List of mayors of Baton Rouge, Louisiana
The office of Mayor of Baton Rouge was formally created in 1850 as the chief executive of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, which has been the state capital of Louisiana continuously since 1849.
In 1947, the government of the city and the Parish of East Baton Rouge were consolidated and in 1982 they were merged into a single governing body. At that time, the title of the Mayor changed to "Mayor-President."[1]
- John R. Dufrocq 1850 - 1855
- Joseph Monget 1855 - 1857
- Edward Cousinard 1857 - 1859
- James E. Elam 1859 - 1862
- B. F. Bryan 1862 - 1865
- Jordan Holt 1865
- James E. Elam 1865 - 1869
- O. P. Skolfield 1869 - 1870
- James E. Elam 1870 - 1872
- Henry Schorten 1872
- James E. Elam 1872 - 1873
- Henry Schorten 1873 - 1876
- Leon Jastremski 1876 - 1882
- J. C. Charlotte 1882 - 1883
- William S. Booth 1883 - 1884
- G. L. Vay 1884 - 1888
- B. F. Bryan 1888 - 1890
- G. L. Vay 1890 - 1894
- B. F. Byan 1894 - 1896
- John J. Wax 1896 - 1898
- Robert A. Hart 1898 - 1902
- R. L. Pruyn 1902 - 1903
- W. H. Bynum 1903 - 1910
- Jules Roux 1910 - 1913
- Alex Grouchy, Jr. 1913 - 1922
- Turner Bynum 1922 - 1923
- W. H. Bynum 1923 - 1924
- Henry Fuqua 1924 - 1926
- W. H. Bynum 1926 - 1940
- Fred S. LeBlanc 1941 - 1944
- Powers Higginbotham 1944 - 1952
- Jesse L. Webb, Jr. 1953 - 1956
- Mrs. Jesse L. Webb, Jr. 1956
- John 'Jack' Christian 1957 - 1964
- Woodrow Wilson Dumas 1965 - 1980
- Pat Screen 1981 - 1988
- Thomas Ed McHugh 1989 - 2000
- Bobby Simpson 2001 - 2004
- Melvin “Kip” Holden 2005–present
See also
References
- ^ "Baton Rouge Government". City-Parish Government. Baton Rouge Government. Retrieved July 27, 2012.