Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana ; Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane
	Incumbent; Billy Nungesser; since January 11, 2016
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Trasimond Landry
Formation	1846
Succession	1st

The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (French: Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current lieutenant governor is Billy Nungesser, a Republican. The Lieutenant Governor is the commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation & Tourism. They are elected separately than from the governor.^[1]

List of lieutenant governors

Parties

Independent (0) Democratic (46) Republican (8)

1846–1860

No.	Lt. governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Governor
1	Trasimond Landry	1846	1850	Democratic	^[1]^[2]	Isaac Johnson
2	Jean Baptiste Plauche	1850	1853	Democratic	^[1]^[2]^[3]^[4]	Joseph Marshall Walker
3	William Wood Farmer	1853	1854	Democratic	^[1]^[2]^[5]	Paul Octave Hébert
4	Robert C. Wickliffe	1854	1856	Democratic	^[6]^[7]	Paul Octave Hébert
5	Charles Homer Mouton	1856	1856	Democratic	^[1]^[2]^[8]	Robert C. Wickliffe
6	William F. Griffin	1856	1860	Democratic	^[1]^[2]^[9]	Robert C. Wickliffe

Civil War era

Lieutenant governors of Confederate Louisiana

No.	Lt. governor		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Governor
7	Henry M. Hyams		1860	1864	Democratic		Thomas Overton Moore
8	Benjamin W. Pearce		1864	1865	Democratic		Henry Watkins Allen

Lieutenant governors of Union-held territory in Louisiana

No.	Lt. governor		Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Governor
9	James M. Wells		1864	1865	Republican		Michael Hahn (Republican)
10	Albert Voorhies		1865	1866	Republican		James Madison Wells (Republican)

Resumption of U.S. statehood

No.	Lt. governor	Took office	Left office	Party	Notes	Governor
11	Oscar J. Dunn	1868	1871	Republican		Henry C. Warmoth (Republican)
12	P. B. S. Pinchback	1871	1872	Republican		Henry C. Warmoth (Republican)
13	Davidson B. Penn	1873	1873	Democratic; Liberal Republican		John McEnery (Democratic; Liberal Republican)
14	C.C. Antoine	1873	1877	Republican		William P. Kellogg (Republican) 1873-1877
14	C.C. Antoine	1873	1877	Republican		Stephen B. Packard (Republican) 1877
15	Louis A. Wiltz	1877	1880	Democratic		Francis T. Nicholls (Democratic)
16	Samuel D. McEnery	1880	1881	Democratic		Louis A. Wiltz (Democratic)
17	W.A. Robertson	1881	1881	Democratic		Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic)
18	George L. Walton	1881	1882	Democratic		Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic)
19	Clay Knobloch	1884	1888	Democratic		Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic)
20	James Jeffries	1888	1892	Democratic		Francis T. Nicholls (Democratic)
21	Charles Parlange	1892	1893	Democratic		Murphy J. Foster (Democratic)
22	Hiram R. Lott	1893	1896	Democratic		Murphy J. Foster (Democratic)
23	Robert H. Snyder	1896	1900	Democratic		Murphy J. Foster (Democratic)
24	Albert Estopinal	1900	1904	Democratic		W. W. Heard (Democratic)
25	Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.	1904	1908	Democratic		Newton C. Blanchard (Democratic)
26	Paul M. Lambremont	1908	1911	Democratic		Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (Democratic)
27	Thomas C. Barret	1912	1916	Democratic		Luther E. Hall (Democratic)
28	Fernand Mouton	1916	1920	Democratic		Ruffin G. Pleasant (Democratic)
29	Hewitt Bouanchaud	1920	1924	Democratic		John M. Parker (Democratic)
30	Delos R. Johnson	1924	1924	Democratic		John M. Parker (Democratic)
31	Oramel H. Simpson	1924	1926	Democratic		Henry L. Fuqua (Democratic)
32	Philip H. Gilbert	1926	1928	Democratic		Oramel H. Simpson (Democratic)
33	Paul N. Cyr	1928	1931	Democratic	^[10]	Huey P. Long (Democratic)
34	Alvin Olin King	1931	1932	Democratic	^[2]^[11]^[12]	Huey P. Long (Democratic)
35	John B. Fournet	1932	1935	Democratic		O. K. Allen (Democratic)
36	Thomas C. Wingate	1935	1935	Democratic		O. K. Allen (Democratic)
37	James A. Noe	1935	1936	Democratic		O. K. Allen (Democratic)
38	Earl K. Long	1936	1939	Democratic		Richard W. Leche (Democratic)
39	Coleman Lindsey	1939	1940	Democratic		Earl K. Long (Democratic)
40	Marc M. Mouton	1940	1944	Democratic		Sam H. Jones (Democratic)
41	J. Emile Verret	1944	1948	Democratic		Jimmie H. Davis (Democratic)
42	William J. Dodd	1948	1952	Democratic		Earl K. Long (Democratic)
43	Charles E. (Cap) Barham	1952	1956	Democratic		Robert F. Kennon (Democratic)
44	Lether Frazar	1956	1960	Democratic		Earl K. Long (Democratic)
45	Clarence C. (Taddy) Aycock	1960	1972	Democratic		Jimmie H. Davis (Democratic) 1960-1964
45	Clarence C. (Taddy) Aycock	1960	1972	Democratic		John J. McKeithen (Democratic) 1964-1972
46	James E. (Jimmy) Fitzmorris, Jr.	1972	1980	Democratic		Edwin Edwards (Democratic)
47	Robert Louis Freeman Sr.	1980	1988	Democratic		David C. Treen (Republican) 1980-1984
47	Robert Louis Freeman Sr.	1980	1988	Democratic		Edwin Edwards (Democratic) 1984-1988
48	Paul Hardy	1988	1992	Republican		Buddy Roemer (Democratic turn Republican)
49	Melinda Schwegmann	1992	1996	Democratic		Edwin Edwards (Democratic)
50	Kathleen Babineaux Blanco	1996	2004	Democratic		Mike Foster (Republican)
51	Mitchell (Mitch) Landrieu	2004	2010	Democratic		Kathleen Blanco (Democratic)
51	Mitchell (Mitch) Landrieu	2004	2010	Democratic		Bobby Jindal (Republican)
52	Scott Angelle	2010	2010	Democratic
52	Scott Angelle	2010	2010	Republican
53	John L. (Jay) Dardenne	2010	2016	Republican
54	Billy Nungesser	2016	2024	Republican		John Bel Edwards (Democratic)
54	Billy Nungesser	2024	Incumbent	Republican		Jeff Landry (Republican)

