List of United States senators from Louisiana

Current delegation

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.

List of senators[]

#	Senator	Party	Dates in office	Electoral history	T	C	T	Electoral history	Dates in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2 Class 2 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 2002, 2008, 2014, and 2020. The next election will be in 2026.						C	Class 3 Class 3 U.S. senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.
Vacant			April 30, 1812 – September 3, 1812	Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood.	1	12th	1	Louisiana did not elect its senators until four months after statehood.	April 30, 1812 – September 3, 1812	Vacant
1	Jean Noel Destréhan	Democratic-Republican	September 3, 1812 – October 1, 1812	Resigned				Elected in 1812.	September 3, 1812 – March 3, 1813	Democratic-Republican	Allan B. Magruder	1
Vacant			October 1, 1812 – October 8, 1812
2	Thomas Posey	Democratic-Republican	October 8, 1812 – February 4, 1813	Appointed to continue Destréhan's term. Lost election to finish Destréhan's term.
3	James Brown	Democratic-Republican	February 5, 1813 – March 3, 1817	Elected to finish Destréhan's term. Lost election to full term.
						13th	2	Elected in 1813 Retired.	March 4, 1813 – March 3, 1819	Democratic-Republican	Eligius Fromentin	2
						14th
4	William C. C. Claiborne	Democratic-Republican	March 4, 1817 – November 23, 1817	Elected in 1817. Died.	2	15th
Vacant			November 23, 1817 – January 12, 1818
5	Henry Johnson	Democratic-Republican	January 12, 1818 – May 27, 1824	Elected to finish Claiborne's term.
						16th	3	Elected in 1819. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to France.	March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823	Democratic- Republican	James Brown	3
						17th
				Elected to full term in 1823. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.	3	18th
									December 10, 1823 – January 15, 1824	Vacant
								Elected to finish Brown's term.	January 15, 1824 – May 19, 1833	Democratic- Republican	Josiah S. Johnston	4
Vacant			May 27, 1824 – November 19, 1824
6	Charles D.J. Bouligny	Democratic- Republican	November 19, 1824 – March 3, 1829	Elected to finish Johnson's term.
		Anti-Jacksonian				19th	4	Elected to full term in 1825.		Anti-Jacksonian
		Anti-Jacksonian				20th
7	Edward Livingston	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – May 24, 1831	Elected in 1829.^[1] Resigned to become U.S. Secretary of State.	4	21st
7	Edward Livingston	Jacksonian	March 4, 1829 – May 24, 1831			22nd	5	Re-elected in 1831. Died.
Vacant			May 24, 1831 – November 15, 1831
8	George A. Waggaman	Anti- Jacksonian	November 15, 1831 – March 3, 1835	Elected to finish Livingston's term.
						23rd
									May 19, 1833 – December 19, 1833	Vacant
								Elected to finish Johnston's term. Resigned due to ill health.	December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837	Anti-Jacksonian	Alexander Porter	5
Vacant			March 4, 1835 – January 13, 1836	Charles Gayarré was elected in 1835, but resigned due to ill health.	5	24th
9	Robert C. Nicholas	Jacksonian	January 13, 1836 – March 3, 1841	Elected to finish Gauarré's term. [data unknown/missing]
									January 5, 1837 – January 12, 1837	Vacant
								Elected to finish Porter's term.	January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842	Jacksonian	Alexander Mouton	6
		Democratic				25th	6	Re-elected in 1837. Resigned.		Democratic
		Democratic				26th
10	Alexander Barrow	Whig	March 4, 1841 – December 29, 1846	Elected in 1840. Died.	6	27th
									March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842	Vacant
								Appointed to finish Mouton's term. Lost election to full term.	April 14, 1842 – March 3, 1843	Whig	Charles Magill Conrad	7
						28th	7	Elected in 1843, but due to ill health did not take his seat. Died.	March 4, 1843 – January 13, 1844	Whig	Alexander Porter	8
									January 13, 1844 – February 12, 1844	Vacant
								Elected to finish Porter's term Lost election to full term in 1849.	February 12, 1844 – March 3, 1849	Whig	Henry Johnson	9
						29th
Vacant			December 29, 1846 – January 21, 1847
11	Pierre Soulé	Democratic	January 21, 1847 – March 3, 1847	Elected to finish Barrow's term. [data unknown/missing]
12	Solomon W. Downs	Democratic	March 4, 1847 – March 3, 1853	Elected in 1847. Lost re-election.	7	30th
						31st	8	Elected in 1848. Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain.	March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853	Democratic	Pierre Soulé	10
						32nd
13	Judah P. Benjamin	Whig	March 4, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Elected in 1852.	8	33rd
									April 11, 1853 – December 5, 1853	Vacant
								Elected to finish Soulé's term.	December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861	Democratic	John Slidell	11
						34th	9	Re-election year unknown. Resigned.
		Democratic				35th
		Democratic		Re-elected in 1859. Withdrew.	9	36th
Vacant			February 4, 1861 – July 8, 1868	American Civil War and Reconstruction		36th		American Civil War and Reconstruction	February 4, 1861 – July 9, 1868	Vacant
						37th	10
						38th
					10	39th
						40th	11
14	John S. Harris	Republican	July 8, 1868 – March 3, 1871	. [data unknown/missing].
								. Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana.	July 9, 1868 – November 1, 1872	Republican	William P. Kellogg	12
						41st
15	Joseph R. West	Republican	March 4, 1871 – March 3, 1877	Election year unknown. Retired.	11	42nd
						42nd		Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback^[2]	November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876	Vacant
						43rd	12
						44th
						44th		Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876. Lost re-election.	January 12, 1876 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	James B. Eustis	13
16	William P. Kellogg	Republican	March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1883	Elected in 1876. Retired to run for member of the U.S. House of Representatives.	12	45th			January 12, 1876 – March 3, 1879	Democratic	James B. Eustis	13
