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Louisiana's old congressional districts since 2023[1] These are tables of congressional delegations from Louisiana to the United States House of Representatives and the United States Senate. The current dean of the Louisiana delegation is Representative and House Majority Leader Steve Scalise (LA-1), having served in the House since 2008.
Elected in 2008. Retired to run for U.S. senator. Rice Garland: April 28, 1834 – March 3, 1837 Anti-Jacksonian: 3rd: Elected to finish Bullard's term. Switched parties. March 4, 1837 – July 21, 1840 Whig: Re-elected in 1836 as a Whig. Resigned to become judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana. Edward J. Gay: March 4, 1885 – May 30, 1889 ...
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.
R+17 [4] Louisiana's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. The 5th district encompasses rural northeastern Louisiana and much of central Louisiana, as well as the northern part of Louisiana's Florida parishes in southeastern Louisiana, taking in Monroe, Alexandria, Amite and Bogalusa.
Louisiana congressional candidates have secured these key endorsements for Nov. 5 election. Louisiana voters will elect all six members of their U.S. House of Representatives delegation this year ...
List of United States senators from Louisiana. Current delegation. Bill Cassidy (R) John Kennedy (R) Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to class 2 and class 3. Its current senators are Republicans Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy. Russell Long was the state's longest serving senator, served 1948–1987.
Shreveport. Government. v. t. e. The 2008 congressional elections in Louisiana to determine representation for the state of Louisiana in the United States House of Representatives occurred November 4, 2008. Louisiana has seven seats in the House, apportioned according to the 2000 United States census. Representatives are elected for two-year ...
The 4th congressional district was created in 1843, the first new district in the state in 20 years. It was gained after the 1840 U.S. census. For most of the next 150 years, the 4th was centered on Shreveport and northwestern Louisiana. However, in 1993, Louisiana lost a congressional district, based on population figures.