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href="/wiki/1844_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1844 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1844</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1848 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1852 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1856_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1856 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1856</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1860_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1860 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1860</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1864 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1864</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1868 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1872 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1876 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1880 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1884 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1888 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1892 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1896 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1900 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1904 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1908 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1912 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1916 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1920 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1924 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1928 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1932 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1936 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1940 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1944 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1948 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1952 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1960 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1964 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1968 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1972 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1976 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1976</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1980 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1984 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1988 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1988</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1992 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1996 United States presidential election in Louisiana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2000 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2004 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2008 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2016 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2020 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="2024 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_primary" title="United States presidential primary">Presidential primaries</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Democratic Party presidential primaries">Democratic</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2000_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2000 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2000</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2004 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2008 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2012 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2016 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2020 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Louisiana_Democratic_presidential_primary" title="2024 Louisiana Democratic presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl> <dl><dt><span class="nobold"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" class="mw-redirect" title="Republican Party presidential primaries">Republican</a></span></dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/2004_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2004 Louisiana Republican presidential primary">2004</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_caucuses_and_primary" title="2008 Louisiana Republican presidential caucuses and primary">2008</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana#Republican_primary_and_caucuses" title="2012 United States presidential election in Louisiana">2012</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2016_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2016 Louisiana Republican presidential primary">2016</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2020_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="2020 Louisiana Republican presidential primary">2020</a></dd> <dd><a href="/wiki/2024_Louisiana_Republican_presidential_primary" title="2024 Louisiana Republican presidential primary">2024</a></dd></dl></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1812 United States Senate elections in Louisiana">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1813 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1813</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1813_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1813 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1813 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1817_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1817 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1817</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1818 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1818</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1818 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1818 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1819_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1819 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1819</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1823_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1823 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1823</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1824 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1824 United States Senate special elections in Louisiana">1824 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1825_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1825 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1825</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1829_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1829 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1829</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1831 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1831</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1831_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1831 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1831 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1833_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1833 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1833 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1835_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1835 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1835</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1836 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1837 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1837</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1837_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1837 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1837 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1840</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1844 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1847 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1848_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1848 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1848</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1852 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1853 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1859 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States Senate elections in Louisiana">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1876 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1879 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1889_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1889</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1891_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1891 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1891</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1894</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_Senate_special_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States Senate special elections in Louisiana">1894 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States Senate elections in Louisiana">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States Senate elections in Louisiana">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1910 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_Senate_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States Senate