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class="infobox-subheader" style="font-size: 125%; font-weight: normal;">Gouverneur de la Louisiane<br />Gobernador de Luisiana</td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image" style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_Louisiana.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/110px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="110" height="110" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/165px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/220px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span><div class="infobox-caption"><a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Louisiana" title="Seal of Louisiana">Great Seal of the State of Louisiana</a></div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em; border-bottom:solid 1px #ccd2d9; line-height:1.4em;"><div style="padding-bottom:0.4em;"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg/200px-Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg" decoding="async" width="200" height="267" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg/300px-Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/97/Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg/400px-Jeff_Landry_2024.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1707" data-file-height="2277" /></a></span></div><div style="display:inline;font-weight:bold;">Incumbent<br /><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a><br /></div>since January 8, 2024</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><a href="/wiki/Government_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Government of Louisiana">Government of Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Style_(form_of_address)" title="Style (form of address)">Style</a></th><td class="infobox-data">The Honorable</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Official_residence" title="Official residence">Residence</a></th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Governor%27s_Mansion" title="Louisiana Governor's Mansion">Louisiana Governor's Mansion</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label"><a href="/wiki/Term_of_office" title="Term of office">Term length</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Four years, renewable once consecutively</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Precursor</th><td class="infobox-data">Governor of <a href="/wiki/Territory_of_Orleans" title="Territory of Orleans">Orleans Territory</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Inaugural holder</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/William_C._C._Claiborne" title="William C. C. Claiborne">William C. C. Claiborne</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Formation</th><td class="infobox-data">April 30, 1812<span class="noprint"><br />(212 years ago)</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1812-04-30</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Deputy</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Salary</th><td class="infobox-data"><span style="white-space: nowrap"><a href="/wiki/United_States_dollar" title="United States dollar">US$</a>130,000</span> per year</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://gov.louisiana.gov/">Official Website</a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>governor of Louisiana</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Gouverneur de la Louisiane</i>; <a href="/wiki/Spanish_language" title="Spanish language">Spanish</a>: <i lang="es">Gobernador de Luisiana</i>) is the <a href="/wiki/Chief_executive_(head_of_government)" title="Chief executive (head of government)">chief executive</a> of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> government of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a>. The <a href="/wiki/Governor_(United_States)" title="Governor (United States)">governor</a> also serves as the commander in chief of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_National_Guard" title="Louisiana National Guard">Louisiana National Guard</a>. <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a> has held the office since January 8, 2024. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Louisiana ratified its first constitution in 1812. The document provided for a governor who would serve a four-year term and was responsible for appointing all non-elected state officials,<sup id="cite_ref-jones_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> making the holder of the office one of the most powerful such executives in the United States at the time.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xvi_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xvi-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Candidates for the office were limited to white men of at least 35 years of age who held at least $5,000 worth in landed property.<sup id="cite_ref-jones_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xv_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Popular gubernatorial elections were held, but the Louisiana State Legislature was given the responsibility of deciding the winner from among the two top-performing candidates. Governors were forbidden from holding consecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-jones_1-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-jones-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/William_C._C._Claiborne" title="William C. C. Claiborne">William C. C. Claiborne</a> served as the state's first governor.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xv_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xv-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The 1845 constitution eliminated minimum property requirements for gubernatorial candidates<sup id="cite_ref-laconstitutions_4-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laconstitutions-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and ensured the governor would be chosen directly by popular vote.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990121_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990121-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1879, governors were authorized to hold successive terms, but this was eliminated in the 1898 constitution.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> After the 1930s and 1940s, governors increasingly had to manage their image over mass media while their staffs grew in size. In the 1960s, governors assumed responsibility over executing federally-funded programs.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxvi_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxvi-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1966, the state constitution was amended to permit governors to seek consecutive terms in office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The 1974 constitution imposed term limits on the governor<sup id="cite_ref-laconstitutions_4-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-laconstitutions-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and weakened the qualifications for candidates seeking the office.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEDawson1990xxv-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Election">Election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Election"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Only qualified voters in Louisiana are eligible to be elected governor. Any candidates for the office must be at least 25 years of age and have resided in the state for the five previous years.