Name | Party | Years | Cong ress | Electoral history | Location |
District created March 4, 1843 |
Pierre Bossier (Natchitoches) | Democratic | March 4, 1843 – April 24, 1844 | 28th | Elected in 1842. Died. | |
Vacant | April 24, 1844 – December 2, 1844 | |
Isaac Edward Morse (St. Martinville) | Democratic | December 2, 1844 – March 3, 1851 | 28th 29th 30th 31st | Elected to finish Bossier's term. Also elected to the next full term. Re-elected in 1846. Re-elected in 1848. Lost re-election. |
John Moore (New Iberia) | Whig | March 4, 1851 – March 3, 1853 | 32nd | Elected in 1850. Retired. |
Roland Jones (Shreveport) | Democratic | March 4, 1853 – March 3, 1855 | 33rd | Elected in 1852. Retired. |
John M. Sandidge (Pineville) | Democratic | March 4, 1855 – March 3, 1859 | 34th 35th | Elected in 1854. Re-elected in 1856. Retired. |
John M. Landrum (Shreveport) | Democratic | March 4, 1859 – March 3, 1861 | 36th | Elected in 1858. Vacated seat due to Civil War. |
Vacant | March 4, 1861 – July 18, 1868 | 37th 38th 39th 40th | Civil War and Reconstruction |
Michel Vidal (Opelousas) | Republican | July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 | 40th | Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired to become U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya. | |
Vacant | March 4, 1869 – May 23, 1870 | 41st | |
Joseph P. Newsham (St. Francisville) | Republican | May 23, 1870 – March 3, 1871 | Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan. Retired. |
James McCleery (Shreveport) | Republican | March 4, 1871 – November 5, 1871 | 42nd | Elected in 1870. Died. |
Vacant | November 5, 1871 – December 3, 1872 | |
Alexander Boarman (Shreveport) | Liberal Republican | December 3, 1872 – March 3, 1873 | Elected to finish McCleery's term. Retired. |
Vacant | March 4, 1873 – November 24, 1873 | 43rd | Representative-elect Samuel Peters died before the term began. |
George Luke Smith (Shreveport) | Republican | November 24, 1873 – March 3, 1875 | Elected to finish Peters's term. Lost re-election. |
William Mallory Levy (Natchitoches) | Democratic | March 4, 1875 – March 3, 1877 | 44th | Elected in 1874. Lost renomination. |
Joseph Barton Elam (Mansfield) | Democratic | March 4, 1877 – March 3, 1881 | 45th 46th | Elected in 1876. Re-elected in 1878. Retired due to injuries. |
Newton C. Blanchard (Shreveport) | Democratic | March 4, 1881 – March 12, 1894 | 47th 48th 49th 50th 51st 52nd 53rd | Elected in 1880. Re-elected in 1882. Re-elected in 1884. Re-elected in 1886. Re-elected in 1888. Re-elected in 1890. Re-elected in 1892. Resigned when appointed U.S. senator. |
Vacant | March 12, 1894 – May 12, 1894 | 53rd | |
Henry Warren Ogden (Benton) | Democratic | May 12, 1894 – March 3, 1899 | 53rd 54th 55th | Elected to finish Blanchard's term. Re-elected in 1894. Re-elected in 1896. Retired. |
Phanor Breazeale (Natchitoches) | Democratic | March 4, 1899 – March 3, 1905 | 56th 57th 58th | Elected in 1898. Re-elected in 1900. Re-elected in 1902. Lost renomination. |
John T. Watkins (Minden) | Democratic | March 4, 1905 – March 3, 1921 | 59th 60th 61st 62nd 63rd 64th 65th 66th | Elected in 1904. Re-elected in 1906. Re-elected in 1908. Re-elected in 1910. Re-elected in 1912. Re-elected in 1914. Re-elected in 1916. Re-elected in 1918. Lost renomination. |
John N. Sandlin (Minden) | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – January 3, 1937 | 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th | Elected in 1920. Re-elected in 1922. Re-elected in 1924. Re-elected in 1926. Re-elected in 1928. Re-elected in 1930. Re-elected in 1932. Re-elected in 1934. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
Overton Brooks (Shreveport) | Democratic | January 3, 1937 – September 16, 1961 | 75th 76th 77th 78th 79th 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th | Elected in 1936. Re-elected in 1938. Re-elected in 1940. Re-elected in 1942. Re-elected in 1944. Re-elected in 1946. Re-elected in 1948. Re-elected in 1950. Re-elected in 1952. Re-elected in 1954. Re-elected in 1956. Re-elected in 1958. Re-elected in 1960. Died. |
Vacant | September 16, 1961 – December 19, 1961 | 87th | |
Joe Waggonner Jr. (Plain Dealing) | Democratic | December 19, 1961 – January 3, 1979 | 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th 95th | Elected to finish Brooks's term. Re-elected in 1962. Re-elected in 1964. Re-elected in 1966. Re-elected in 1968. Re-elected in 1970. Re-elected in 1972. Re-elected in 1974. Re-elected in 1976. Retired. |
Buddy Leach (Leesville) | Democratic | January 3, 1979 – January 3, 1981 | 96th | Elected in 1978. Lost re-election. |
Buddy Roemer (Bossier City) | Democratic[5] | January 3, 1981 – March 14, 1988 | 97th 98th 99th 100th | Elected in 1980. Re-elected in 1982. Re-elected in 1984. Re-elected in 1986. Resigned when elected governor. |
Vacant | March 14, 1988 – April 16, 1988 | 100th | |
Jim McCrery (Shreveport) | Republican | April 16, 1988 – January 3, 1993 | 100th 101st 102nd | Elected to finish Roemer's term. Re-elected in 1988. Re-elected in 1990. Redistricted to the 5th district. |
Cleo Fields (Baton Rouge) | Democratic | January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 | 103rd 104th | Elected in 1992. Re-elected in 1994. Redistricted to the 5th district and retired. |
Jim McCrery (Shreveport) | Republican | January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2009 | 105th 106th 107th 108th 109th 110th | Redistricted from the 5th district and re-elected in 1996. Re-elected in 1998. Re-elected in 2000. Re-elected in 2002. Re-elected in 2004. Re-elected in 2006. Retired. | 1997–2003 [data missing] |
2003–2013 |
John C. Fleming (Minden) | Republican | January 3, 2009 – January 3, 2017 | 111th 112th 113th 114th | Elected in 2008. Re-elected in 2010. Re-elected in 2012. Re-elected in 2014. Retired to run for U.S. Senator. |
2013–2023 |
Mike Johnson (Benton) | Republican | January 3, 2017 – present | 115th 116th 117th 118th | Elected in 2016. Re-elected in 2018. Re-elected in 2020. Re-elected in 2022. |
2023–2025 |