History / Congress

Louisiana's 8th congressional district

26 members have held this seat since Apr 7, 1913. Vacant or no longer exists.

Holders
26
25 D · 1 R
Longest tenure
10 years
Asa Leonard Allen
Current
—
nobody
history/seat/la-8Every holder, newest first
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19201930194019501960197019801990200020102020James Benjamin Aswell · 1913-04-07 – 1915-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1915-12-06 – 1917-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1917-04-02 – 1919-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1919-05-19 – 1921-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1921-04-11 – 1923-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1923-12-03 – 1925-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1925-12-07 – 1927-03-05 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1927-12-05 – 1929-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1929-04-15 – 1931-03-04 · DemocratJames Benjamin Aswell · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratCleveland Dear · 1933-03-09 – 1937-01-04 · DemocratAsa Leonard Allen · 1937-01-05 – 1943-01-04 · DemocratAsa Leonard Allen · 1943-01-06 – 1953-01-04 · DemocratHarold Barnett McSween · 1959-01-07 – 1963-01-04 · DemocratGillis William Long · 1963-01-09 – 1965-01-04 · DemocratSpeedy Oteria Long · 1965-01-04 – 1967-01-04 · DemocratSpeedy Oteria Long · 1967-01-10 – 1971-01-04 · DemocratSpeedy Oteria Long · 1971-01-21 – 1973-01-04 · DemocratGillis William Long · 1975-01-14 – 1979-01-04 · DemocratGillis William Long · 1979-01-15 – 1985-01-04 · DemocratClyde Cecil Holloway · 1987-01-06 – 1993-01-04 · RepublicanJohn Holmes Overton · 1931-12-07 – 1933-03-04 · DemocratGeorge Shannon Long · 1953-01-03 – 1959-01-04 · DemocratGillis William Long · 1973-01-03 – 1975-01-04 · DemocratCatherine Small Long · 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · DemocratGillis William Long · 1985-01-03 – 1987-01-04 · Democrat
Clyde Cecil Holloway R
Jan 6, 1987 – Jan 4, 1993 · 6 years
Catherine Small Long D
Jan 3, 1985 – Jan 4, 1987 · 2 years
Gillis William Long D
Jan 3, 1985 – Jan 4, 1987 · 2 years
Gillis William Long D
Jan 15, 1979 – Jan 4, 1985 · 6 years
Gillis William Long D
Jan 14, 1975 – Jan 4, 1979 · 4 years
Gillis William Long D
Jan 3, 1973 – Jan 4, 1975 · 2 years
Speedy Oteria Long D
Jan 21, 1971 – Jan 4, 1973 · 23 months
Speedy Oteria Long D
Jan 10, 1967 – Jan 4, 1971 · 4 years
Speedy Oteria Long D
Jan 4, 1965 – Jan 4, 1967 · 2 years
Gillis William Long D
Jan 9, 1963 – Jan 4, 1965 · 2 years
Harold Barnett McSween D
Jan 7, 1959 – Jan 4, 1963 · 4 years
George Shannon Long D
Jan 3, 1953 – Jan 4, 1959 · 6 years
Asa Leonard Allen D
Jan 6, 1943 – Jan 4, 1953 · 10 years
Asa Leonard Allen D
Jan 5, 1937 – Jan 4, 1943 · 6 years
Cleveland Dear D
Mar 9, 1933 – Jan 4, 1937 · 3.8 years
James Benjamin Aswell D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
John Holmes Overton D
Dec 7, 1931 – Mar 4, 1933 · 15 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Apr 15, 1929 – Mar 4, 1931 · 23 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Dec 5, 1927 – Mar 4, 1929 · 15 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Dec 7, 1925 – Mar 5, 1927 · 15 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Dec 3, 1923 – Mar 4, 1925 · 15 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Apr 11, 1921 – Mar 4, 1923 · 23 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
May 19, 1919 – Mar 4, 1921 · 22 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Apr 2, 1917 – Mar 4, 1919 · 23 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Dec 6, 1915 – Mar 4, 1917 · 15 months
James Benjamin Aswell D
Apr 7, 1913 – Mar 4, 1915 · 23 months

Dates are from the @unitedstates congress-legislators project. Consecutive terms of one person are merged.