Louisiana Governors PowerPoint Elementary Level

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Louisiana Governors
1699-Present
Stacy BodinVermilion Parish Schools
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Quick Notes

• On slides 32-89, you will see an audio icon at
  the bottom of the State Capitol. If connected to
  the internet, the link will lead to the State
  Department Site which has written text and an
  audio file. Look for the maroon icon and click on
  it to hear the information.
• Louisiana Governors Office Site. Note if you
  want to use the links in this PowerPoint, make
  sure you are connected to the internet. If you
  go to the main page listed above, then look to
  the left to see time periods (years). Click on
  those links to read about each Governor and hear
  the clip.
• On each slide in this powerpoint, there is a blue
  hyperlink on the capitol. When you click on that
  link, it will bring you to his or her page.

• Governors are posted by Time Periods, eras, etc.
  See Slide 3 for Chapters.
• Louisiana Governor Information for this
  PowerPoint is from Wikipedia, the Louisiana
  Governors Office Site and from the Clairmont
  Press (8th Grade Louisiana Social Studies Book.)
• There were a couple of discrepancies (with
  earlier Governors) between the sources, so if the
  teacher finds a discrepancy in the PowerPoint,
  he/she can add or remove slides for their
  classroom.
• Notes for each governor is listed in the notes
  section of the PowerPoint.

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Click on the Chapter to see the Governors of that
time period

• Chapter 1 Colonial Governors 1st French Period
  1699-1766
• Chapter 2 Colonial Governors Spanish Period
  1766-1803
• Chapter 3 Colonial Governors 2nd French Period
  1803
• Chapter 4 Transitional Period (1803-1812)
• Chapter 5 Louisiana Becomes a State

• Civil War Governors
• Chapter 6 Confederate Governors 1861 1865
• Chapter 7 US Wartime Military Governors 1861
  1865
• Chapter 8 Period of Military Occupation 1865-1877
• Chapter 9 LA Governors 1877-Present

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Colonial Governors of Louisiana French period
1699-1766
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Pierre LeMoyne d'Iberville

• Governor 1699-1702.

French Period
Pierre Le Moyne, sieur d'Iberville et
d'Ardillières
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Sauer de Sauvolve

• Governor 1699-1700

French Period
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Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne de Bienville

• Appointed Governor 4 separate times during
  1701-1743.
• 1701-1713
• 1716-1717
• 1718-1724
• 1733-1743

Jean-Baptiste Le Moyne, Sieur de Bienville -
Wikipedia
French Period
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac

• 1710 1716 Governor (although he did not arrive
  in Louisiana until 1713).
• The Cadillac automobile is named in his honor.

Antoine Laumet de La Mothe, sieur de Cadillac
French Period
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Jean Michiele de L'Epinay

• Governor of the French colony of Louisiana from
  1717 to 1718.

French Period
Jean-Michel de Lepinay Wikipedia
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Pierre Sidrac Dugue de Boisbriand

• Governor 1725-1726
• Bienville's cousin

French Period
Pierre Sidrac, Dugue de Boisbriand
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Étienne Périer

• Governor 1727-1733

French Period
Étienne Périer
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Pierre François de Rigaud

• Governor 1743-1753

French Period
Pierre François de Rigaud, Marquis de
Vaudreuil-Cavagnal
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec

• Governor 1753-1763

Louis Billouart, Chevalier de Kerlerec
French Period
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie

• Governor 1763-1765

French Period
Jean-Jacques Blaise d'Abbadie
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Charles Philippe Aubry

• Governor 1765-1766

French Period
Charles Philippe Aubry
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Colonial Governors of Louisiana Spanish period
1766-1803
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Antonio de Ulloa

• Governor 1766-1768
• Antonio de Ulloa was the first Spanish governor
  of Louisiana,

Spanish Period
Antonio de Ulloa
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Alejandro O'Reilly

• Governor 1769-1770

Spanish Period
Alejandro O'Reilly
Photo Courtesy of Wikipedia
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Luis de Unzaga

• Governor 1770-1777

Spanish Period
Luis de Unzaga
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Bernardo de Gálvez

• Governor 1777-1785

Spanish Period
Bernardo de Gálvez
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Esteban Rodriguez Miró y Sabater

• Governor 1782-1792

Spanish Period
Esteban Rodríguez Miró
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Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet

• 1791-1797 Governor.