elections in Louisiana">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1918 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1920 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1926</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" title="1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1936 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1944 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1948 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States Senate special election in Louisiana">1948 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1950 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1956 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1960 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1962 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1966 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1968 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1972 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1974 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1974</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1978 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1980 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1980</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1984 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1984</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1986 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1990 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1992 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1996 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="1998 United States Senate election in Louisiana">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2002 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2004 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2010 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2014 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2016 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2020 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2022 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2026_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" title="2026 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2026</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2028_United_States_Senate_election_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="2028 United States Senate election in Louisiana">2028</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/United_States_House_of_Representatives" title="United States House of Representatives">U.S. House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1812_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="1812 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1814_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Louisiana" title="1814 United States House of Representatives election in Louisiana">1814</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Louisiana" title="1816 United States House of Representatives election in Louisiana">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1818_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Louisiana" title="1818 United States House of Representatives election in Louisiana">1818</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1818_Louisiana%27s_at-large_congressional_district_special_election" title="1818 Louisiana's at-large congressional district special election">AL sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_United_States_House_of_Representatives_election_in_Louisiana" title="1820 United States House of Representatives election in Louisiana">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1822_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="1822 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1822</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="1824 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1826_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="1826 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1826</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="1828 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1830 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1830</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1832_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1832 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1832</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1834 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1834</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1834_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1834 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1834 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1836_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1836 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1836</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1838 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1840_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1840</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1840_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1840 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1843_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1843 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1843</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1844_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1844</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1844_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1844 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1847_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1847 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1847</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1849 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1849</a></li> <li>1850 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1850_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1850_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1850 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1851_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1851 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1851</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1853_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1853 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1853</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1855 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1857_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1857 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1857</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1859 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1868 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1870_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1870 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1870</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1872</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1872_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1872 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1873 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1873_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1873 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1874_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1874 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1874</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1876 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1878_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1878</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1878_Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1878 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1880_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1880 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1880</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1882_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1882 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1882</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1884 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1886_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1886</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1886_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1886 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1887 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1887_Louisiana%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1887 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1888 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1888</a></li> <li>1889 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1889_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1889 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1890_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1890 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1890</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1892 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1894_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1894</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1894_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1894 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1896</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1896_Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1896 