Louisiana joined the Union on April 30, 1812, becoming the 18th state to do so. This was after the United States acquired the territory from France in 1803 through the Louisiana Purchase, which significantly expanded U.S. territory and paved the way for further westward expansion.
William Charles Cole Claiborne became the first governor of the state of Louisiana on July 30, 1812.
Here is a chronological list of the governors of Louisiana from First to last.
| Name | Time in Office | Party |
|---|---|---|
| William Charles Cole Claiborne | 1812 – 1816 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Jacques Philippe Villere | 1816 – 1820 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Thomas Bolling Robertson | 1820 – 1824 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Henry Schuyler Thibodeaux | 1824 – 1824 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Henry S. Johnson | 1824 – 1828 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Armand Beauvais | 1829 – 1830 | Jeffersonian-Republican |
| Pierre Auguste Charles Bourguignon Derbigny | 1829 – 1829 | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Jacques Dupre | 1830 – 1831 | Jeffersonian Republican |
| Andre Bienvenu Roman | 1831 – 1835 | Whig |
| Edward Douglass White | 1835 – 1839 | Whig |
| Alexandre Mouton | 1843 – 1846 | Democratic |
| Isaac Johnson | 1846 – 1850 | Democratic |
| Joseph Marshall Walker | 1850 – 1853 | Democratic |
| Paul Octave Hebert | 1853 – 1856 | Democratic |
| Robert Wickliffe | 1856 – 1860 | Democratic |
| Thomas Overton Moore | 1860 – 1864 | Democratic |
| George Foster Shepley | 1862 – 1864 | Federal Military Rule |
| Henry Watkins Allen | 1864 – 1865 | Democratic |
| Michael Hahn | 1864 – 1865 | Republican |
| James Madison Wells | 1865 – 1867 | Republican |
| Benjamin Franklin Flanders | 1867 – 1868 | Republican |
| Joshua Baker | 1868 – 1868 | Democrat/Unionist |
| Henry Clay Warmoth | 1868 – 1872 | Republican |
| Pinckney Benton Stewart Pinchback | 1872 – 1873 | Republican |
| William Pitt Kellogg | 1873 – 1877 | Republican |
| John McEnery | 1873 – 1873 | Democrat; Liberal Republican |
| Louis Alfred Wiltz | 1880 – 1881 | Democratic |
| Samuel Douglas McEnery | 1881 – 1888 | Democratic |
| Francis Redding Tillou Nicholls | 1888 – 1892, 1877 – 1889 | Democratic |
| Murphy James Foster | 1892 – 1900 | Democratic |
| William Wright Heard | 1900 – 1904 | Democratic |
| Newton Crain Blanchard | 1904 – 1908 | Democratic |
| Jared Young Sanders | 1908 – 1912 | Democratic |
| Luther Egbert Hall | 1912 – 1916 | Democratic |
| Ruffin G. Pleasant | 1916 – 1920 | Democratic |
| John Milliken Parker | 1920 – 1924 | Democratic; Progressive |
| Henry L. Fuqua | 1924 – 1926 | Democratic |
| Oramel Hinckley Simpson | 1926 – 1928 | Methodist |
| Huey Pierce Long | 1928 – 1932 | Democratic |
| Alvin Olin King | 1932 – 1932 | Democratic |
| Oscar Kelly Allen | 1932 – 1936 | Democratic |
| James Albert Noe | 1936 – 1936 | Democratic |
| Richard Webster Leche | 1936 – 1939 | Democratic |
| Sam Houston Jones | 1940 – 1944 | Democratic |
| Robert Floyd Kennon | 1952 – 1956 | Democratic |
| Earl Kemp Long | 1956 – 1960, 1948 – 1952, 1939 – 1940 | Democratic |
| James Houston Davis | 1960 – 1964, 1944 – 1948 | Democratic |
| John Julian McKeithen | 1964 – 1972 | Democratic |
| David C. Treen | 1980 – 1984 | Republican |
| Buddy Elson Roemer | 1988 – 1992 | Democratic, Republican |
| Edwin Washington Edwards | 1988 – 1992, 1972 – 1980 | Democratic |
| Mike Foster | 1992 – 2004 | Republican |
| Kathleen Babineaux Blanco | 2004 – 2008 | Democratic |
| Bobby Jindal | 2008 – 2016 | Republican |
| John Bel Edwards | 2020 – 2024, 2016 – 2020 | Democratic |
| Jeff Landry | 2024 – | Republican |
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