Spanish Period
Francisco Luis Hector de Carondelet
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Manuel Gayoso de Lemos

• Governor 1797-1799

Spanish Period
Manuel Gayoso de Lemos
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Francisco Bouligny

• Acting military governor July 18, 1799 -
  September 18, 1799                             
  

• Note Not listed in Wikipedia nor the State
  Governors site, but listed in the Social Studies
  Clairmont Press 8th Grade Social Studies Book
  Appendix page 546. His name is listed at this
  site as a Military Governor.
• A site naming him can be found here!

Spanish Period
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Sebastian de la Puerta y O'FarrilMarquis de Casa
Calvo

• Governor 1799-1801

Sebastian Casa Calvo
Spanish Period
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Juan Manuel de Salcedo

• Governor 1801-1803

Spanish Period
Manuel María de Salcedo - Wikipedia
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Colonial Governors of Louisiana 2nd French
period 1803
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Pierre Clement de Laussat

• Served as interim governor from November 30 to
  December 20, 1803.

2nd French Period
Pierre Clement de Laussat
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Territorial Period The Louisiana Purchase
1803-1812
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William Charles Cole Claiborne

• Territorial Governor 1803-1812
• Democrat/Republican

Territorial Period
William C. C. Claiborne - Wikipedia
Photos Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
and Wikipedia
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Louisiana Becomes a State 1812
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William Charles Cole Claiborne
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana for the State of Louisiana
  from1812 through 1816.
• Served as Territorial Governor from 1803-1812.
• Political party Democratic-Republican

William C. C. Claiborne - Wikipedia
William Charles Cole Claiborne
Photo from Governors Site
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Jacques Villeré
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1816  1820
• He was the first Creole and the first native of
  Louisiana to attain that office.
• Louisiana Political party Democratic- Republican

Jacques Villeré - Wikipedia
Jaques Philippe Villere
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Thomas B. Robertson
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1820  1824
• Political party Democratic Republican

Thomas B. Robertson - Wikipedia
Thomas Bolling Robertson
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Henry S. Thibodaux
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1824 1824
• Political party Democratic Republican
• The city of Thibodaux, Louisiana is named after
  Henry S. Thibodaux.

Henry S. Thibodaux - Wikipedia
Henry S. Thibodaux
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Henry Johnson
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1824  1828
• Political party National Republican

Henry Johnson (Louisiana) - Wikipedia
Henry S. Johnson
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Pierre Derbigny
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 18281829
• Political party Whig

Pierre Derbigny - Wikipedia
Pierre Auguste Bourguigon Derbigny
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Armand Beauvais
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1829  1830
• Political party Whig

Armand Beauvais - Wikipedia
Armand Julie Beauvais -
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Jacques Dupre
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1830  1831
• Political party Whig

Jacques Dupre Wikipedia
Jaques Dupre
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Andre B. Roman
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana
• Served two terms
• 1831 1835
• 1839 1843
• Political party Whig

Andre B. Roman Wikipedia
Andre Bienvenu Roman
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Edward D. White Sr.
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1835  1839
• Political party Whig

Edward D. White, Sr. Wikipedia
Edward D. White
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Alexander Mouton
State of Louisiana

•  Governor of Louisiana 1843  1846
• Political party Democratic

Alexander Mouton
Alexander Mouton
Wikipedia Photo
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Isaac Johnson
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1846 1850
• Political party Democratic

Isaac Johnson Wikipedia
Isaac Johnson
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Joseph Marshall Walker
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1850 1853
• Democrat

Joseph Marshall Walker Wikipedia
Joseph M. Walker
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Paul Octave Hebert
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1853 1856
• Political party Democrat

Paul Octave Hebert Wikipedia
Paul O. Hebert
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Robert C. Wickliffe
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1856-1860
• Democrat