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1898_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1898 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1898</a></li> <li>1899 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1899_Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1899 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1900 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1902_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1902 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1902</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1904 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1906_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1906 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1906</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1908</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1908_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1908 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1909 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1909_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1909 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1910_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1910</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1910_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1910 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1912 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1914_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1914 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1914</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1916 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1918_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1918 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1918</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1920 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1922_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1922 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1922</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1924</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1924_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1924 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1926_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1926 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1926</a></li> <li>1927 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1927_Louisiana%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1927 Louisiana's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1928 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1928</a></li> <li>1929 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1929_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1929 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1930 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1930</a></li> <li>1931 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1931_Louisiana%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1931 Louisiana's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1932 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1934 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1936 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1938_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1938 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1938</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1940 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1942_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1942 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1942</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1944</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1944_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1944 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1946 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1948 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1950 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1954_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1954</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1958 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1960 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1960</a></li> <li>1961 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1961_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1961 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1962 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1964</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1964_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1964 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1965 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1965_Louisiana%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1965 Louisiana's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1966_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1966 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1966</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1968 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1970_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1970 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1970</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1972</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1972_Louisiana%27s_7th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1972 Louisiana's 7th congressional district special election">7th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li>1973 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1973_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1973 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1974_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1974 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1974</a></li> <li>1975 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1975_Louisiana%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1975 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1976 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1976</a></li> <li>1977 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1977_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1977 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1978_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1978 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1978</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1980</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1980_Louisiana%27s_3rd_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1980 Louisiana's 3rd congressional district special election">3rd sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1982 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1984_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1984 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1984</a></li> <li>1985 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1985_Louisiana%27s_8th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1985 Louisiana's 8th congressional district special election">8th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1986 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1988_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1988</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1988_Louisiana%27s_4th_congressional_district_special_election" class="mw-redirect" title="1988 Louisiana's 4th congressional district special election">4th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1990 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1992_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1992 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1992</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1994 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1996_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1996 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="1998 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">1998</a></li> <li>1999 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1999_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="1999 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="2000 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="2002 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="2004 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2006 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2008 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2008</a> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana%27s_1st_congressional_district_special_election" title="2008 Louisiana's 1st congressional district special election">1st sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Louisiana%27s_6th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2008 Louisiana's 6th congressional district special election">6th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2010 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2012 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2012</a></li> <li>2013 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2013_Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2013 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2016 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2018 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2020 