List of United States senators from Louisiana

Current delegation

Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to class 2 and class 3. Its current senators are Republicans Bill Cassidy and John Kennedy. Russell Long was the state's longest serving senator, served 1948–1987. Louisiana is one of fifteen states alongside Arizona, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Hawaii, Idaho, Indiana, Maine, Massachusetts, Minnesota, Missouri, Nevada, South Dakota and Utah to have a younger senior senator and an older junior senator.

List of senators

^ "The Hon. Edward Livingston, at present a member of Congress from the State of Louisiana, was on the 12th ult. appointed by the Legislature of that State, a Senator in Congress, vice Mr. Bouligny, whose term of service expires on the 3d of Mar next". Raleigh Register. Raleigh, NC. February 6, 1829. p. 3.
^ Taft, et al., p. 483–512.
^ a b Byrd, p. 114.
^ a b Byrd, p. 115.
^ "M'ENERY ELECTED SENATOR". The New York Times. May 29, 1896. p. 5.
^ a b "Louisiana Senators Elected". The New York Times. May 23, 1900. p. 2.
^ Official Journal of the Proceedings of House of Representatives of the State of Louisiana at the Regular Session of the General Assembly. 1904. p. 76.
^ "Senator McEnery Succeeds Himself". The New York Times. May 20, 1900. p. 2.
^ Robillard, Kevin (November 21, 2015). "Edwards beats Vitter in Louisiana governor's race". Politico. Retrieved November 21, 2015.

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