Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
| Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana | |
|---|---|
| Appointer | Popular election |
| Term length | Four years |
| Inaugural holder | Trasimond Landry |
| Formation | 1846 |
| Succession | 1st |
Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana (French: Lieutenant-Gouverneur de la Louisiane) is the second highest state office in Louisiana. The current lieutenant governor is Billy Nungesser, a Republican.
Paul J. Hardy, who served from 1988 to 1992, was the first Republican in the position after the Reconstruction Era.
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History
The office was established by the Louisiana Constitution of 1845. Prior to that, the successor to the governor in the event of his death or resignation was the President of the Louisiana State Senate.[1][2] A number of state senate presidents succeeded governors before the 1845 Constitution was adopted, including Henry S. Thibodaux, Armand Beauvais and Jacques Dupre.
The lieutenant governor presided over the Louisiana Senate from 1845 until the adoption of the Louisiana Constitution of 1974. Today, the lieutenant governor exercises powers delegated to him or her by the governor as provided by law. She or he also serves as governor in the event of a vacancy in the office, if the governor is unable to act as governor, or is out of state. Under the constitution, the lieutenant governor no longer serves as ex officio president of the senate, but is made an ex officio member of each committee, board and commission on which the governor serves. (Louisiana Constitution Article IV, Section 6) Additionally, the lieutenant governor serves as commissioner of the Louisiana Department of Culture, Recreation and Tourism.
List of lieutenant governors
- Parties
Independent Democratic Republican
1846-1860
| No. | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Trasimond Landry | 1846 | 1850 | Democratic | [2][3] | Isaac Johnson | |
| 2 | Jean Baptiste Plauche |  |
1850 | 1853 | Democratic | [2][3][4][5] | Joseph Marshall Walker |
| 3 | William Wood Farmer | 1853 | 1854 | Democratic | [2][3][6] | Paul Octave Hébert | |
| 4 | Robert C. Wickliffe |  |
1854 | 1856 | Democratic | [7][8] | Paul Octave Hébert |
| 5 | Charles Homer Mouton | 1856 | 1856 | Democratic | [2][3][9] | Robert C. Wickliffe | |
| 6 | William F. Griffin | 1856 | 1860 | Democratic | [2][3][10] | Robert C. Wickliffe | |
Civil War Era
Lieutenant governors of Confederate Louisiana
| No. | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Henry M. Hyams | 1860 | 1864 | Democratic | Thomas Overton Moore | ||
| 8 | Benjamin W. Pearce | 1864 | 1865 | Democratic | Henry Watkins Allen | ||
Lieutenant governors of Union-held territory in Louisiana
| No. | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 9 | James M. Wells |  |
1864 | 1865 | Republican | Michael Hahn (Republican) | |
| 10 | Albert Voorhies | 1865 | 1866 | Republican | James Madison Wells (Republican) | ||
Resumption of U.S. statehood
| No. | Lt. Governor | Took office | Left office | Party | Notes | Governor | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 11 | Oscar J. Dunn |  |
1868 | 1871 | Republican | Henry C. Warmoth (Republican) | |
| 12 | P. B. S. Pinchback |  |
1871 | 1872 | Republican | Henry C. Warmoth (Republican) | |
| 13 | Davidson B. Penn | 1873 | 1873 | Democratic; Liberal Republican | John McEnery (Democratic; Liberal Republican) | ||
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1873 | 1877 | Republican | William P. Kellogg (Republican) 1873-1877 | |
| Stephen B. Packard (Republican) 1877 | |||||||
| 15 | Louis A. Wiltz |  |
1877 | 1880 | Democratic | Francis T. Nicholls (Democratic) | |
| 16 | Samuel D. McEnery | 100px | 1880 | 1881 | Democratic | Louis A. Wiltz (Democratic) | |
| 17 | W.A. Robertson | 1881 | 1881 | Democratic | Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) | ||
| 18 | George L. Walton | 1881 | 1882 | Democratic | Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) | ||
| 19 | Clay Knobloch | 1884 | 1888 | Democratic | Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) | ||
| 20 | James Jeffries | 1888 | 1892 | Democratic | Francis T. Nicholls (Democratic) | ||
| 21 | Charles Parlange | 1892 | 1893 | Democratic | Murphy J. Foster (Democratic) | ||
| 22 | Hiram R. Lott | 1893 | 1896 | Democratic | Murphy J. Foster (Democratic) | ||
| 23 | Robert H. Snyder | 1896 | 1900 | Democratic | Murphy J. Foster (Democratic) | ||
| 24 | Albert Estopinal |  |
1900 | 1904 | Democratic | W. W. Heard (Democratic) | |
| 25 | Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. |  |
1904 | 1908 | Democratic | Newton C. Blanchard (Democratic) | |
| 26 | Paul M. Lambremont | 1908 | 1911 | Democratic | Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (Democratic) | ||
| 27 | Thomas C. Barret | 1912 | 1916 | Democratic | Luther E. Hall (Democratic) | ||
