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href="/wiki/Law_of_Louisiana" title="Law of Louisiana">Louisiana law</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)">Executive</div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><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/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/60px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry" title="Jeff Landry">Jeff Landry</a> (R)</b> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Jeff_Landry#Governor_of_Louisiana_(2024–present)" title="Jeff Landry">State Cabinet</a></li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/Billy_Nungesser" title="Billy Nungesser">Billy Nungesser</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a class="mw-selflink selflink">Secretary of State</a> <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Landry" title="Nancy Landry">Nancy Landry</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Louisiana" title="List of attorneys general of Louisiana">Attorney General</a> <a href="/wiki/Liz_Murrill" title="Liz Murrill">Liz Murrill</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/State_Treasurer" class="mw-redirect" title="State Treasurer">State Treasurer</a> <a href="/wiki/John_Fleming_(American_politician)" title="John Fleming (American politician)">John Fleming</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Department_of_Agriculture_and_Forestry" title="Louisiana Department of Agriculture and Forestry">Commissioner of Agriculture and Forestry</a> <a href="/wiki/Mike_Strain" title="Mike Strain">Mike Strain</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Insurance_commissioner" title="Insurance commissioner">Commissioner of Insurance</a> <a href="/wiki/Tim_Temple" title="Tim Temple">Timothy Temple</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Public_Service_Commission" title="Louisiana Public Service Commission">Public Service Commission</a></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Board_of_Elementary_and_Secondary_Education" title="Louisiana Board of Elementary and Secondary Education">Board of Elementary and Secondary Education</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Legislature" title="Louisiana State Legislature">Legislature</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><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/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/60px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600" /></a></span> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">State Senate</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Louisiana_State_Senate" title="President of the Louisiana State Senate">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Cameron_Henry" title="Cameron Henry">Cameron Henry</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_Louisiana_State_Senate#President_pro_tempore" title="President of the Louisiana State Senate">President pro tempore</a> <a href="/wiki/Regina_Barrow" title="Regina Barrow">Regina Barrow</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Jeremy_Stine" title="Jeremy Stine">Jeremy Stine</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Minority Leader <a href="/wiki/Gerald_Boudreaux" title="Gerald Boudreaux">Gerald Boudreaux</a> (D)</li></ul> <hr /> <p><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/30px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2f/Seal_of_Louisiana.svg/45px-Seal_of_Louisiana.svg.png 1.5x, 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Johnson">Michael T. Johnson</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Majority Leader <a href="/wiki/Mark_Wright_(Louisiana_politician)" title="Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)">Mark Wright (Louisiana politician)</a> (R)</li></ul> <ul><li>Minority Leader <a href="/wiki/Matthew_Willard" title="Matthew Willard">Matthew Willard</a> (D)</li></ul> <hr /></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Judiciary</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><b><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Supreme_Court" title="Louisiana Supreme Court">Supreme Court</a></b></li></ul> <ul><li><ul><li><b>Chief Justice <a href="/wiki/John_L._Weimer" title="John L. Weimer">John L. Weimer</a></b> (I)</li></ul></li></ul> <ul><li><ul><li>Justice <a href="/wiki/William_J._Crain" title="William J. Crain">William J. Crain</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Scott_Crichton_(judge)" title="Scott Crichton (judge)">Scott Crichton</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/James_T._Genovese" title="James T. Genovese">James T. Genovese</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Jay_McCallum" title="Jay McCallum">Jay McCallum</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Jefferson_D._Hughes_III" title="Jefferson D. Hughes III">Jefferson D. Hughes III</a> (R)</li> <li>Justice <a href="/wiki/Piper_D._Griffin" title="Piper D. Griffin">Piper D. Griffin</a> (D)</li></ul></li></ul> <hr /> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Circuit_Courts_of_Appeal" title="Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal">Louisiana Circuit Courts of Appeal</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#District_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Louisiana District Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Parish_and_City_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Parish and City Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Mayors'_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Mayor's Courts</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Judiciary_of_Louisiana#Justice_of_the_Peace_Courts" title="Judiciary of Louisiana">Justice of the Peace Courts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Elections_in_Louisiana" title="Elections in Louisiana">Elections</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content 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of Louisiana">Libertarian Party</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Third_party_(U.S._politics)" title="Third party (U.S. politics)">National minor parties</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Political_party_strength_in_Louisiana" title="Political