References

1 2 3 4 5 6 Louisiana. Report of the Secretary of State to His Excellency W.W. Heard, Governor of the State of Louisiana. May 12th, 1902. [Baton Rouge]: Baton Rouge news Pub. Co., State printers, 1902. p 325
1 2 3 4 5 6 Calhoun, Milburn, and Bernie McGovern. Louisiana Almanac, 2002-2003 Edition. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub. Co, 2001. PP 462-63
↑ s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 shortened this term.
↑ Hyde, Samuel C. Pistols and Politics: The Dilemma of Democracy in Louisiana's Florida Parishes, 1810-1899. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. p.71
↑ Died in office
↑ When William Wood Farmer died in office in 1854, Robert C. Wickliffe, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.
↑ s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 Set this to in end in 1856
↑ Resigned
↑ When Charles Homer Mouton resigned from office, William F. Griffin, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.
↑ Vacated the lieutenant governorship by trying to declare himself governor
↑ As President pro tempore of the Senate became lieutenant governor when Paul N. Cyr vacated the lieutenant governorship
↑ Became Governor on January 25, 1932

[b-1] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Louisiana. Report of the Secretary of State to His Excellency W.W. Heard, Governor of the State of Louisiana. May 12th, 1902. [Baton Rouge]: Baton Rouge news Pub. Co., State printers, 1902. p 325

[c-2] 1 2 3 4 5 6 Calhoun, Milburn, and Bernie McGovern. Louisiana Almanac, 2002-2003 Edition. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub. Co, 2001. PP 462-63

[3] s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 shortened this term.

[4] Hyde, Samuel C. Pistols and Politics: The Dilemma of Democracy in Louisiana's Florida Parishes, 1810-1899. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. p.71

[5] Died in office

[6] When William Wood Farmer died in office in 1854, Robert C. Wickliffe, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.

[7] s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 Set this to in end in 1856

[8] Resigned

[9] When Charles Homer Mouton resigned from office, William F. Griffin, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.

[10] Vacated the lieutenant governorship by trying to declare himself governor

[11] As President pro tempore of the Senate became lieutenant governor when Paul N. Cyr vacated the lieutenant governorship

[12] Became Governor on January 25, 1932

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