| 28 | Fernand Mouton | 1916 | 1920 | Democratic | Ruffin G. Pleasant (Democratic) | ||
| 29 | Hewitt Bouanchaud | 1920 | 1924 | Democratic | John M. Parker (Democratic) | ||
| 30 | Delos R. Johnson | 1924 | 1924 | Democratic | John M. Parker (Democratic) | ||
| 31 | Oramel H. Simpson |  |
1924 | 1926 | Democratic | Henry L. Fuqua (Democratic) | |
| 32 | Philip H. Gilbert | 1926 | 1928 | Democratic | Oramel H. Simpson (Democratic) | ||
| 33 | Paul N. Cyr | 1928 | 1931 | Democratic | [11] | Huey P. Long (Democratic) | |
| 34 | Alvin Olin King |  |
1931 | 1932 | Democratic | [3][12][13] | Huey P. Long (Democratic) |
| 35 | John B. Fournet | 1932 | 1935 | Democratic | O. K. Allen (Democratic) | ||
| 36 | Thomas C. Wingate | 1935 | 1935 | Democratic | O. K. Allen (Democratic) | ||
| 37 | James A. Noe |  |
1935 | 1936 | Democratic | O. K. Allen (Democratic) | |
| 38 | Earl K. Long |  |
1936 | 1939 | Democratic | Richard W. Leche (Democratic) | |
| 39 | Coleman Lindsey | 1939 | 1940 | Democratic | Earl K. Long (Democratic) | ||
| 40 | Marc M. Mouton | 1940 | 1944 | Democratic | Sam H. Jones (Democratic) | ||
| 41 | J. Emile Verret | 1944 | 1948 | Democratic | Jimmie H. Davis (Democratic) | ||
| 42 | William J. Dodd | 1948 | 1952 | Democratic | Earl K. Long (Democratic) | ||
| 43 | Charles E. (Cap) Barham | 1952 | 1956 | Democratic | Robert F. Kennon (Democratic) | ||
| 44 | Lether Frazar | 1956 | 1960 | Democratic | Earl K. Long (Democratic) | ||
| 45 | Clarence C. (Taddy) Aycock | 1960 | 1972 | Democratic | Jimmie H. Davis (Democratic) 1960-1964 | ||
| John J. McKeithen (Democratic) 1964-1972 | |||||||
| 46 | James E. (Jimmy) Fitzmorris, Jr. | 1972 | 1980 | Democratic | Edwin Edwards (Democratic) | ||
| 47 | Robert (Bobby) Freeman | 1980 | 1988 | Democratic | David C. Treen (Republican) 1980-1984 | ||
| Edwin Edwards (Democratic) 1984-1988 | |||||||
| 48 | Paul Hardy | 1988 | 1992 | Republican | Buddy Roemer (Democratic turn Republican) | ||
| 49 | Melinda Schwegmann | 1992 | 1996 | Democratic | Edwin Edwards (Democratic) | ||
| 50 | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco |  |
1996 | 2004 | Democratic | Mike Foster (Republican) | |
| 51 | Mitchell (Mitch) Landrieu |  |
2004 | 2010 | Democratic | Kathleen Blanco (Democratic) | |
| Bobby Jindal (Republican) | |||||||
| 52 | Scott Angelle |  |
2010 | 2010 | Democratic | ||
| 2010 | 2010 | Republican | |||||
| 53 | John L. (Jay) Dardenne | 100px | 2010 | 2016 | Republican | ||
| 54 | Billy Nungesser |  |
2016 | Incumbent | Republican | John Bel Edwards (Democratic) | |
See also
Living former U.S. Lieutenant Governors of Louisiana
As of January 2016[update], there are eight former U.S. lieutenant governors of Louisiana who are currently living at this time, the oldest U.S. lieutenant governor of Louisiana being James E. Fitzmorris, Jr. (served 1972–1980, born 1921). The most recent death of a former U.S. lieutenant governor of Louisiana was that of Robert "Bobby" Freeman, who died on May 16, 2016.
| Lt. Governor | Lt. Gubernatorial term | Date of birth (and age) |
|---|---|---|
| James E. (Jimmy) Fitzmorris, Jr. | 1972–1980 | November 15, 1921 |
| Paul Hardy | 1988–1992 | October 18, 1942 |
| Melinda Schwegmann | 1992–1996 | October 25, 1946 |
| Kathleen Blanco | 1996–2004 | December 15, 1942 |
| Mitch Landrieu | 2004–2010 | August 16, 1960 |
| Scott Angelle | 2010 | November 20, 1961 |
| Jay Dardenne | 2010–2016 | February 6, 1954 |
References
- ↑ Louisiana State Constitution of 1812 Article III Sect. 17th. and Louisiana State Constitution of 1845 Art. 45
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 2.4 2.5 Louisiana. Report of the Secretary of State to His Excellency W.W. Heard, Governor of the State of Louisiana. May 12th, 1902. [Baton Rouge]: Baton Rouge news Pub. Co., State printers, 1902. p 325
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5 Calhoun, Milburn, and Bernie McGovern. Louisiana Almanac, 2002-2003 Edition. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub. Co, 2001. PP 462-63
- ↑ s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 shortened this term.
- ↑ Hyde, Samuel C. Pistols and Politics: The Dilemma of Democracy in Louisiana's Florida Parishes, 1810-1899. Baton Rouge: Louisiana State University Press, 1998. p.71
- ↑ Died in office
- ↑ When William Wood Farmer died in office in 1854, Robert C. Wickliffe, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.
- ↑ s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 Set this to in end in 1856
- ↑ Resigned
- ↑ When Charles Homer Mouton resigned from office, William F. Griffin, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.
- ↑ Vacated the Lieutenant Governorship by trying to declare himself governor
- ↑ As President pro tempore of the Senate became Lieutenant Governor when Paul N. Cyr vacated the Lieutenant Governorship
- ↑ Became Governor on January 25, 1932