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2020</a></li> <li>2021 <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2021_Louisiana%27s_2nd_congressional_district_special_election" title="2021 Louisiana's 2nd congressional district special election">2nd sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_Louisiana%27s_5th_congressional_district_special_election" title="2021 Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election">5th sp</a></li></ul></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2022 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2022</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections_in_Louisiana" title="2024 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana#Law_and_government" title="Louisiana">State government</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> General elections</th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Louisiana_elections" title="2007 Louisiana elections">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Louisiana_state_elections" title="2010 Louisiana state elections">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_elections" title="2011 Louisiana elections">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_elections" title="2015 Louisiana elections">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_elections" title="2019 Louisiana elections">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Louisiana_elections" title="2020 Louisiana elections">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_elections" title="2023 Louisiana elections">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Louisiana" title="List of governors of Louisiana">Gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1812_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1812 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1812</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1816_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1816 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1816</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1820_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1820 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1820</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1824_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1824 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1824</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1828_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1828 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1828</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1830_Louisiana_gubernatorial_special_election" title="1830 Louisiana gubernatorial special election">1830 sp</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1834_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1834 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1834</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1838_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1838 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1838</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1842_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1842 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1842</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1846_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1846 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1846</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1849_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1849 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1849</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1852_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1852 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1852</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1855_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1855 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1855</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1859_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1859 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1859</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1863_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election_(Confederate)" class="mw-redirect" title="1863 Louisiana gubernatorial election (Confederate)">1863 (C)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1864_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election_(Union)" class="mw-redirect" title="1864 Louisiana gubernatorial election (Union)">1864 (U)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1865_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1865 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1865</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1868_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1868 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1868</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1872_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1872 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1872</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1876_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1876 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1876</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1879_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1879 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1879</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1884_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1884 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1884</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1888_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1888 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1888</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1892_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1892 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1892</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1896_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1896 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1896</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1900_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1900 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1900</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1904_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1904 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1904</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1908_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1908 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1908</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1912_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1912 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1912</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1916_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1916 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1916</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1920_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1920 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1920</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1924_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1924 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1924</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1928_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1928 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1928</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1932_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1932 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1932</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1936_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1936 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1936</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1940_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1940 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1940</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1944_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1944 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1944</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1948_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1948 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1948</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1952_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1952 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1952</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1956 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1956</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1960_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1960 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1960</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1964_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1964 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1964</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1968_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1968 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1968</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1972_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1972 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1972</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1975_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1975 