Robert C. Wickliffe Wikipedia
Robert C. Wickliffe
Photo Courtesy of the Governors Office Site
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Confederate Governors 1861 - 1865
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Thomas Overton Moore
State of Louisiana

• Confederate Governor Louisiana 1860 1864
• Democrat

Thomas Overton Moore Wikipedia
Thomas Overton Moore
Photo Courtesy of the Louisiana Governor's Office
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Henry Watkins Allen
State of Louisiana

• Confederate Governor of Louisiana 1864 1865.
• Political party Democrat

Henry Watkins Allen Wikipedia
Henry Watkins Allen
Wikipedia Photo
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US Wartime Military Governors 1861 - 1865
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George F. Shepley
State of Louisiana

• Governor - Military Governor of Louisiana
  1862-1864
• Democrat

George F. Shepley Wikipedia
Gen. George F. Shepley
Photo Courtesy of Governor's Office
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Michael Hahn
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1864  1865
• Political party Republican

Michael Hahn Wikipedia
Michael Hahn
Photo Courtesy of the Louisiana Governors Office
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James Madison Wells
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1865 1867
• Republican

James Madison Wells
James Madison Wells
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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Period of Military Occupation 1865 - 1877
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Benjamin Flanders
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1867  1868
• Republican

Benjamin Flanders Wikipedia
Benjamin Franklin Flanders
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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Joshua Baker
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1868  1868
• Political party Democrat (Unionist)

Joshua Baker Wikipedia
Joshua Baker
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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Henry C. Warmoth
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana 1868  1872
• Political party Republican

Henry C. Warmoth
Henry Clay Warmoth
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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John McEnery
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor January 13, 1873- May 22, 1873
• Democrat

John McEnery Wikipedia
John McEnery
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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P. B. S. Pinchback
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana December 9, 1872 January
  13, 1873
• 1st African American Louisiana Governor
• Republican

P. B. S. Pinchback Wikipedia
P. B. S. Pinchback
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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William P. Kellogg
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor January 13, 1873-January 8,
  1877
• Republican

William P. Kellogg Wikipedia
William Pitt Kellogg
Photo Courtesy Louisiana Governor's Office
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Louisiana Governors 1877-Present
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Francis T. Nicholls
State of Louisiana

• Governor of Louisiana
• Served two terms
• 1876 - 1880
• 1888 - 1892
• Democrat

Francis T. Nicholls Wikipedia
Francis T. Nicholls
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Louis A. Wiltz
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1880 1881
• Democrat

Louis A. Wiltz Wikipedia
Louis Alfred Wiltz
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Samuel D. McEnery
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor
• Served as Governor of Louisiana 1881 until 1888
• Democrat

Samuel D. McEnery Wikipedia
Samuel D. McEnery
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Murphy J. Foster
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 18921900
• Democrat
• His grandson, Murphy J. Foster, Jr., served as a
  Republican governor of the state from 1996 to
  2004.

Fun Fact!
Murphy Foster was Governor in 1899 when small
towns like Erath, LA and Gueydan, LA were
incorporated as villages. Murphy Fosters
grandson, Mike Foster signed Centennial
Proclamations for each town when each turned 100
years old in 1999!
Murphy J. Foster Wikipedia
Murphy James Foster
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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William W. Heard
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1900 to 1904
• Democrat

William Wright Heard - Wikipedia
William Wright Heard
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Newton C. Blanchard
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1904-1908
• Democrat

Newton C. Blanchard - Wikipedia
Newton C. Blanchard
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Jared Y. Sanders Sr.
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor May 12, 1908- May 14, 1912
• Democrat

Jared Y. Sanders, Sr.
Jared Sanders
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Luther E. Hall
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1912 to 1916.
• Democrat

Luther E. Hall - Wikipedia
Luther Hall
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Ruffin G. Pleasant
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1916-1920
• Democrat

Ruffin Pleasant - Wikipedia
Ruffin G. Pleasant
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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John M. Parker
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 19201924
• Political Affiliation Progressive and Democrat