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEQualifications_of_Candidates20221_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEQualifications_of_Candidates20221-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Gubernatorial elections in Louisiana occur concurrently with the elections of other statewide officials in the year prior to the United States' next presidential election. The governor serves a four-year term and may serve no more than two terms consecutively. There are no limits on nonconsecutive terms.<sup id="cite_ref-officeofGov_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officeofGov-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Winning candidates traditionally take office in public inaugural ceremonies accompanied by a speech and followed by <a href="/wiki/Ball_(dance_party)" class="mw-redirect" title="Ball (dance party)">a ball</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Powers_and_duties">Powers and duties</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Executive_authority_and_responsibilities">Executive authority and responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Executive authority and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is the chief executive of state government in Louisiana, though they share executive authority with other elected officials.<sup id="cite_ref-overview_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-overview-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are empowered to request agency heads in state government to report to them on subjects relating to the operation of governmental departments.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201170_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201170-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are <i>ex officio</i> commander in chief of Louisiana's armed forces—except when the guard is pressed into federal service—and are authorized to call it into service "to preserve law and order, to suppress insurrection, to repel invasion, or in other times of emergency."<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201171_14-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201171-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are empowered to grant pardons, reprieves, and commutations to convicted criminals.<sup id="cite_ref-Govpardon_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Govpardon-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Legislative_authority_and_responsibilities">Legislative authority and responsibilities</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Legislative authority and responsibilities"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The governor is constitutionally required to report the legislature on "the affairs of state, including its complete financial condition" at the beginnings of their regular sessions.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111A-3_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111A-3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The constitution also obligates the governor to submit an annual operating budget proposal to the legislature as well as a "five-year capital outlay program" during each such session.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave2011142_17-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave2011142-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor can exercise veto power over all bills passed by the legislature except proposed constitutional amendments.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111A-3_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111A-3-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They have <a href="/wiki/Line-item_veto_in_the_United_States" title="Line-item veto in the United States">line-item veto</a> power over appropriations bills<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201152_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201152-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and are constitutionally obligated to issue line-item vetoes when necessary to ensure that state government operates on a <a href="/wiki/Balanced_budget" title="Balanced budget">balanced budget</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201171_14-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201171-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> A veto can be overridden by a two-thirds majority vote of the legislature.<sup id="cite_ref-Govlegislate_19-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Govlegislate-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor is also empowered to call the legislature into special session at their discretion to consider matters of their choosing.<sup id="cite_ref-Govlegislate_19-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Govlegislate-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201154_20-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201154-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Vacancies_and_succession">Vacancies and succession</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Vacancies and succession"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 4, Section 14 of the state constitution enumerates the line of succession in the event there is a permanent vacancy in the governor's office.<sup id="cite_ref-hutchinson_21-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutchinson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The position of governor passes sequentially as follows: first to the lieutenant governor, then the secretary of state, then the attorney general, then the state treasurer, then the presiding officer of the Senate, and finally the Speaker of the House. They serve the remainder of the original governor's term.<sup id="cite_ref-officeofGov_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officeofGov-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In the event of the governor's momentary absence from Louisiana, the constitution tasks the lieutenant governor with serving as acting governor.<sup id="cite_ref-hutchinson_21-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutchinson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201177_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201177-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-23" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> While there is no firm legal direction regarding temporary succession in the event both the governor and lieutenant governor are out of state at the same time,<sup id="cite_ref-hutchinson_21-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutchinson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in practice the position of acting governor is passed down the line of succession enumerated for permanent vacancies.<sup id="cite_ref-officeofGov_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officeofGov-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-hutchinson_21-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutchinson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Office_structure">Office structure</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Office structure"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The office of the governor is made up of several departments: Chief of Staff's Office, Deputy Chiefs of Staff, Special Assistants to the Governor, Communications and Press, Constituent Services, Legal, Legislative Affairs, Policy, Programs and Planning, the Office of Coastal Activities, Boards and Commissions, Finance and Administration,<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Office of Elderly Affairs.