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Diana E. Bajoie (born February 8, 1948) is an American retired politician from Louisiana. A Democrat , she was the first African American woman to be elected to serve in the Louisiana State Senate (1991) and the first woman to serve as Senate president pro tempore (2004–2008).
Seat expired at the end of the 36th Congress due to Louisiana's succession. [a] Charles Boustany: January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2013 Republican: 7th: Elected in 2004. Redistricted to the 3rd district. January 3, 2013 – January 3, 2017 3rd: Redistricted from the 7th district and re-elected in 2012. Retired to run for U.S. senator. John Breaux
The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts.The state has had as many as eight districts; the eighth district was eliminated on January 9, 1993 after results of the 1990 census, and the seventh district was eliminated in 2013, following results of the 2010 census, largely because of people moving interstate after Hurricane Katrina hit the state.
Current U.S. representatives from Louisiana District Member (Residence) [2] Party Incumbent since CPVI (2022) [3] District map 1st: Steve Scalise : Republican May 3, 2008 R+22: 2nd: Troy Carter (New Orleans) Democratic May 11, 2021 D+16: 3rd: Clay Higgins : Republican January 3, 2017 R+22: 4th: Mike Johnson : Republican January 3, 2017 R+26: 5th
Louisiana gained a second district in 1823 as part of the 18th United States Congress. At first it comprised New Orleans and significant populations from surrounding areas. With the growth of population in the urban area, the current district is located mostly within the city of New Orleans.
This is a list of individuals serving in the United States House of Representatives (as of January 20, 2025, the 119th Congress). [1] The membership of the House comprises 435 seats for representatives from the 50 states, apportioned by population, as well as six seats for non-voting delegates from U.S. territories and the District of Columbia.
Louisiana's 6th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The district covers a backslash-shaped region stretching from Shreveport to the state capital of Baton Rouge, encompassing most of the majority-Black areas in between. The district is currently represented by Democrat Cleo Fields.
He graduated in 1962 from Spring Hill College in Mobile, Alabama.In 1967, he earned a Juris Doctor degree from Loyola University New Orleans College of Law.He practiced law in the New Orleans area for almost a decade before being elected to the Louisiana House of Representatives in the first-ever nonpartisan blanket primary held at the state level in the fall of 1975.