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1975</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1979_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1979 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1979</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1983_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1983 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1983</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1987_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1987 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1987</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1991_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1991 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1991</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1995_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1995 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1995</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1999_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="1999 Louisiana gubernatorial election">1999</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2003_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2003 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2003</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2007_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2011 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" title="2023 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2023</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2027_Louisiana_gubernatorial_election" class="mw-redirect" title="2027 Louisiana gubernatorial election">2027</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Lieutenant_Governor_of_Louisiana" title="Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana">Lieutenant gubernatorial elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2011 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2015 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2019 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_lieutenant_gubernatorial_election" title="2023 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_attorneys_general_of_Louisiana" title="List of attorneys general of Louisiana">Attorney General elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2007_Louisiana_Attorney_General_election" title="2007 Louisiana Attorney General election">2007</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2011_Louisiana_Attorney_General_election" title="2011 Louisiana Attorney General election">2011</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2015_Louisiana_Attorney_General_election" title="2015 Louisiana Attorney General election">2015</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_Attorney_General_election" title="2019 Louisiana Attorney General election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_Attorney_General_election" title="2023 Louisiana Attorney General election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Treasurer" title="Louisiana State Treasurer">Treasurer elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2017_Louisiana_State_Treasurer_special_election" title="2017 Louisiana State Treasurer special election">2017 sp</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">State Senate elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2019_Louisiana_State_Senate_election" title="2019 Louisiana State Senate election">2019</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_State_Senate_election" title="2023 Louisiana State Senate election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">House of Representatives elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2023_Louisiana_House_of_Representatives_election" title="2023 Louisiana House of Representatives election">2023</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Ballot_measure" class="mw-redirect" title="Ballot measure">Ballot measures</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"> <dl><dt>2004</dt> <dd><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Constitutional_Amendment_1" class="mw-redirect" title="Louisiana Constitutional Amendment 1">Amendment 1</a></dd></dl></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana#Government" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a class="mw-selflink selflink">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1996_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="1996 Baton Rouge mayoral election">1996</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2000_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2000 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2000</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2004_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2004 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2004</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2008_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2008 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2008</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2012_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2012 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2012</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2016_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2016 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2016</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2020_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2020 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2020</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2024_Baton_Rouge_mayoral_election" title="2024 Baton Rouge mayoral election">2024</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/New_Orleans#Government" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_mayoral_elections" title="New Orleans mayoral elections">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1866_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1866 New Orleans mayoral election">1866</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1930_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1930 New Orleans mayoral election">1930</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1934_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1934 New Orleans mayoral election">1934</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1946_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1946 New Orleans mayoral election">1946</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1950_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1950 New Orleans mayoral election">1950</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1958_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1958 New Orleans mayoral election">1958</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1962_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1962 New Orleans mayoral election">1962</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1965_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1965 New Orleans mayoral election">1965</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1969%E2%80%9370_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1969–70 New Orleans mayoral election">1969</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1973_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1973 New Orleans mayoral election">1973</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1977_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1977 New Orleans mayoral election">1977</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1982_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1982 New Orleans mayoral election">1982</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1986_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1986 New Orleans mayoral election">1986</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1990_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1990 New Orleans mayoral election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1994 New Orleans mayoral election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="1998 New Orleans mayoral election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2002 New Orleans mayoral election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2006 New Orleans mayoral election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2010 New Orleans mayoral election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2014 New Orleans mayoral election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2017_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2017 New Orleans mayoral election">2017</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2021_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2021 New Orleans mayoral election">2021</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2025_New_Orleans_mayoral_election" title="2025 New Orleans mayoral election">2025</a></li></ul></td> </tr><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans_City_Council" title="New Orleans City Council">City Council elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/2006_New_Orleans_city_council_election" title="2006 New Orleans city council election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_New_Orleans_city_council_election" title="2010 