S.n. | Governor | Term Period | Party |
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1 | Henry Clay Warmoth | 27 June 1868 – 9 December 1872 | Republican |
2 | P. B. S. Pinchback | 29 December 1872 – 13 January 1873 | Republican |
3 | John McEnery | 13 January 1873 – 22 May 1873 | Democratic; Liberal Republican |
4 | William Pitt Kellogg | 22 May 1873 – 8 January 1877 | Republican |
5 | Stephen B. Packard | 8 January 1877 – 24 April 1877 | Republican |
6 | Francis Tillou Nicholls | 24 April 1877 – 14 January 1880 | Democratic |
7 | Louis Alfred Wiltz | 14 January 1880 – 16 October 1881 | Democratic |
8 | Samuel Douglas McEnery | 16 October 1881 – 20 May 1888 | Democratic |
9 | Francis Tillou Nicholls | 20 May 1888 – 10 May 1892 | Democratic |
10 | Murphy James Foster, Sr. | 10 May 1892 – 8 May 1900 | Democratic |
11 | William Wright (W. W.) Heard | 8 May 1900 – 10 May 1904 | Democratic |
12 | Newton Crain Blanchard | 10 May 1904 – 12 May 1908 | Democratic |
13 | Jared Young Sanders, Sr. | 12 May 1908 – 14 May 1912 | Democratic |
14 | Luther Egbert Hall | 14 May 1912 – 9 May 1916 | Democratic |
15 | Ruffin Golson Pleasant | 9 May 1916 – 11 May 1920 | Democratic |
16 | John Milliken Parker | 11 May 1920 – 13 May 1924 | Democratic |
17 | Henry Luse Fuqua | 13 May 1924 – 11 October 1926 | Democratic |
18 | Oramel Hinckley Simpson | 11 October 1926 – 21 May 1928 | Democratic |
19 | Huey Pierce Long | 21 May 1928 – 25 January 1932 | Democratic |
20 | Alvin Olin King | 25 January 1932 – 10 May 1932 | Democratic |
21 | Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen | 10 May 1932 – 28 January 1936 | Democratic |
22 | James Albert Noe | 28 January 1936 – 12 May 1936 | Democratic |
23 | Richard Webster Leche | 12 May 1936 – 26 June 1939 | Democratic |
24 | Earl Kemp Long | 26 June 1939 – 14 May 1940 | Democratic |
25 | Sam Houston Jones | 14 May 1940 – 9 May 1944 | Democratic |
26 | James Houston (Jimmie) Davis | 9 May 1944 – 11 May 1948 | Democratic |
27 | Earl Kemp Long | 11 May 1948 – 13 May 1952 | Democratic |
28 | Robert Floyd (Bob) Kennon | 13 May 1952 – 8 May 1956 | Democratic |
29 | Earl Kemp Long | 8 May 1956 – 10 May 1960 | Democratic |
30 | James Houston (Jimmie) Davis | 10 May 1960 – 12 May 1964 | Democratic |
31 | John Julian McKeithen | 12 May 1964 – 9 May 1972 | Democratic |
32 | Edwin Washington Edwards | 9 May 1972 – 10 March 1980 | Democratic |
33 | David Conner (Dave) Treen | 10 March 1980 -12 March 1984 | Republican |
34 | Edwin Washington Edwards | 12 March 1984 – 14 March 1988 | Democratic |
35 | Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III | 14 March 1988 – August 1991 | Democratic |
36 | Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III | August 1991 – 13 January 1992 | Republican |
37 | Edwin Washington Edwards | 13 January 1992 – 8 January 1996 | Democratic |
38 | Murphy James (Mike) Foster, Jr. | 8 January 1996 – 12 January 2004 | Republican |
39 | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco | 12 January 2004 – 14 January 2008 | Democratic |
40 | Piyush “Bobby” Jindal | 14 January 2008 – 11 January 2016 | Republican |
41 | John Bel Edwards | 11 January 2016 – Incumbent | Democratic |