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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.
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 ...
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.
Louisiana voters will elect all six members of their U.S. House of Representatives delegation this year beginning with the Nov. 5 primary election. ... since 2008, also serves as majority leader ...
Louisiana's 2nd congressional district contains nearly all of the city of New Orleans and stretches west and north to Baton Rouge. The district is currently represented by Democrat Troy Carter . With a Cook Partisan Voting Index rating of D+25, it is the only Democratic district in Louisiana.
Although the 3rd congressional district had been Democratic through much of its history, it is the sole district in Louisiana to have been represented by three parties during the 20th century, in that Whitmell P. Martin represented the district as a "Bull Moose" Progressive from 1915 to 1919, when he switched to the Democratic Party.