party strength in Louisiana">Political party strength</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Administrative_divisions" class="mw-redirect" title="Administrative divisions">Administrative divisions</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/List_of_parishes_in_Louisiana" title="List of parishes in Louisiana">Parishes</a> (64)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_municipalities_in_Louisiana" title="List of municipalities in Louisiana">Municipalities</a> (303)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/List_of_school_districts_in_Louisiana" title="List of school districts in Louisiana">School districts</a></li></ul></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Federal_government_of_the_United_States" title="Federal government of the United States">Federal representation</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content" style="text-align:left"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/30px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png" decoding="async" width="30" height="30" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f0/Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg/45px-Seal_of_the_United_States_Senate.svg.png 1.5x, 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href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 2nd congressional district">2</a>: <a href="/wiki/Troy_Carter_(politician)" title="Troy Carter (politician)">Troy Carter</a> (D)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 3rd congressional district">3</a>: <a href="/wiki/Clay_Higgins" title="Clay Higgins">Clay Higgins</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 4th congressional district">4</a>: <a href="/wiki/Mike_Johnson" title="Mike Johnson">Mike Johnson</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 5th congressional district">5</a>: <a href="/wiki/Julia_Letlow" title="Julia Letlow">Julia Letlow</a> (R)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Louisiana%27s_6th_congressional_district" title="Louisiana's 6th congressional district">6</a>: <a href="/wiki/Garret_Graves" title="Garret Graves">Garret Graves</a> 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.navbar{display:none!important}}</style><div class="navbar plainlinks hlist navbar-mini"><ul><li class="nv-view"><a href="/wiki/Template:Politics_of_Louisiana" title="Template:Politics of Louisiana"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/w/index.php?title=Template_talk:Politics_of_Louisiana&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Template talk:Politics of Louisiana (page does not exist)"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Politics_of_Louisiana" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Politics of Louisiana"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The <b>secretary of state of Louisiana</b> (<a href="/wiki/French_language" title="French language">French</a>: <i lang="fr">Secrétaire d'État de la Louisiane</i>) is one of the elected constitutional officers of the <a href="/wiki/U.S._state" title="U.S. state">U.S. state</a> of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> and serves as the head of the Louisiana Department of State. The position was created by Article 4, Section 7 of the <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Constitution" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Constitution">Louisiana Constitution</a>. </p><p>The current <a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_(U.S._state_government)" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State (U.S. state government)">secretary of state</a> is <a href="/wiki/Nancy_Landry" title="Nancy Landry">Nancy Landry</a>. </p> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <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=Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Powers and duties"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Article 4, Section 7 of the <a href="/wiki/Constitution_of_Louisiana" title="Constitution of Louisiana">Constitution of Louisiana</a> provides for the office of secretary of state.<sup id="cite_ref-depoverview_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-depoverview-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary administers Louisiana's <a href="/wiki/Address_Confidentiality_Program" class="mw-redirect" title="Address Confidentiality Program">Address Confidentiality Program</a>, which protects victims of <a href="/wiki/Stalking" title="Stalking">stalking</a>, <a href="/wiki/Domestic_violence" title="Domestic violence">domestic violence</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Sexual_abuse" title="Sexual abuse">sexual abuse</a>.<sup class="noprint Inline-Template Template-Fact" style="white-space:nowrap;">[<i><a href="/wiki/Wikipedia:Citation_needed" title="Wikipedia:Citation needed"><span title="This claim needs references to reliable sources. (July 2023)">citation needed</span></a></i>]</sup> The secretary operates <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.laonecall.com/">"Louisiana One Call"</a>, the state's "<a href="/wiki/Utility_location" title="Utility location">call before you dig</a>" program,<sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and accepts applications for the Southeast Louisiana Flood Protection Authority.<sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The office manages an online portal for businesses operating in the state.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary of state's office is responsible for the management of the <a href="/wiki/Old_Louisiana_Governor%27s_Mansion" title="Old Louisiana Governor's Mansion">Old Louisiana Governor's Mansion</a>, the <a href="/wiki/Old_Louisiana_State_Capitol" title="Old Louisiana State Capitol">Old Louisiana State Capitol</a>, the State Archives, and seven museums.<sup id="cite_ref-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The secretary is an <i>ex officio</i> member of the State Bond Commission<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20112A-6_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20112A-6-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the board of directors of the Louisiana Citizens Property Insurance Corporation.