon Weathersbee Downs 1847-1853 democrat 1801 - August 14, 1854
Judah Philip Benjamin 1 1853-1861 Whig / Democrat August 6, 1811 - May 6, 1884
vacant
John Spafford Harris 1868-1871 republican December 18, 1825 - January 25, 1906
Joseph Rodman West 1871-1877 republican September 19, 1822 - October 31, 1898
William Pitt Kellogg 1877-1883 republican December 8, 1830 - August 10, 1918
Randall Lee Gibson 1883-1892 democrat September 10, 1832 - December 15, 1892
Donelson Caffery 1892-1901 democrat September 10, 1835 - December 30, 1906
Murphy James Foster 1901-1913 democrat January 12, 1849 - June 21, 1921
Joseph Eugene Ransdell 1913-1931 democrat October 7, 1858 - July 27, 1954
Huey Pierce Long 1932-1935 democrat August 30, 1893 - September 10, 1935
Rose McConnell Long 1936-1937 democrat April 8, 1892 - May 27, 1970
Allen Joseph Ellender 1937-1972 democrat September 24, 1890 - July 27, 1972
Elaine Schwartzenburg Edwards 1972 democrat March 8, 1929 - May 14, 2018
John Bennett Johnston 1972-1997 democrat * June 10, 1932
Mary Loretta Landrieu 1997-2015 democrat * November 23, 1955
William Morgan Cassidy since 2015 republican * September 28, 1957

1 : Benjamin belonged to the Democratic Party from 1857 .

Class 3

Louisiana provided 27 class 3 senators to date , with James Eustis having two non-consecutive terms.

Surname Term of office Political party Life dates
Allan Bowie Magruder 1812-1813 The Republican 1775 - April 16, 1822
Eligius Fromentin 1813-1819 The Republican around 1767 - October 6, 1822
James Brown 1819-1823 The Republican August 11, 1766 - April 7, 1835
Josiah Stoddard Johnston 1823-1833 National Republicans November 24, 1784 - May 19, 1833
Alexander Porter 1833-1837 National Republicans June 24, 1785 - January 13, 1844
Alexander Mouton 1837-1842 democrat November 19, 1804 - February 12, 1885
Charles Magill Conrad 1842-1843 Whig December 24, 1804 - February 11, 1878
vacant
Henry Johnson 1844-1849 Whig December 14, 1783 - September 4, 1864
Pierre Soulé 1849-1853 democrat August 31, 1801 - March 26, 1870
John Slidell 1853-1861 democrat 1793 - July 9, 1871
vacant
William Pitt Kellogg 1868-1872 republican December 8, 1830 - August 10, 1918
vacant
James Biddle Eustis 1876-1879 democrat August 27, 1834 - September 9, 1899
Benjamin Franklin Jonas 1879-1885 democrat July 19, 1834 - December 21, 1911
James Biddle Eustis 1885-1891 democrat August 27, 1834 - September 9, 1899
Edward Douglass White 1891-1894 democrat November 3, 1845 - May 19, 1921
Newton Crain Blanchard 1894-1897 democrat January 29, 1849 - June 22, 1922
Samuel Douglas McEnery 1897-1910 democrat May 28, 1837 - June 10, 1910
John Randolph Thornton 1910-1915 democrat August 25, 1846 - December 28, 1917
Robert Fouligny Broussard 1915-1918 democrat August 17, 1864 - April 12, 1918
Walter Guion 1918 democrat April 3, 1849 - February 7, 1927
Edward James Gay 1918-1921 democrat May 5, 1878 - December 1, 1952
Edwin Sidney Broussard 1921-1933 democrat December 4, 1874 - November 19, 1934
John Holmes Overton 1933-1948 democrat September 17, 1875 - May 14, 1948
William Crosson Feazel 1948 democrat June 10, 1895 - March 16, 1965
Russell Billiu Long 1948-1987 democrat November 3, 1918 - May 9, 2003
John Berlinger Breaux 1987-2005 democrat * March 1, 1944
David Bruce Vitter 2005-2017 republican * May 3, 1961
John Neely Kennedy from 2017 republican * November 21, 1951

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