Name
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District residence
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Party
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Years
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Cong ress
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Electoral history
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District created March 4, 1843
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Pierre Bossier
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Natchitoches
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Democratic
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March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844
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28th
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Elected in 1842. Died.
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Vacant
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April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844
|
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Isaac Edward Morse
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St. Martinville
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Democratic
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December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851
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28th 29th 30th 31st
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Elected to finish Bossier's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election.
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John Moore
|
Franklin
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Whig
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March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853
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32nd
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Elected in 1850. Retired.
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Roland Jones
|
Shreveport
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Democratic
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March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855
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33rd
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Elected in 1852. Retired.
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John M. Sandidge
|
Bossier City
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Democratic
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March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859
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34th 35th
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Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired.
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John M. Landrum
|
Shreveport
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Democratic
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March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861
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36th
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Elected in 1858. Retired.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1861 – July 18, 1868
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37th 38th 39th 40th
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Civil War and Reconstruction
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Michel Vidal
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Opelousas
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Republican
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July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869
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40th
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Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870
|
41st
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Joseph P. Newsham
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St. Francisville
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Republican
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May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871
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Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan. Retired.
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James McCleery
|
Shreveport
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Republican
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March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871
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42nd
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Elected in 1870. Died.
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Vacant
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November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872
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Alexander Boarman
|
Shreveport
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Liberal Republican
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December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873
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Elected to finish McCleery's term. Retired.
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Vacant
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March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873
|
43rd
|
Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began.
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George Luke Smith
|
Shreveport
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Republican
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November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875
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Elected to finish Peters's term. Lost re-election.
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William Mallory Levy
|
Natchitoches
|
Democratic
|
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877
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44th
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Elected in 1874. Lost renomination.
|
Joseph Barton Elam
|
Mansfield
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Democratic
|
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881
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45th 46th
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Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired due to injuries.
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Newton C. Blanchard
|
Shreveport
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Democratic
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March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894
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47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd
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Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator.
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Vacant
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March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894
|
53rd
|
|
Henry Warren Ogden
|
Benton
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Democratic
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May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899
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53rd 54th 55th
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Elected to finish Blanchard's term. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired.
|
Phanor Breazeale
|
Natchitoches
|
Democratic
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March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905
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56th 57th 58th
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Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination.
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John T. Watkins
|
Minden
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Democratic
|
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921
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59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th
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Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination.
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John N. Sandlin
|
Minden
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Democratic
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March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937
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67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th
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Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Overton Brooks
|
Shreveport
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Democratic
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January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961
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75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th
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Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Died.
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Vacant
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September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961
|
87th
|
|
Joe Waggonner Jr.
|
Plain Dealing
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Democratic
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December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979
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87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th
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Elected to finish Brooks's term. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired.
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Buddy Leach
|
Leesville
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Democratic
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January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981
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96th
|
Elected in 1978. Lost re-election.
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Buddy Roemer
|
Bossier City
|
Democratic[4]
|
January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988
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97th 98th 99th 100th
|
Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned when elected governor.
|
Vacant
|
March 14, 1988 – April 16, 1988
|
100th
|
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Jim McCrery
|
Shreveport
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Republican
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April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993
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100th 101st 102nd
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Elected to finish Roemer's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district.
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Cleo Fields
|
Baton Rouge
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Democratic
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January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997
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103rd 104th
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Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired.
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Jim McCrery
|
Shreveport
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Republican
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January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009
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105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th
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Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired.
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John C. Fleming
|
Minden
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Republican
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January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017
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111th 112th 113th 114th
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Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator.
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Mike Johnson
|
Benton
|
Republican
|
January 3, 2017 – present
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115th 116th 117th
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Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020.
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