S.no. |
Governor |
Term start |
Term end |
Party |
Place |
1 |
Henry Clay Warmoth |
27 June 1868 |
9 December 1872 |
Republican |
McLeansboro, Illinois |
2 |
P. B. S. Pinchback |
29 December 1872 |
13 January 1873 |
Republican |
Macon, Georgia |
3 |
John McEnery |
13 January 1873 |
22 May 1873 |
Democratic; Liberal Republican |
Petersburg, Virginia |
4 |
William Pitt Kellogg |
22 May 1873 |
8 January 1877 |
Republican |
Orwell, Vermont |
5 |
Stephen B. Packard |
8 January 1877 |
24 April 1877 |
Republican |
Auburn, Maine |
6 |
Francis Tillou Nicholls |
24 April 1877 |
14 January 1880 |
Democratic |
Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
7 |
Louis Alfred Wiltz |
14 January 1880 |
16 October 1881 |
Democratic |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
8 |
Samuel Douglas McEnery |
16 October 1881 |
20 May 1888 |
Democratic |
Monroe, Louisiana |
9 |
Francis Tillou Nicholls |
20 May 1888 |
10 May 1892 |
Democratic |
Donaldsonville, Louisiana |
10 |
Murphy James Foster, Sr. |
10 May 1892 |
8 May 1900 |
Democratic |
Franklin, Louisiana |
11 |
William Wright (W. W.) Heard |
8 May 1900 |
10 May 1904 |
Democratic |
Shiloh, Union Parish Louisiana, USA |
12 |
Newton Crain Blanchard |
10 May 1904 |
12 May 1908 |
Democratic |
Rapides Parish Louisiana, USA |
13 |
Jared Young Sanders, Sr. |
12 May 1908 |
14 May 1912 |
Democratic |
Near Morgan City, Louisiana |
14 |
Luther Egbert Hall |
14 May 1912 |
9 May 1916 |
Democratic |
Bastrop, Louisiana |
15 |
Ruffin Golson Pleasant |
9 May 1916 |
11 May 1920 |
Democratic |
Shiloh, Union Parish Louisiana, USA |
16 |
John Milliken Parker |
11 May 1920 |
13 May 1924 |
Democratic |
Washington, Louisiana |
17 |
Henry Luse Fuqua |
13 May 1924 |
11 October 1926 |
Democratic |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana |
18 |
Oramel Hinckley Simpson |
11 October 1926 |
21 May 1928 |
Democratic |
Washington, Louisiana |
19 |
Huey Pierce Long |
21 May 1928 |
25 January 1932 |
Democratic |
Winnfield, Louisiana |
20 |
Alvin Olin King |
25 January 1932 |
10 May 1932 |
Democratic |
Leoti, Kansas |
21 |
Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen |
10 May 1932 |
28 January 1936 |
Democratic |
Winn Parish, Louisiana |
22 |
James Albert Noe |
28 January 1936 |
12 May 1936 |
Democratic |
Harrison County Indiana, USA |
23 |
Richard Webster Leche |
12 May 1936 |
26 June 1939 |
Democratic |
New Orleans, Louisiana |
24 |
Earl Kemp Long |
26 June 1939 |
14 May 1940 |
Democratic |
Winnfield, Louisiana |
25 |
Sam Houston Jones |
14 May 1940 |
9 May 1944 |
Democratic |
Merryville, Beauregard Parish Louisiana, USA |
26 |
James Houston (Jimmie) Davis |
9 May 1944 |
11 May 1948 |
Democratic |
Quitman, Jackson Parish Louisiana, USA |
27 |
Earl Kemp Long |
11 May 1948 |
13 May 1952 |
Democratic |
Winnfield, Louisiana |
28 |
Robert Floyd (Bob) Kennon |
13 May 1952 |
8 May 1956 |
Democratic |
Dubberly, Webster Parish Louisiana, USA |
29 |
Earl Kemp Long |
8 May 1956 |
10 May 1960 |
Democratic |
Winnfield, Louisiana |
30 |
James Houston (Jimmie) Davis |
10 May 1960 |
12 May 1964 |
Democratic |
Quitman, Jackson Parish Louisiana, USA |
31 |
John Julian McKeithen |
12 May 1964 |
9 May 1972 |
Democratic |
Grayson in Caldwell Parish, Louisiana |
32 |
Edwin Washington Edwards |
9 May 1972 |
10 March 1980 |
Democratic |
Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
33 |
David Conner (Dave) Treen |
10 March 1980 |
12 March 1984 |
Republican |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA |
34 |
Edwin Washington Edwards |
12 March 1984 |
14 March 1988 |
Democratic |
Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
35 |
Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III |
14 March 1988 |
August 1991 |
Democratic |
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
36 |
Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III |
August 1991 |
13 January 1992 |
Republican |
Shreveport, Louisiana, U.S. |
37 |
Edwin Washington Edwards |
13 January 1992 |
8 January 1996 |
Democratic |
Marksville, Louisiana, U.S. |
38 |
Murphy James (Mike) Foster, Jr. |
8 January 1996 |
12 January 2004 |
Republican |
Franklin, St. Mary Parish Louisiana, USA |
39 |
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco |
12 January 2004 |
14 January 2008 |
Democratic |
New Iberia, Louisiana, USA |
40 |
Piyush “Bobby” Jindal |
14 January 2008 |
11 January 2016 |
Republican |
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, U.S. |
41 |
John Bel Edwards |
11 January 2016 |
Incumbent |
Democratic |
Amite, Louisiana, U.S. |