						46th	13	Elected in 1879. Lost re-election.	March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1885	Democratic	Benjamin F. Jonas	14
						47th
17	Randall L. Gibson	Democratic	March 4, 1883 – December 15, 1892	Elected in 1882.	13	48th
						49th	14	Election year unknown. Retired.	March 4, 1885 – March 3, 1891	Democratic	James B. Eustis	15
						50th
				Re-elected in 1889. Died.	14	51st
				Re-elected in 1889. Died.		52nd	15	Elected in 1891. Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice.	March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894	Democratic	Edward Douglass White	16
Vacant			December 15, 1892 – December 31, 1892
18	Donelson Caffery	Democratic	December 31, 1892 – March 3, 1901	Appointed to continue Gibson's term. Elected May 23, 1894 to finish Gibson's term.^[3]
						53rd
						53rd		Appointed to continue White's term. Elected May 23, 1894 to finish White's term.^[4] Retired.	March 12, 1894 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	Newton C. Blanchard	17
				Elected May 14, 1894 to the next term, before election to finish Gibson's term. Retired.	15	54th			March 12, 1894 – March 3, 1897	Democratic	Newton C. Blanchard	17
						55th	16	Elected May 28, 1896.^[5]	March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910	Democratic	Samuel D. McEnery	18
						56th
19	Murphy J. Foster	Democratic	March 4, 1901 – March 3, 1913	Elected May 22, 1900.^[6]	16	57th
						58th	17	Re-elected early May 22, 1900.^[6]
						59th
				Re-elected early May 18, 1904.^[7] Lost renomination.	17	60th
						61st	18	Re-elected May 19, 1908.^[8] Died.
									June 28, 1910 – December 7, 1910	Vacant
								Elected to finish McEnery's term.^[4] Retired.	December 7, 1910 – March 3, 1915	Democratic	John Thornton	19
						62nd
20	Joseph E. Ransdell	Democratic	March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1931	Elected May 21, 1912.	18	63rd
						64th	19	Elected early May 21, 1912. Died.	March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918	Democratic	Robert F. Broussard	20
						65th		Elected early May 21, 1912. Died.	March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918	Democratic	Robert F. Broussard	20
									April 12, 1918 – April 22, 1918	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Broussard's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	April 22, 1918 – November 5, 1918	Democratic	Walter Guion	21
								Elected to finish Broussard's term. Retired.	November 6, 1918 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	Edward James Gay	22
				Re-elected in 1918.	19	66th		Elected to finish Broussard's term. Retired.	November 6, 1918 – March 3, 1921	Democratic	Edward James Gay	22
						67th	20	Elected in 1920.	March 4, 1921 – March 3, 1933	Democratic	Edwin S. Broussard	23
						68th
				Re-elected in 1924. Lost renomination.	20	69th
						70th	21	Re-elected in 1926. Lost renomination.
						71st
21	Huey Long	Democratic	March 4, 1931 – September 10, 1935	Elected in 1930, but continued to serve as Governor of Louisiana, until finally taking his Senate seat on January 25, 1932. However, he was still elected and qualified as senator. Shot by a lone assassin. Died in the care of medical professionals 31 hours later due to internal bleeding from the gunshot wound.	21	72nd
						73rd	22	Elected in 1932.	March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948	Democratic	John H. Overton	24
						74th
Vacant			September 10, 1935 – January 31, 1936
22	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	January 31, 1936 – January 2, 1937	Appointed to continue Huey Long's term. Elected April 21, 1936 to finish Huey Long's term.^[3] Retired.
23	Allen J. Ellender	Democratic	January 3, 1937 – July 27, 1972	Elected in 1936.	22	75th
						76th	23	Re-elected in 1938.
						77th
				Re-elected in 1942.	23	78th
						79th	24	Re-elected in 1944. Died.
						80th		Re-elected in 1944. Died.
									May 14, 1948 – May 18, 1948	Vacant
								Appointed to continue Overton's term. Retired when elected successor qualified.	May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948	Democratic	William C. Feazel	25
								Elected to finish Overton's term.	December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987	Democratic	Russell B. Long	26
				Re-elected in 1948.	24	81st		Elected to finish Overton's term.
						82nd	25	Re-elected in 1950.
						83rd
				Re-elected in 1954.	25	84th
						85th	26	Re-elected in 1956.
						86th
				Re-elected in 1960.	26	87th
						88th	27	Re-elected in 1962.
						89th
				Re-elected in 1966. Died.	27	90th
						91st	28	Re-elected in 1968.
						92nd
Vacant			July 27, 1972 – August 1, 1972
24	Elaine Edwards	Democratic	August 1, 1972 – November 13, 1972	Appointed to continue Ellender's term. Retired when successor qualified and resigned early.
25	J. Bennett Johnston	Democratic	November 14, 1972 – January 3, 1997	Appointed to finished the term, having already been elected to the next term.
				Elected in 1972.	28	93rd
						94th	29	Re-elected in 1974.
						95th
				Re-elected in 1978.	29	96th
						97th	30	Re-elected in 1980. Retired.
						98th
				Re-elected in 1984.	30	99th
						100th	31	Elected in 1986.	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	Democratic	John Breaux	27
						101st
				Re-elected in 1990. Retired.	31	102nd
						103rd	32	Re-elected in 1992.
						104th
26	Mary Landrieu	Democratic	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015	Elected in 1996.	32	105th
						106th	33	Re-elected in 1998. Retired.
						107th
				Re-elected in 2002.	33	108th
						109th	34	Elected in 2004.	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017	Republican	David Vitter	28
						110th
				Re-elected in 2008. Lost re-election.	34	111th
						112th	35	Re-elected in 2010. Retired.^[9]
						113th
27	Bill Cassidy	Republican	January 3, 2015 – Present	Elected in 2014.	35	114th
						115th	36	Elected in 2016.	January 3, 2017 – Present	Republican	John Kennedy	29
						116th
				Re-elected in 2020.	36	117th
						118th	37	To be decided in the 2022 election.
						119th
To be determined in the 2026 election.					37	120th
#	Senator	Party	Years in office	Electoral history	T		T	Electoral history	Years in office	Party	Senator	#
Class 2							Class 3