<sup id="cite_ref-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20112H-9_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FOOTNOTEGovernment_In_Louisiana20112H-9-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> They are second in the line of gubernatorial succession.<sup id="cite_ref-officeofGov_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-officeofGov-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Structure_and_organization">Structure and organization</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Structure and organization"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>The secretary of state's office is located in Baton Rouge.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Louisiana Department of State is composed of eight divisions: </p> <ul><li><b>The Louisiana State Archives</b> is a division of the secretary of state's office, and is the official repository for all historical records of the state.</li> <li><b>The Commissions Division</b> grants commission certificates to state officials, as well as <a href="/wiki/Justice_of_the_peace" title="Justice of the peace">justices of the peace</a> and <a href="/wiki/Clergymen" class="mw-redirect" title="Clergymen">clergymen</a> (to perform <a href="/wiki/Marriage" title="Marriage">marriages</a>). This division also issues <a href="/wiki/Apostille" class="mw-redirect" title="Apostille">apostilles</a>, and attests and affixes the <a href="/wiki/Seal_of_Louisiana" title="Seal of Louisiana">state seal</a> to <a href="/wiki/Pardon" title="Pardon">pardons</a> issued by the <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Governor of Louisiana">governor</a>.</li> <li><b>The Commercial Division</b> registers corporations and other business entities, administers the state <a href="/wiki/Trademark" title="Trademark">trademark</a> laws, and files <a href="/wiki/Lien" title="Lien">liens</a> pursuant to the <a href="/wiki/Uniform_Commercial_Code" title="Uniform Commercial Code">Uniform Commercial Code</a>. This division also serves as the <a href="/wiki/Registered_agent" title="Registered agent">registered agent</a> for <a href="/wiki/Service_of_process" title="Service of process">service of process</a> in certain types of <a href="/wiki/Lawsuit" title="Lawsuit">lawsuits</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></li> <li><b>The Elections Division</b> is responsible for the administration of all <a href="/wiki/Election" title="Election">elections</a> within the state.<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> <a href="/wiki/Campaign_finance" title="Campaign finance">Campaign finance</a> and <a href="/wiki/Lobbying" title="Lobbying">lobbying</a> are regulated by the <a href="/w/index.php?title=Louisiana_Ethics_Administration&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louisiana Ethics Administration (page does not exist)">Louisiana Ethics Administration</a>, a separate agency.</li> <li><b>The Museums Division</b> operates the state's many museums and historical exhibits.</li> <li><b>The Notaries Division</b> licenses and supervises <a href="/wiki/Notary_public" title="Notary public">notaries public</a>.</li> <li><b>The Publications Division</b> publishes the state laws of Louisiana, as well as other informational documents of the state government.</li> <li><b>The Voter Outreach Division</b> is responsible for educating and promoting voter rights to current and future voters by coordinating with schools, private organizations, and holding its own voter registration drives.</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_secretaries_of_state">List of secretaries of state</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: List of secretaries of state"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>#</th> <th>Image</th> <th>Name</th> <th>Political party</th> <th>Term of office </th></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Louis_B._Macarty&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Louis B. Macarty (page does not exist)">Louis B. Macarty</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic-Republican_Party" title="Democratic-Republican Party">Democraticic-Republican</a> </td> <td>1812–1816 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#AACC99"> <td>2 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau,_1840-43.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png/60px-Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="67" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png/90px-Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/98/Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png/120px-Artist_Jacques_Amans_or_Jean_Joseph_Vaudechamp_%C3%89tienne_Mazureau%2C_1840-43.png 2x" data-file-width="754" data-file-height="843" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Etienne_Mazureau" class="mw-redirect" title="Etienne Mazureau">Etienne Mazureau</a> </td> <td>Democraticic-Republican </td> <td>1816–1820 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td>3 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Pierre_Derbigny.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Pierre_Derbigny.jpg/60px-Pierre_Derbigny.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="80" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Pierre_Derbigny.jpg/90px-Pierre_Derbigny.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/Pierre_Derbigny.jpg/120px-Pierre_Derbigny.jpg 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="400" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pierre_Derbigny" title="Pierre Derbigny">Pierre Derbigny</a> </td> <td>Democraticic-Republican<br /><a href="/wiki/National_Republican_Party" title="National Republican Party">National Republican</a> </td> <td>1820-1828 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFE6B0"> <td>4 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeoAWagga.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/GeoAWagga.jpg/60px-GeoAWagga.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/GeoAWagga.jpg/90px-GeoAWagga.