Governor | Term Start | Term End | Party |
|---|---|---|---|
| John Bel Edwards | Jan 11, 2016 | - | Democratic |
| Bobby Jindal | Jan 14, 2008 | Jan 11, 2016 | Republican |
| Kathleen Blanco | Jan 12, 2004 | Jan 14, 2008 | Democratic |
| Mike Foster | Jan 8, 1996 | Jan 12, 2004 | Republican |
| Edwin Edwards | Jan 13, 1992 | Jan 8, 1996 | Democratic |
| Buddy Roemer | Mar 14, 1988 | Jan 13, 1992 | Democratic |
| Edwin Edwards | Mar 12, 1984 | Mar 14, 1988 | Democratic |
| Dave Treen | Mar 10, 1980 | Mar 12, 1984 | Republican |
| Edwin Edwards | May 9, 1972 | Mar 10, 1980 | Democratic |
| John McKeithen | May 12, 1964 | May 9, 1972 | Democratic |
| Jimmie Davis | May 10, 1960 | May 12, 1964 | Democratic |
| Earl Long | May 8, 1956 | May 10, 1960 | Democratic |
| Robert F. Kennon | May 13, 1952 | May 8, 1956 | Democratic |
| Earl Long | May 11, 1948 | May 13, 1952 | Democratic |
| Jimmie Davis | May 9, 1944 | May 11, 1948 | Democratic |
| Sam H. Jones | May 14, 1940 | May 9, 1944 | Democratic |
| Earl Long | Jun 26, 1939 | May 14, 1940 | Democratic |
| Richard W. Leche | May 12, 1936 | Jun 26, 1939 | Democratic |
| James A. Noe | Jan 28, 1936 | May 12, 1936 | Democratic |
| Oscar K. Allen | May 16, 1932 | Jan 28, 1936 | Democratic |
| Alvin Olin King | Jan 25, 1932 | May 16, 1932 | Democratic |
| Huey Long | May 21, 1928 | Jan 25, 1932 | Democratic |
| Oramel H. Simpson | Oct 11, 1926 | May 21, 1928 | Democratic |
| Henry L. Fuqua | May 19, 1924 | Oct 11, 1926 | Democratic |
| John M. Parker | May 17, 1920 | May 19, 1924 | Democratic |
| Ruffin G. Pleasant | May 15, 1916 | May 17, 1920 | Democratic |
| Luther E. Hall | May 20, 1912 | May 15, 1916 | Democratic |
| Jared Y. Sanders Sr. | May 18, 1908 | May 20, 1912 | Democratic |
| Newton C. Blanchard | May 16, 1904 | May 18, 1908 | Democratic |
| William Wright Heard | May 21, 1900 | May 16, 1904 | Democratic |
| Murphy J. Foster | May 16, 1892 | May 21, 1900 | Democratic |
| Francis T. Nicholls | May 21, 1888 | May 16, 1892 | Democratic |
| Samuel D. McEnery | Oct 16, 1881 | May 21, 1888 | Democratic |
| Louis A. Wiltz | Jan 14, 1880 | Oct 16, 1881 | Democratic |
| Stephen B. Packard | Jan 8, 1877 | Apr 25, 1877 | Republican |
| Francis T. Nicholls | Jan 8, 1877 | Jan 14, 1880 | Democratic |
| John McEnery | Jan 13, 1873 | May 22, 1873 | Democratic |
| William Pitt Kellogg | Jan 13, 1873 | Jan 8, 1877 | Republican |
| P. B. S. Pinchback | Dec 9, 1872 | Jan 13, 1873 | Republican |
| Henry C. Warmoth | Jun 27, 1868 | Dec 9, 1872 | Republican |
| Joshua Baker | Jan 8, 1868 | Jun 27, 1868 | Democratic |
| Benjamin Flanders | Jun 6, 1867 | Jan 2, 1868 | Republican |
| James Madison Wells | Mar 4, 1865 | Jun 3, 1867 | Republican |
| Michael Hahn | Mar 4, 1864 | Mar 4, 1865 | Republican |
| Henry Watkins Allen | Jan 25, 1864 | Jun 2, 1865 | Democratic |
| George Foster Shepley | Jun 2, 1862 | Mar 4, 1864 | Military |
| Thomas Overton Moore | Jan 23, 1860 | Jan 25, 1864 | Democratic |
| Robert C. Wickliffe | Jan 28, 1856 | Jan 23, 1860 | Democratic |
| Paul Octave Hébert | Jan 18, 1853 | Jan 28, 1856 | Democratic |
| Joseph Marshall Walker | Jan 28, 1850 | Jan 18, 1853 | Democratic |
| Isaac Johnson | Feb 12, 1846 | Jan 28, 1850 | Democratic |
| Alexandre Mouton | Jan 30, 1843 | Feb 12, 1846 | Democratic |
| Andre B. Roman | Feb 4, 1839 | Jan 30, 1843 | Whig |
| Edward Douglass White Sr. | Feb 2, 1835 | Feb 4, 1839 | Whig |
| Andre B. Roman | Jan 31, 1831 | Feb 2, 1835 | National Republican |
| Jacques Dupré | Jan 14, 1830 | Jan 31, 1831 | National Republican |
| Armand Beauvais | Oct 6, 1829 | Jan 14, 1830 | National Republican |
| Pierre Derbigny | Dec 15, 1828 | Oct 6, 1829 | National Republican |
| Henry Johnson | Dec 13, 1824 | Dec 15, 1828 | Democratic-Republican |
| Henry S. Thibodaux | Nov 15, 1824 | Dec 13, 1824 | National Republican |
| Thomas B. Robertson | Dec 18, 1820 | Nov 15, 1824 | Democratic-Republican |
| Jacques Villeré | Dec 17, 1816 | Dec 18, 1820 | Democratic-Republican |
| William C. C. Claiborne | Jul 30, 1812 | Dec 17, 1816 | Democratic-Republican |
Louisiana was admitted to the United States in 1812, and the first governor of the state was William C. C. Claiborne. Representing the Democratic-Republican Party, Claiborne served as governor for four years before being replaced by a fellow Democratic-Republican Party official. Many political parties have held office in Louisiana as governor, including the Democratic-Republican Party, Whig Party, National Republican Party, and the Military Party.
It is easy to see that Democratic political parties have a stronghold in Louisiana politics, serving as governor. A long line of Democratic governors served office between 1877 and 1980, without a single interruption in power. Breaking the line of succession was Dave Treen, a Republican, who served as governor from 1980 until 1984. Although Republicans occasionally hold the governor's office position in Louisiana, Democratic governors are the norm.
John Bel Edwards currently serves as the governor of Louisiana. He represents the Democratic Party, continuing the long line of Democrats to help manage this state. Edwards was elected in 2016 but previously served as a member of the House of Representatives for Louisiana. He is also a veteran, formally serving in the 82nd Airborne Division.
The current governor of Louisiana is John Bel Edwards, a Democrat.
There have been 56 governors of Louisiana, 35 Democrats, 10 Republicans, and 11 from other parties.
The last Democratic governor in Louisiana is John Bel Edwards, who has served from 2016 to the present day.
The last Republican governor in Louisiana was Bobby Jindal, who served from 2008 to 2016.