Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana

Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana
	Incumbent; Billy Nungesser; since January 11, 2016
Appointer	Popular election
Term length	Four years
Inaugural holder	Trasimond Landry
Formation	1846
Succession	1st

The Office of Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana 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.

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)
14	C.C. Antoine		1873	1877	Republican		William P. Kellogg (Republican) 1873-1877
14	C.C. Antoine		1873	1877	Republican		Stephen B. Packard (Republican) 1877
15	Louis A. Wiltz		1877	1880	Democratic		Francis T. Nicholls (Democratic)
16	Samuel D. McEnery		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
45	Clarence C. (Taddy) Aycock		1960	1972	Democratic		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
47	Robert (Bobby) Freeman		1980	1988	Democratic		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)
51	Mitchell (Mitch) Landrieu		2004	2010	Democratic		Bobby Jindal (Republican)
52	Scott Angelle	File:Scott Angelle.jpg	2010	2010	Democratic
52	Scott Angelle	File:Scott Angelle.jpg	2010	2010	Republican
53	John L. (Jay) Dardenne		2010	2016	Republican
54	Billy Nungesser		2016	Incumbent	Republican		John Bel Edwards (Democratic)

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 William J. Dodd (served 1948–1952, born 1909), on November 16, 1991.

Lt. Governor	Lt. Gubernatorial term	Date of birth (and age)
James E. (Jimmy) Fitzmorris, Jr.	1972–1980	(1921-11-15) November 15, 1921 (age 103)
Robert (Bobby) Freeman	1980–1988	(1934-04-27) April 27, 1934 (age 90)
Paul Hardy	1988–1992	(1942-10-18) October 18, 1942 (age 82)
Melinda Schwegmann	1992–1996	(1946-10-25) October 25, 1946 (age 78)
Kathleen Blanco	1996–2004	(1942-12-15) December 15, 1942 (age 81)
Mitch Landrieu	2004–2010	(1960-08-16) August 16, 1960 (age 64)
Scott Angelle	2010	(1961-11-20) November 20, 1961 (age 63)
Jay Dardenne	2010–2016	(1954-02-06) February 6, 1954 (age 70)

References

^ Louisiana State Constitution of 1812 Article III Sect. 17th. and Louisiana State Constitution of 1845 Art. 45
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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

External links

http://senate.la.gov/Documents/Membership/Documents/SenateMembership1880ForwardRevisedMar2011.pdf

[a-1] Louisiana State Constitution of 1812 Article III Sect. 17th. and Louisiana State Constitution of 1845 Art. 45

[b-2] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f 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

[c-3] ^ ^a ^b ^c ^d ^e ^f Calhoun, Milburn, and Bernie McGovern. Louisiana Almanac, 2002-2003 Edition. Gretna, LA: Pelican Pub. Co, 2001. PP 462-63

[4] s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 shortened this term.

[5] 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

[6] Died in office

[7] When William Wood Farmer died in office in 1854, Robert C. Wickliffe, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.

[8] s:Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 The Constitution of 1852 Set this to in end in 1856

[9] Resigned

[10] When Charles Homer Mouton resigned from office, William F. Griffin, as president pro temp, became lieutenant governor.

[11] Vacated the Lieutenant Governorship by trying to declare himself governor

[12] As President pro tempore of the Senate became Lieutenant Governor when Paul N. Cyr vacated the Lieutenant Governorship

[13] Became Governor on January 25, 1932

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