There are currently six United States representatives from Louisiana. In the past there have been up to eight congressional districts in the state. As of January 2025, the House delegation from Louisiana consists of four Republicans and two Democrats. Among those Republicans are the Speaker of the House, Mike Johnson (4th district) and the House Majority Leader, Steve Scalise (1st district).
Current congressional districts: 1st | 2nd | 3rd | 4th | 5th.
Obsolete congressional districts: 7th.
1st Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 1st Congressional District
Edward Livingston
Date of birth/date of death: b. May 28 1764; d. May 23 1836.
Democratic-Republican Party (1823 – 1825); Democratic Party (1825 – 1829)
1823 – 1829
John Slidell
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1793; d. July 9 1871.
Democratic Party
1843 – 1845
Felix Edward Hébert
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 12 1901; d. December 29 1979.
Democratic Party
1941 – 1977
Robert Linlithgow “Bob” Livingston, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. April 30 1943.
Republican Party
1977 – 1999
Stephen Joseph “Steve” Scalise
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 6 1965.
Republican Party
2008 – present
2nd Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 2nd Congressional District
Philemon Thomas
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 9 1763; d. November 18 1847.
Democratic Party
1831 – 1835
Alcée Louis la Branche
Date of birth/date of death: b. 1806; d. August 17 1861.
Democratic Party
1843 – 1845
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1914; d. October 16 1972 (disappeared on this date).
Democratic Party
1941 – 1943
Thomas Hale Boggs, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. February 15 1914; d. October 16 1972 (disappeared on this date).
Democratic Party
1947 – 1973
William Jennings Jefferson
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 14 1947.
Democratic Party
1991 – 2009
Cedric Levan Richmond
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 13 1973.
Democratic Party
2011 – 2021
Troy Anthony Carter, Sr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1963.
Democratic Party
2021 – present
3rd Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 3rd Congressional District
William Pitt Kellogg
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1830; d. August 10 1918.
Republican Party
1883 – 1885
David Conner “Dave” Treen, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1928; d. October 29 2009.
Republican Party
1973 – 1980
Wilbert Joseph “Billy” Tauzin II
Date of birth/date of death: b. June 14 1943.
Democratic Party (1980 – 1995); Republican Party (1995 – 2005)
1980 – 2005
Glen Clay Higgins
Date of birth/date of death: b. August 24 1961.
Republican Party
2017 – present
4th Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 4th Congressional District
James Michael “Mike” Johnson
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 30 1972.
Republican Party
2017 – present
5th Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 5th Congressional District
Ralph Lee Abraham, Jr.
Date of birth/date of death: b. September 16 1954.
Republican Party
2015 – 2021
Julia Janelle Letlow
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 16 1981.
Republican Party
2021 – present
7th Congressional District of Louisiana
Member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana’s 7th Congressional District
Arsène Paulin Pujo
Date of birth/date of death: b. December 16 1861; d. December 31 1939.
Democratic Party
1903 – 1913
René Louis De Rouen
Date of birth/date of death: b. January 7 1874; d. March 27 1942.
Democratic Party
1927 – 1941
John Berlinger Breaux
Date of birth/date of death: b. March 1 1944.
Democratic Party
1972 – 1987