Government, Politics & Law
Edward Douglas White Sr.
Sugar planter Edward White, a member of the Whig party, served as a member of the U.S. House of Representatives and as governor of Louisiana from 1835 until 1839.
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Edwin Edwards
Democratic politician Edwin Washington Edwards cast a long shadow over the state's political history.
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Esteban Rodriguez Miró y Sabater
Serving from 1782 until 1791, Spanish-colonial governor Esteban Miró oversaw a period of relative economic prosperity.
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Francisco Luis Hector, baron de Carondelet
Francisco Luis Hector, baron de Carondelet served as governor of the Spanish colonies of Louisiana and West Florida between 1791 and 1797.
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George Foster Shepley
General George Shepley became the military governor of federally-occupied Louisiana in June 1862 and served until March 1864.
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Governors of Louisiana
This is a complete list of the governors of Louisiana, their terms, and links to biographical entries.
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Henry Clay Warmoth
Henry Clay Warmoth was the first governor of Louisiana under Radical Reconstruction.
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Henry Johnson
Henry Johnson, the first professional politician elected governor of Louisiana, served from December 1824 until December 1828.
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Henry Luce Fuqua
During his short term as governor from 1924 to 1926, Henry Luce Fuqua advocated increased levee and road construction in Louisiana as well as the expansion of Louisiana State University.
Government, Politics & Law
Henry Thibodaux
Henry Thibodaux served as interim governor of Louisiana from November to December 1824 after his predecessor, Thomas Bolling Robertson, resigned to become a federal judge.
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Henry Watkins Allen
Inaugurated as governor of Confederate Louisiana on January 25, 1864, Henry Allen presided over the parts of the state controlled by the Confederates until June 2, 1865.
8.12 h. Huey P. Long Jr.
Huey Long rose from ordinary beginnings in Winn Parish to become Louisiana’s most famous politician.