<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> There are 12 executive agencies under the governor's purview. The appointed secretaries which lead the agencies constitute the governor's cabinet.<sup id="cite_ref-StatewideOfficials_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-StatewideOfficials-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The governor's compensation is determined by law.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111C-3_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20111C-3-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They collect an annual salary of $130,000.<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Political_dynamics">Political dynamics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Political dynamics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Governors usually informally serve as the state leader of whatever political party to which they belong. In this political capacity they often raise funds for their party, recruit candidates for elections, and advocate for major policy proposals.<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Vetoes issued by governors of the state are typically not overturned.<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: Notes"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output 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telecommunications technology since this constitutional provision was ratified have enabled the governor to maintain more effective contact with their subordinates despite being out of the state.<sup id="cite_ref-hutchinson_21-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-hutchinson-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Court rulings in the state have historically noted differences in the scope of governor's absences with regards to their ability to return and assert their leadership on short on notice.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEHargrave201177_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEHargrave201177-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=10" 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 25,</span> 2023</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=The+New+York+Times&rft.atitle=In+Louisiana%2C+a+Democratic+Governor+Leans+on+Vetoes+to+Stall+Conservative+Agenda&rft.date=2023-07-23&rft.aulast=Rojas&rft.aufirst=Rick&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.nytimes.com%2F2023%2F07%2F23%2Fus%2Flouisiana-edwards-conservative-politics-election.html&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> </ol></div></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Works_cited">Works cited</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Governor_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Works cited"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDawson1990" class="citation book cs1">Dawson, Joseph G. III (1990). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=Us6aJWqAdZ0C"><i>The Louisiana Governors: From Iberville to Edwards</i></a>. Louisiana State University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780807115275" title="Special:BookSources/9780807115275"><bdi>9780807115275</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Louisiana+Governors%3A+From+Iberville+to+Edwards&rft.pub=Louisiana+State+University+Press&rft.date=1990&rft.isbn=9780807115275&rft.aulast=Dawson&rft.aufirst=Joseph+G.+III&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DUs6aJWqAdZ0C&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFHargrave2011" class="citation book cs1">Hargrave, W. Lee (2011). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=CO1MAgAAQBAJ"><i>The Louisiana State Constitution</i></a>. Oxford University Press. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780199779031" title="Special:BookSources/9780199779031"><bdi>9780199779031</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Louisiana+State+Constitution&rft.pub=Oxford+University+Press&rft.date=2011&rft.isbn=9780199779031&rft.aulast=Hargrave&rft.aufirst=W.+Lee&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3DCO1MAgAAQBAJ&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFQualifications_of_Candidates2022" class="citation cs2"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.sos.la.gov/ElectionsAndVoting/PublishedDocuments/QualificationsOfCandidates.pdf"><i>Qualifications of Candidates</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>, Government of Louisiana, October 2022</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Qualifications+of+Candidates&rft.pub=Government+of+Louisiana&rft.date=2022-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.sos.la.gov%2FElectionsAndVoting%2FPublishedDocuments%2FQualificationsOfCandidates.pdf&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AGovernor+of+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGovernment_In_Louisiana2011" class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://house.louisiana.gov/slg/PDF/2012-16_SLG.pdf"><i>State And Local Government In Louisiana: An Overview</i></a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span> (11th ed.). 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title="Ponchatoula, Louisiana">Ponchatoula</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Ruston,_Louisiana" title="Ruston, Louisiana">Ruston</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Slidell,_Louisiana" title="Slidell, Louisiana">Slidell</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Sulphur,_Louisiana" title="Sulphur, Louisiana">Sulphur</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Census-designated_place" title="Census-designated place">CDPs</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-odd hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Chalmette,_Louisiana" title="Chalmette, Louisiana">Chalmette</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Harvey,_Louisiana" title="Harvey, Louisiana">Harvey</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/LaPlace,_Louisiana" title="LaPlace, Louisiana">LaPlace</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Marrero,_Louisiana" title="Marrero, Louisiana">Marrero</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Metairie,_Louisiana" title="Metairie, Louisiana">Metairie</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Moss_Bluff,_Louisiana" title="Moss Bluff, Louisiana">Moss Bluff</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Terrytown,_Louisiana" title="Terrytown, Louisiana">Terrytown</a></li></ul> </div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="navbox-group" style="width:1%"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_metropolitan_areas" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana metropolitan areas">Metros</a></th><td class="navbox-list-with-group navbox-list navbox-even hlist" style="width:100%;padding:0"><div style="padding:0 0.25em"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Alexandria,_Louisiana" title="Alexandria, Louisiana">Alexandria</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hammond,_Louisiana" title="Hammond, Louisiana">Hammond</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Houma,_Louisiana" title="Houma, Louisiana">Houma</a>–<a href="/wiki/Bayou_Cane,_Louisiana" 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