Name |
Party |
Years |
Cong ress |
Electoral history |
Location |
District created March 4, 1843 |
Pierre Bossier (Natchitoches) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844 |
28th |
Elected in 1842. Died. |
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Vacant |
April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844 |
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Isaac Edward Morse (St. Martinville) |
Democratic |
December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851 |
28th 29th 30th 31st |
Elected to finish Bossier's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election. |
John Moore (New Iberia) |
Whig |
March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 |
32nd |
Elected in 1850. Retired. |
Roland Jones (Shreveport) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 |
33rd |
Elected in 1852. Retired. |
John M. Sandidge (Pineville) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 |
34th 35th |
Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired. |
John M. Landrum (Shreveport) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 |
36th |
Elected in 1858. Vacated seat due to Civil War. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1861 – July 18, 1868 |
37th 38th 39th 40th |
Civil War and Reconstruction |
Michel Vidal (Opelousas) |
Republican |
July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 |
40th |
Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya. |
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Vacant |
March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870 |
41st |
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Joseph P. Newsham (St. Francisville) |
Republican |
May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 |
Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan. Retired. |
James McCleery (Shreveport) |
Republican |
March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871 |
42nd |
Elected in 1870. Died. |
Vacant |
November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872 |
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Alexander Boarman (Shreveport) |
Liberal Republican |
December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873 |
Elected to finish McCleery's term. Retired. |
Vacant |
March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873 |
43rd |
Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began. |
George Luke Smith (Shreveport) |
Republican |
November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875 |
Elected to finish Peters's term. Lost re-election. |
William Mallory Levy (Natchitoches) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 |
44th |
Elected in 1874. Lost renomination. |
Joseph Barton Elam (Mansfield) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 |
45th 46th |
Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired due to injuries. |
Newton C. Blanchard (Shreveport) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894 |
47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd |
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. |
Vacant |
March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894 |
53rd |
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Henry Warren Ogden (Benton) |
Democratic |
May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899 |
53rd 54th 55th |
Elected to finish Blanchard's term. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. |
Phanor Breazeale (Natchitoches) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 |
56th 57th 58th |
Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination. |
John T. Watkins (Minden) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921 |
59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th |
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. |
John N. Sandlin (Minden) |
Democratic |
March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937 |
67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th |
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. |
Overton Brooks (Shreveport) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 |
75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th |
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. |
Vacant |
September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961 |
87th |
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Joe Waggonner Jr. (Plain Dealing) |
Democratic |
December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979 |
87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th |
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. |
Buddy Leach (Leesville) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 |
96th |
Elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
Buddy Roemer (Bossier City) |
Democratic[5] |
January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988 |
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) |
Republican |
April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 |
100th 101st 102nd |
Elected to finish Roemer's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Cleo Fields (Baton Rouge) |
Democratic |
January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 |
103rd 104th |
Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired. |
Jim McCrery (Shreveport) |
Republican |
January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 |
105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th |
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. |
1997–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013
|
John C. Fleming (Minden) |
Republican |
January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 |
111th 112th 113th 114th |
Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
2013–2023
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Mike Johnson (Benton) |
Republican |
January 3, 2017 – present |
115th 116th 117th 118th |
Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2023–2025
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