Living former senators[]

As of August 2021, there are four living former U.S. senators from Louisiana. The most recent senator to die was Elaine Edwards (served 1972) on May 14, 2018. The most recently serving senator to die was Russell B. Long (served 1948–1987) on May 9, 2003.

Senator	Term of office	Date of birth (and age)
J. Bennett Johnston	November 14, 1972 – January 3, 1997	(1932-06-10) June 10, 1932 (age 89)
John Breaux	January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005	(1944-03-01) March 1, 1944 (age 77)
Mary Landrieu	January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2015	(1955-11-23) November 23, 1955 (age 65)
David Vitter	January 3, 2005 – January 3, 2017	(1961-05-03) May 3, 1961 (age 60)

Superlatives[]

Longest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Russell B. Long	December 31, 1948	January 3, 1987	38 years, 3 days (13,882 days)
Allen J. Ellender	January 3, 1937	July 27, 1972	35 years, 206 days (12,989 days)
J. Bennett Johnston	November 14, 1972	January 3, 1997	24 years, 50 days (8,816 days)
John Breaux	January 3, 1987	January 3, 2005	18 years, 0 days (6,575 days)
Mary Landrieu	January 3, 1997	January 3, 2015	18 years, 0 days (6,574 days)

Shortest service[]

Senator	First served	Last served	Length of service
Jean Noël Destréhan	September 3, 1812	October 1, 1812	4 weeks (28 days)
Elaine Edwards	August 1, 1972	November 13, 1972	3 months, 1 week and 5 days (104 days)
Thomas Posey	October 8, 1812	February 4, 1813	3 months, 3 weeks and 6 days (119 days)
Walter Guion	April 22, 1918	November 5, 1918	6 months and 2 weeks (197 days)
William C. Feazel	May 18, 1948	December 30, 1948	7 months, 1 week and 5 days (226 days)