New Orleans city council election">2010</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <div class="sidebar-list mw-collapsible mw-collapsed"><div class="sidebar-list-title" style="border-top:#aaa 1px solid;;color: var(--color-base)"><a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana#Government" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a></div><div class="sidebar-list-content mw-collapsible-content"><table class="sidebar nomobile nowraplinks" style="background-color: transparent; color: var( --color-base ); border-collapse:collapse; border-spacing:0px; border:none; width:100%; margin:0px; font-size:100%; clear:none; float:none"><tbody><tr><th class="sidebar-heading"> <a href="/wiki/List_of_mayors_of_Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="List of mayors of Shreveport, Louisiana">Mayoral elections</a></th></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-content"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1990_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="1990 Shreveport mayoral election">1990</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1994_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="1994 Shreveport mayoral election">1994</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1998_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="1998 Shreveport mayoral election">1998</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2002_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2002 Shreveport mayoral election">2002</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2006_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2006 Shreveport mayoral election">2006</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2010_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2010 Shreveport mayoral election">2010</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2014_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2014 Shreveport mayoral election">2014</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2018_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2018 Shreveport mayoral election">2018</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/2022_Shreveport_mayoral_election" title="2022 Shreveport mayoral election">2022</a></li></ul></td> </tr></tbody></table></div></div></td> </tr><tr><td class="sidebar-below"> <span class="noviewer" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Category"><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/16px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png" decoding="async" width="16" height="16" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/23px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/9/96/Symbol_category_class.svg/31px-Symbol_category_class.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="180" data-file-height="185" /></span></span> <a href="/wiki/Category:Government_of_Louisiana" title="Category:Government of Louisiana">Government</a></td></tr><tr><td class="sidebar-navbar" style="padding-top:0;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1129693374"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239400231">.mw-parser-output .navbar{display:inline;font-size:88%;font-weight:normal}.mw-parser-output .navbar-collapse{float:left;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .navbar-boxtext{word-spacing:0}.mw-parser-output .navbar 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href="/wiki/Template:Elections_in_Louisiana_sidebar" title="Template:Elections in Louisiana sidebar"><abbr title="View this template">v</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-talk"><a href="/wiki/Template_talk:Elections_in_Louisiana_sidebar" title="Template talk:Elections in Louisiana sidebar"><abbr title="Discuss this template">t</abbr></a></li><li class="nv-edit"><a href="/wiki/Special:EditPage/Template:Elections_in_Louisiana_sidebar" title="Special:EditPage/Template:Elections in Louisiana sidebar"><abbr title="Edit this template">e</abbr></a></li></ul></div></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The office of <b>Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana</b> was formally created in 1846 as the chief executive of the City of <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Democratic_Advocate_(p._2)_1-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Democratic_Advocate_(p._2)-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> which has been the <a href="/wiki/Capital_city" title="Capital city">state capital</a> of <a href="/wiki/Louisiana" title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a> continuously since 1849 (except for a brief time during and after the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a> when <a href="/wiki/Opelousas,_Louisiana" title="Opelousas, Louisiana">Opelousas</a>, <a href="/wiki/Shreveport,_Louisiana" title="Shreveport, Louisiana">Shreveport</a>, or <a href="/wiki/New_Orleans" title="New Orleans">New Orleans</a> held that title). </p> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Leon_Jastremski.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg/220px-Leon_Jastremski.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="294" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg/330px-Leon_Jastremski.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg 2x" data-file-width="383" data-file-height="512" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Leon_Jastremski" title="Leon Jastremski">Leon Jastremski</a>, 34th chief executive of Baton Rouge.</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg/220px-Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="311" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg/330px-Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="572" /></a><figcaption><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Weston_Broome" title="Sharon Weston Broome">Sharon Weston Broome</a>, 64th chief executive of Baton Rouge (2017– )</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-default-size mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg/220px-City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg" decoding="async" width="220" height="129" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg/330px-City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/69/City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg/440px-City_Of_Baton_Rouge_Mayors.jpg 2x" data-file-width="980" data-file-height="573" /></a><figcaption>Some of the men and women who have held the title of <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayor</a> in the <a href="/wiki/City" title="City">city</a> of <a href="/wiki/Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Baton Rouge, Louisiana</a>.</figcaption></figure> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Background">Background</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Background"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Baton Rouge was granted the right to <a href="/wiki/Municipal_corporation#United_States" title="Municipal corporation">incorporate</a> in 1817 under <a href="/wiki/Special_legislation" title="Special legislation">legislation</a> approved by Louisiana's second <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Louisiana">governor</a>, <a href="/wiki/Jacques_Viller%C3%A9" title="Jacques Villeré">Jacques Villeré</a>. The city was chartered the following year and led by a <a href="/wiki/Magistrate#United_States" title="Magistrate">magistrate</a> who was chosen among the popularly-elected, five-member <a href="/wiki/Board_of_selectmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of selectmen">board of selectmen</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Selectmen were up for election annually.<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> </p><p>Early <a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">mayors</a> also served one-year terms.<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> The office had a two-year term in the 1880s<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> and was increased to four years in duration in 1898.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The first mayoral election in 1846 was between James Cooper (who had previously served as a magistrate<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>) and <a href="/wiki/John_R._Dufrocq" title="John R. Dufrocq">John Dufrocq</a>,<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Democratic_Advocate_(p._2)_1-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Democratic_Advocate_(p._2)-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> a <a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig Party</a> member<sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)_7-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who won the balloting.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1856 another noteworthy race occurred, this time between <a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a> mayor Joseph Monget and his <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" title="Louisiana Democratic Party">Democratic</a> challenger, Edward Cousinard;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after actually tying in the popular vote, the commissioners of election decided to award the election to the incumbent.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Cousinard later won the mayor's seat himself in the 1857 election.