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/b2/GeoAWagga.jpg/120px-GeoAWagga.jpg 2x" data-file-width="178" data-file-height="225" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_A._Waggaman" title="George A. Waggaman">George A. Waggaman</a> </td> <td>National Republican </td> <td>1828-1831 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>5 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:GeorgeEustisJr.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GeorgeEustisJr.jpg/60px-GeorgeEustisJr.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GeorgeEustisJr.jpg/90px-GeorgeEustisJr.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/92/GeorgeEustisJr.jpg/120px-GeorgeEustisJr.jpg 2x" data-file-width="433" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_Eustis,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="George Eustis, Jr.">George Eustis, Jr.</a> </td> <td>National Republican<br /><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a> </td> <td>1831-1834 </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Martin_Blache&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Martin Blache (page does not exist)">Martin Blache</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1834-1836 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=William_C._C._Claiborne,_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="William C. C. Claiborne, Jr. (page does not exist)">William C. C. Claiborne, Jr.</a> </td> <td>Whig </td> <td>1836-1837 </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alfred_E._Forstall&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alfred E. Forstall (page does not exist)">Alfred E. Forstall</a> </td> <td> </td> <td>1837-1838 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>9 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg/60px-Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg/90px-Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/26/Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg/120px-Henry_Adams_Bullard.jpg 2x" data-file-width="330" data-file-height="390" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_Adams_Bullard" class="mw-redirect" title="Henry Adams Bullard">Henry Adams Bullard</a> </td> <td>Whig </td> <td>1838-1839 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#F0C862"> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Levi_Pierce&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Levi Pierce (page does not exist)">Levi Pierce</a> </td> <td>Whig </td> <td>1839–1845 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>11 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg/60px-Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="65" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg/90px-Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/87/Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg/120px-Robert_Carter_Nicholas.jpg 2x" data-file-width="477" data-file-height="516" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Robert_C._Nicholas" title="Robert C. Nicholas">Robert C. Nicholas</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democraticic</a> </td> <td>1845 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Zenon_Ledoux,_Jr.&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Zenon Ledoux, Jr. (page does not exist)">Zenon Ledoux, Jr.</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1845 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>13 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png/60px-Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="82" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png/90px-Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/b/bd/Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png/120px-Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9_by_Jules_Lion.png 2x" data-file-width="1886" data-file-height="2591" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Charles_Gayarr%C3%A9" title="Charles Gayarré">Charles Gayarré</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1845–1852 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Andrew_S._Herron" title="Andrew S. Herron">Andrew S. Herron</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1852–1859 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Pliny_D._Hardy&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Pliny D. Hardy (page does not exist)">Pliny D. Hardy</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1859–1865 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Stanislas_Wrotnowski" title="Stanislas Wrotnowski">Stanislas Wrotnowski</a> </td> <td>Democratic (Unionist) </td> <td>1865–1866 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/George_E._Bovee" title="George E. Bovee">George E. Bovee</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>1866–1872 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>18 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg/60px-General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="79" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg/90px-General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e1/General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg/120px-General_Francis_J._Herron_-_History_of_Iowa.jpg 2x" data-file-width="415" data-file-height="549" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Francis_J._Herron" title="Francis J. Herron">Francis J. Herron</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>1872 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>19 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Jack_Wharton&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Jack Wharton (page does not exist)">Jack Wharton</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>1872-1873 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/P.G._Deslonde" class="mw-redirect" title="P.G. Deslonde">P.G. Deslonde</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td>1873–1877 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>21 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Emile_Honor%C3%A9" title="Emile Honoré">Emile Honoré</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>1877<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>22 </td> <td> </td> <td>Will A. Strong </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1877–1884 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>23 