Youngest at beginning of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	First served	Age
Russell B. Long	November 3, 1918	December 31, 1948	30 years, 1 month and 28 days
Alexandre Mouton	November 19, 1804	January 12, 1837	32 years, 1 month and 24 days
Henry Johnson	September 14, 1783	January 12, 1818	34 years, 3 months and 29 days
Charles Magill Conrad	December 24, 1804	April 14, 1842	37 years, 3 months and 21 days
William Pitt Kellogg	December 8, 1830	July 9, 1868	37 years, 7 months and 1 day

Oldest at end of service[]

Senator	Date of birth	Last served	Age
Allen J. Ellender	September 24, 1890	July 27, 1972	81 years, 10 months and 3 days
Samuel D. McEnery	May 28, 1837	June 28, 1910	73 years and 1 month
John H. Overton	September 17, 1875	May 14, 1948	72 years, 7 months and 27 days
Joseph E. Ransdell	October 7, 1858	March 3, 1931	72 years, 4 months and 24 days
John Kennedy	November 21, 1951	Present	69 years, 9 months and 10 days

Notes[]

^ "The Hon. Edward Livingston, at present a member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, was on the 12th ult. appointed by the Legislature of that State, a Senator in Congress, vice Mr. Bouligny, whose term of service expires on the 3d of March next". Raleigh Register. Raleigh, NC. February 6, 1829. p. 3.
^ Taft, et al., p. 483–512.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Byrd, p. 114.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b Byrd, p. 115.
^ "M'ENERY ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. May 29, 1896. p. 5.
^ Jump up to: ^a ^b "Louisiana Senators Elected". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.
^ Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the Regular Session of the General Assembly. 1904. p. 76.
^ "Senator McEnery Succeeds Himself". The New York Times. May 20, 1900. p. 2.
^ Robillard, Kevin (November 21, 2015). "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor's race". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

References[]

Byrd, Robert C. (October 1, 1993). Wolff, Wendy (ed.). The Senate, 1789-1989: Historical Statistics, 1789-1992. United States Senate Historical Office (volume 4 Bicentennial ed.). Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office. ISBN 9780160632563.
Taft, George S.; Furber, George P.; ; Webb, Charles A.; Pierce, Herbert R. (1913). Compilation of Senate Election Cases from 1789 to 1913. U.S. Senate Committee on Privileges and Elections. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Government Printing Office.

[1] "The Hon. Edward Livingston, at present a member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, was on the 12th ult. appointed by the Legislature of that State, a Senator in Congress, vice Mr. Bouligny, whose term of service expires on the 3d of March next". Raleigh Register. Raleigh, NC. February 6, 1829. p. 3.

[FOOTNOTETaft,_et_al.483–512-2] Taft, et al., p. 483–512.

[FOOTNOTEByrd114-3] Jump up to: ^a ^b Byrd, p. 114.

[FOOTNOTEByrd115-4] Jump up to: ^a ^b Byrd, p. 115.

[5] "M'ENERY ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. May 29, 1896. p. 5.

[NYTLA1900-6] Jump up to: ^a ^b "Louisiana Senators Elected". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.

[7] Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the Regular Session of the General Assembly. 1904. p. 76.

[NYTLA1908-8] "Senator McEnery Succeeds Himself". The New York Times. May 20, 1900. p. 2.

[9] Robillard, Kevin (November 21, 2015). "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor's race". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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Class 2	Destréhan Posey Brown Claiborne Johnson Bouligny Livingston Waggaman Nicholas Barrow Soulé Downs Benjamin Harris West Kellogg Gibson Caffery Foster Ransdell H. Long R. M. Long Ellender Edwards B. Johnston Landrieu Cassidy
Class 3	Magruder Fromentin Brown J. S. Johnston Porter Mouton Conrad Porter Johnson Soulé Slidell Kellogg Eustis Jonas Eustis White Blanchard McEnery Thornton R. Broussard Guion Gay E. Broussard Overton Feazel R. B. Long Breaux Vitter Kennedy

show v t Louisiana's current delegation to the United States Congress
Senators	Bill Cassidy (R) John N. Kennedy (R)
Representatives (ordered by district)	Steve Scalise (R) Troy Carter (D) Clay Higgins (R) Mike Johnson (R) Julia Letlow (R) Garret Graves (R)

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