John M. Parker - Wikipedia
John M. Parker
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Henry L. Fuqua
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1924-26
• Democrat

Henry L. Fuqua - Wikipedia
Henry L. Fuqua
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Oramel H. Simpson
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1926-28
• Democrat

Oramel H. Simpson - Wikipedia
Oramel H. Simpson
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Huey Pierce Long, Jr.
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1932-1935
• Democrat
• Died September 10, 1935 two days after being
  shot by an assassin in Baton Rouge,

Huey Pierce Long Wikipedia
Huey P. Long
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Alvin Olin King
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor January 25, 1932 until May 10,
  1932.
• Democrat

Alvin Olin King Wikipedia
Alvin O. King
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Oscar Kelly Allen Sr.
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor from 1932 to 1936.
• Democrat

Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen Wikipedia
Oscar K. Allen
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James Albert Noe Sr.
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor January 28, 1936 until May 12,
  1936.
• Democrat

James A. Noe Wikipedia
James A. Noe
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Richard Leche
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1936-1939
• Democrat

Richard W. Leche Wikipedia
Richard W. Leche
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Earl Kemp Long
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor
• Three-time Democratic governor of Louisiana.
  Served from
• 1939-1940
• 1948-1952
• 1956-1960.

Earl K. Long Wikipedia
Earl K. Long
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Sam H. Jones
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1940 to 1944.
• Democrat

Sam H. Jones Wikipedia
Sam H. Jones
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Jimmy Davis
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor
• Served two nonconsecutive terms
• 1944-1948
• 1960-1964
• Democrat

Fun Fact!
Jimmie H. Davis Wikipedia
Governor Jimmy Davis recorded You Are My
Sunshine for Decca Records on February 5, 1940.
Jimmie H. Davis
Top Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Robert Kennon Sr.
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1952-1956
• Democrat

Robert F. Kennon Wikipedia
Robert F. Kennon
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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John J. McKeithen
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor Served from 1964 to 1972.
• Democrat

John J. McKeithen Wikipedia
John J. McKeithen
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Edwin Edwards
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor
• Four terms
• 19721976
• 1976-1980
• 19841988,
• 19921996
• Democrat

Fun Fact!
Edwin W. Edwards Wikipedia
Only Governor to serve 4 terms.
Edwin W. Edwards
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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David Treen
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1980 - 1984
• Republican Governor

Fun Fact!
Governor Treen was the first Republican governor
since 1877. Louisiana had Democratic Governors
for more than 100 years.
David C. Treen Wikipedia
David C. Treen
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Charles E. Buddy Roemer III
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1988-1992
• Democrat and later Republican

Fun Fact!
Buddy Roemer was a Democrat and then a
Republican, while in office.
Charles E. (Buddy) Roemer III Wikipedia
Charles E. "Buddy" Roemer, III
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Mike Foster
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 1996-2004
• Republican

Fun Fact!
His grandfather (Murphy Foster) was the also a
Louisiana Governor who served from 1882-1900.
Murphy J. (Mike) Foster, Jr. Wikipedia
Murphy J. "Mike" Foster
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Kathleen Blanco
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor 2004-2008
• Democrat

Fun Fact!
Kathleen Blanco was the first woman to hold the
office of governor of Louisiana.
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco Wikipedia
Kathleen Babineaux Blanco
Photo Courtesy of the State Governor's Office
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Bobby Jindal
State of Louisiana

• Louisiana Governor
• Piyush "Bobby" Jindal became Governor in January
  2008..

Fun Fact!
Bobby Jindal - Wikipedia
When elected in 2007, Governor Jindal was the
youngest current Governor.
Photo Gallery (Has Flash and HTML Links)
Bobby Jindal
Video and Audio Clips Link
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The End

• Photos used with Permission from the Louisiana
  Governors Site and from Wikipedia.
• Background photo of the State Capitol in Baton
  Rouge by Jude Dubois (December 2008)

• Louisiana Governor's Mansion Foundation
• Louisiana Governor's Mansion - Wikipedia, the
  free encyclopedia
• Old Louisiana Governor's Mansion

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