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Oscar_Arroyo" title="Oscar Arroyo">Oscar Arroyo</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1884–1888 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>24 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Leonard_F._Mason_(politician)&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Leonard F. Mason (politician) (page does not exist)">Leonard F. Mason</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1888–1892 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>25 </td> <td> </td> <td>T. S. Adams </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1892–1896 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>26 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_T._Michel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John T. Michel (page does not exist)">John T. Michel</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1896–1912 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>27 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Alvin_Hebert&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Alvin Hebert (page does not exist)">Alvin Hebert</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1912–1914 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>28 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=W._F._Millsaps&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="W. F. Millsaps (page does not exist)">W. F. Millsaps</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1914–1916 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>29 </td> <td> </td> <td>James J. Bailey </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1916–1932 (died in office, 1930) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>30 </td> <td> </td> <td>Alice Lee Grosjean </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1930–1932 (appointed by Governor Long to fill Bailey's terms) </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>31 </td> <td> </td> <td>E. A. Conway </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>1932–1940 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>32 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_(1).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg/60px-JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="84" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg/90px-JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/85/JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg/120px-JPFG_1956_Winans_Photo_headshot_%281%29.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1500" data-file-height="2100" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jack_P._F._Gremillion" class="mw-redirect" title="Jack P. F. Gremillion">Jack P. F. 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Fox McKeithen</a> </td> <td>Democratic<br />Republican </td> <td>1988–2005 </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>– </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Al_Ater" title="Al Ater">Al Ater</a> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td>2005–2006<br />(Acting) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>37 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg/60px-Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg" decoding="async" width="60" height="76" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg/90px-Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/dc/Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg/120px-Jay_Dardenne_Feb_2013.jpg 2x" data-file-width="1462" data-file-height="1850" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jay_Dardenne" title="Jay Dardenne">Jay Dardenne</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>2006–2010 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>38 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tom_Schedler" title="Tom Schedler">Tom Schedler</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>2010–2018<br />(Acting 2010–2011) </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>39 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png/60px-Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png" decoding="async" width="60" height="96" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png/90px-Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/aa/Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png/120px-Kyle_Ardoin_testifies_before_Congress.png 2x" data-file-width="261" data-file-height="417" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kyle_Ardoin" title="Kyle Ardoin">Kyle Ardoin</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>2018–2024 </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>40 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Nancy_Landry" title="Nancy Landry">Nancy Landry</a> </td> <td>Republican </td> <td>2024–present </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Secretary_of_State_of_Louisiana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Attorney_General_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="Attorney General of Louisiana">Attorney General of Louisiana</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a 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Bassett</a> (D)</div></div><div class="nocolbreak"><div style="margin-top:1em"><b>Territories:</b></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_American_Samoa" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of American Samoa">AS</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Eleasalo_Ale" title="Eleasalo Ale">Eleasalo Ale</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Guam" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Guam">GU</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#3333FF;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/Josh_Tenorio" title="Josh Tenorio">Josh Tenorio</a> (D)</i></div></div> <div><div style="font-weight:bold; width:2em; display:inline-block;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Northern_Mariana_Islands" class="mw-redirect" title="Secretary of State of Northern Mariana Islands">MP</a></div> <div style="display:inline-block;"><span style="color:#DDDDBB;">▌</span><i><a href="/wiki/David_M._Apatang" title="David M. 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