Global political history

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Louisiana

Louisiana was admitted to the United States as a state in 1812, the first state located at least in part west of the Mississippi River. In contrast to many other states in the Deep South that were dominated by the Democratic Party before the US Civil War, antebellum Louisiana was politically competitive between the Democrats and the Whig Party.

Executive of Louisiana

Territory of Orleans

Governor of the Territory of Orleans
William Charles Cole Claiborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1773/1775; d. November 23 1817.

Non-Partisan

1803 – 1812


Louisiana

Governor of Louisiana
William Charles Cole Claiborne

Date of birth/date of death: b. c. 1773/1775; d. November 23 1817.

Democratic-Republican Party

1812 – 1816

William Pitt Kellogg

Date of birth/date of death: b. December 8 1830; d. August 10 1918.

Republican Party

1873 – 1877

Huey Pierce Long, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. August 30 1893; d. September 10 1935.

Democratic Party

1928 – 1932

David Conner “Dave” Treen, Jr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. July 16 1928; d. October 29 2009.

Republican Party

1980 – 1984




Government of Louisiana

Attorney General of Louisiana
William Henry Hunt

Date of birth/date of death: b. June 12 1823; d. February 27 1884.

Republican Party

1876


Legislature of Louisiana

Louisiana State Senate

Minority Leader of the Louisiana State Senate
Troy Anthony Carter, Sr.

Date of birth/date of death: b. October 26 1963.

Democratic Party

2016 – 2021