Government, Politics & Law
Joseph Marshall Walker
Planter, politician, and Democrat, Joseph Walker served as governor of Louisiana from 1850 until 1853.
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Joshua Baker
Democrat Joshua Baker served as military governor of Louisiana from January to July 1868.
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Kathleen Blanco
Kathleen Blanco, Louisiana's first woman governor, served during Hurricane Katrina and its aftermath. Blanco faced extreme criticism of her handling of the disaster.
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Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec
French naval officer Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec served as governor of Louisiana between 1753 and 1763.
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Louis Wiltz
Democrat Louis Wiltz served as governor of Louisiana from 1880 until his death in 1881.
Government, Politics & Law
Luis Unzaga y Amezaga
Luis Unzaga was the third Spanish governor of Louisiana, serving from 1769 until 1777.
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Luther Hall
Before becoming governor of Louisiana, a position he held from 1912 until 1916, Luther Hall served as a state senator, a district judge, and a state appellate court judge.
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Manuel Juan de Salcedo
Manual Juan de Salcedo, the last Spanish governor of Louisiana, served from July 14, 1801, until the transfer of Louisiana to the French on November 30, 1803.
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Manuel Luis Gayoso de Lemos y Amorin
Manuel Luis Gayoso served as governor of the Spanish colonies of Louisiana and West Florida from 1797 until his death in 1799.
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Michael Hahn
Bavarian immigrant Michael Hahn served as the first Union governor of Louisiana for one year during the Civil War.
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Mike Foster Jr.
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster Jr., the 53rd governor of Louisiana, served from 1996 to 2004.
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Murphy J. Foster
Democrat Murphy J. Foster was an attorney, a Louisiana state senator, state governor, and US senator.