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>The city's government essentially ceased to exist for the duration of the <a href="/wiki/American_Civil_War" title="American Civil War">Civil War</a>, once the <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baton_Rouge_(1862)" title="Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)">Battle of Baton Rouge</a> had begun in 1862.<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 250">: 250 </span></sup> It was also largely stripped of influence at one point by the First <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Acts" title="Reconstruction Acts">Reconstruction Act</a>, which was issued in 1867.<sup id="cite_ref-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)_11-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Multiple mayoral elections during the <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction Era">Reconstruction Era</a> were disputed. After the 1871 election Gov. <a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Warmoth" title="Henry C. Warmoth">Henry Clay Warmoth</a> did what he legally could from the temporary capitol in New Orleans to briefly prop up the new <a href="/wiki/African_Americans" title="African Americans">African American</a> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Louisiana" title="Republican Party of Louisiana">Republican</a> mayor,<sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)_12-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> who was facing an overwhelmingly Democratic-controlled board of selectmen<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 254">: 254 </span></sup>—but in 1872 Warmoth himself was facing a mounting <a href="/wiki/Impeachment_in_the_United_States" title="Impeachment in the United States">impeachment</a> effort and forced to broaden what remained of his support by reaching out to Democrats who had a much more solid base in Louisiana than the Republicans did; he declared the disputed 1872 election results null and void, and awarded the state's commission to the Democratic candidate.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_13-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Ultimately, the 1872–73 term essentially ended up with two separately-functioning city governments, one recognized primarily by African American and pro-<a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a> Republicans (including so-called "<a href="/wiki/Carpetbagger" title="Carpetbagger">carpetbaggers</a>" and "<a href="/wiki/Scalawag" title="Scalawag">scalawags</a>") and one recognized primarily by native white Democrats.<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 253–54">: 253–54 </span></sup> Although the term "<a href="/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">city council</a>" had been used on occasion before,<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> the board of selectmen really seems to have begun transitioning over to the use of the term under the Republican mayor that year,<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> perhaps in anticipation of needing to differentiate it from the competing board of selectmen that the Democrats were in the process of setting up (the board finally formally adopted the title "city council" in 1874<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). The Republicans had shown improvements in their organizational efforts (and electoral strength in general) by being able to win the 1872 election without Warmoth's help—and then by holding a share of the government for the duration of the term. While the Democratic mayor, <a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Elam</a>, had been willing to fight to hang on to his seat after the disputed votes of 1871 and 1872, he either determined that he had no chance at the ballot box in the 1873 annual municipal elections or he simply no longer felt up to the challenge any more (he did, in fact, die only several months after the scheduled election date<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>). Shortly before the election was to be held, African American <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_State_Senate" title="Louisiana State Senate">state senator</a> J. Henri Burch, a prominent area Republican, met with Elam, and they negotiated a compromise where Elam would resign his position and support new governor <a href="/wiki/William_Pitt_Kellogg" title="William Pitt Kellogg">William Pitt Kellogg</a>'s appointment of the Republican incumbent to the mayor's seat—along with three Republicans and three Democrats to the city council (as selected by a <a href="/wiki/Committee#Conference_committee" title="Committee">conference committee</a>).<sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)_18-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This compromise was largely acceptable to both sides (very rare for Reconstruction), although a rogue faction of the Democrats did attempt to hold their own election for the council (which failed to draw many to the polls and apparently quickly faded away).<sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>19<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>After making it through 1873 relatively peacefully, Kellogg also appointed the mayor in 1874.<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 255">: 255 </span></sup> The Republicans did win a <a href="/wiki/Municipality" title="Municipality">municipal</a> election in their own right in 1875, but in 1876 the Democrats were able to use various forms of intimidation, including by former members of the old <a href="/wiki/Knights_of_the_White_Camelia" title="Knights of the White Camelia">Knights of the White Camelia</a>, to regain the mayor's seat<sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>20<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 224">: 224 </span></sup> for the first of 28 consecutive Democratic chief executives. </p><p>In 1914 the city began using a <a href="/wiki/City_commission_government" title="City commission government">city commission government</a> under then-mayor Alex Grouchy, Jr.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> (it had already been in the works before the sudden death of Mayor Jules Roux the year before).<sup id="cite_ref-21" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-21"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>21<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> In 1949 the governments of the city and the <a href="/wiki/East_Baton_Rouge_Parish,_Louisiana" title="East Baton Rouge Parish, Louisiana">Parish of East Baton Rouge</a> were largely consolidated under then-mayor S. Powers Higginbotham,<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)_22-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and in 1982 they were fully merged into a single governing body (similar to a <a href="/wiki/Consolidated_city-county" title="Consolidated city-county">consolidated city-county</a>, although the municipalities of <a href="/wiki/Baker,_Louisiana" title="Baker, Louisiana">Baker</a>, <a href="/wiki/Central,_Louisiana" title="Central, Louisiana">Central</a>, and <a href="/wiki/Zachary,_Louisiana" title="Zachary, Louisiana">Zachary</a> remain self-governing). At that time, the title of "mayor" changed to "mayor-president,"<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Government_23-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Government-23"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>23<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> being that they were now both mayor of Baton Rouge and president of East Baton Rouge Parish. Indeed, three recent mayor-presidents resided in Baker or Zachary at the time of their elections, giving them the distinction of serving as mayor of Baton Rouge without actually living there. No candidate from the City of Central has been elected mayor-president yet, although <a href="/wiki/Bodi_White" title="Bodi White">Mack A. "Bodi" White, Jr.</a> came very close to doing so in 2016 by receiving 48.2% of the vote.<sup id="cite_ref-24" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-24"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>24<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>No families have dominated the office over the years, although Baton Rouge's longest-serving mayor—Wade Bynum (24 years over two different periods of time)<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup>—did replace his brother Turner Bynum after he died in office,<sup id="cite_ref-25" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-25"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>25<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and <a href="/wiki/Mary_Estus_Jones_Webb" title="Mary Estus Jones Webb">Mary Webb</a> was later appointed by the city council to complete the term of her late husband, <a href="/wiki/Jesse_L._Webb,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse L. Webb, Jr.">Jesse Webb, Jr.</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Although most of Baton Rouge's mayors have been white male Democrats, the last four mayor-presidents have included multiple Republicans and African Americans, as well as a woman. The current mayor-president is <a href="/wiki/Sharon_Weston_Broome" title="Sharon Weston Broome">Sharon Weston Broome</a>. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="List_of_magistrates,_mayors,_and_mayor-presidents"><span id="List_of_magistrates.2C_mayors.2C_and_mayor-presidents"></span>List of magistrates, mayors, and mayor-presidents</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: List of magistrates, mayors, and mayor-presidents"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Below is a list of Baton Rouge's chief executives—magistrates from 1818 to 1846,<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> mayors from 1846 to 1949, and mayor-presidents from 1949 to present. The town magistrate was an appointive office, determined from within the elected five-member board of selectmen.<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> All city mayors and city-parish mayor-presidents were otherwise popularly elected, unless specified below. </p> <table class="wikitable sortable"> <tbody><tr> <th>No. </th> <th>Image </th> <th><a href="/wiki/Mayor" title="Mayor">Mayor</a> </th> <th>Term start </th> <th>Term end </th> <th>Party </th> <th>Note </th></tr> <tr> <td>1 </td> <td> </td> <td>William Williams </td> <td>1818 </td> <td>1820 </td> <td> </td> <td>first <a href="/wiki/Magistrate#United_States" title="Magistrate">magistrate</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td>2 </td> <td> </td> <td>Francois "Palo" Gardere </td> <td>1820 </td> <td>1821 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>3 </td> <td> </td> <td>William Williams </td> <td>1821 </td> <td>1822 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>4 </td> <td> </td> <td>William Wykoff, Jr. </td> <td>1822 </td> <td>1823 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>5 </td> <td> </td> <td>Jason Candee </td> <td>1823 </td> <td>1824 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>6 </td> <td> </td> <td>Bartholomew T. Beauregard </td> <td>1824 </td> <td>1828 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>7 </td> <td> </td> <td>William Grivet </td> <td>1828 </td> <td>1829 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>8 </td> <td> </td> <td>William R. Willis </td> <td>1829 </td> <td>1832 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>9 </td> <td> </td> <td>John Reid </td> <td>1832 </td> <td>1833 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>10 </td> <td> </td> <td>William R. Willis </td> <td>1833 </td> <td>1834 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>11 </td> <td> </td> <td>P. A. Walker </td> <td>1834 </td> <td>1835 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>12 </td> <td> </td> <td>Raphael Legendre </td> <td>1835 </td> <td>1836 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>13 </td> <td> </td> <td>Stephen Henderson, Jr. </td> <td>1836 </td> <td>1836<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td> <td>resigned<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>14 </td> <td> </td> <td>Raphael Legendre </td> <td>1836 </td> <td>1838 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>15 </td> <td> </td> <td>William Gil, Sr. </td> <td>1838 </td> <td>1839 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>16 </td> <td> </td> <td>James Cooper </td> <td>1839 </td> <td>1843 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>17 </td> <td> </td> <td>Abel Waddill </td> <td>1843 </td> <td>1844 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>18 </td> <td> </td> <td>James Cooper </td> <td>1844 </td> <td>1845 </td> <td> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>19 </td> <td> </td> <td>John Reid </td> <td>1845 </td> <td>1846 </td> <td> </td> <td>final magistrate </td></tr> <tr> <td>20 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/John_R._Dufrocq" title="John R. Dufrocq">John Robert Dufrocq</a> </td> <td>1846 </td> <td>1855 </td> <td style="background-color:#F0C862"><a href="/wiki/Whig_Party_(United_States)" title="Whig Party (United States)">Whig</a><sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)_7-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>first mayor;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1854: re-elected unopposed<sup id="cite_ref-28" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-28"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>28<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>21 </td> <td> </td> <td>Joseph Monget </td> <td>1855 </td> <td>1857 </td> <td style="background-color:#D99FE8"><a href="/wiki/Know_Nothing" title="Know Nothing">Know Nothing</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1856: appointed, by commissioners of election, due to election resulting in a tie vote of 223–223<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>22 </td> <td> </td> <td>Edward Cousinard </td> <td>1857 </td> <td>1859 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><a href="/wiki/Louisiana_Democratic_Party" title="Louisiana Democratic Party">Democratic</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>23 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Essex Mason Elam</a> </td> <td>1859 </td> <td>1862 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>24 </td> <td> </td> <td>Benjamin Frankin Bryan </td> <td>1862 </td> <td>1862 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>resigned, due to <a href="/wiki/Battle_of_Baton_Rouge_(1862)" title="Battle of Baton Rouge (1862)">Battle of Baton Rouge</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>25 </td> <td> </td> <td>Jordan Holt </td> <td>1862 </td> <td>1865 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-29" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-29"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>29<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1862: appointed, by <a href="/wiki/Board_of_selectmen" class="mw-redirect" title="Board of selectmen">board of selectmen</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> 1863–1865: city administered by <a href="/wiki/Union_(American_Civil_War)" title="Union (American Civil War)">Union</a> occupation troops, rather than by municipal government;<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 250">: 250 </span></sup> 1865: reappointed, by <a href="/wiki/List_of_Governors_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Governors of Louisiana">Gov.</a> <a href="/wiki/James_Madison_Wells" title="James Madison Wells">J. Madison Wells</a>; resigned, to serve in <a href="/wiki/Louisiana_House_of_Representatives" title="Louisiana House of Representatives">Louisiana House of Representatives</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>26 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Essex Mason Elam</a> </td> <td>1865 </td> <td>1869 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 251–52">: 251–52 </span></sup> </td> <td>1865: appointed, by Wells;<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 251">: 251 </span></sup> 1867: election canceled, due to order by <a href="/wiki/General_(United_States)" title="General (United States)">Gen.</a> <a href="/wiki/Philip_Sheridan" title="Philip Sheridan">Philip Sheridan</a><sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 252">: 252 </span></sup> in accordance with the implementation of the First <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Acts" title="Reconstruction Acts">Reconstruction Act</a><sup id="cite_ref-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)_11-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>27 </td> <td> </td> <td>Oliver P. Skolfield </td> <td>1869 </td> <td>1870 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-30" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-30"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>30<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>28 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Essex Mason Elam</a> </td> <td>1870 </td> <td>1871 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 253">: 253 </span></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>29 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/w/index.php?title=Loyeau_Berhel&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="Loyeau Berhel (page does not exist)">Loyeau Berhel</a> </td> <td>1871 </td> <td>1871 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_of_Louisiana" title="Republican Party of Louisiana">Republican</a><sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 253">: 253 </span></sup> </td> <td>certified elected, by Democratic-controlled commissioners of election; commissioned to assume office, by Gov. <a href="/wiki/Henry_C._Warmoth" title="Henry C. Warmoth">Henry Clay Warmoth</a><sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)_12-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> but was eventually removed after charges of voting irregularities upheld by Democratic-controlled electoral investigative committee;<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 254">: 254 </span></sup> first <a href="/wiki/African_American" class="mw-redirect" title="African American">African American</a> mayor; first Republican mayor<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 253">: 253 </span></sup> <p>His surname is sometimes rendered as "Brahill".<sup id="cite_ref-31" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-31"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>31<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> </td></tr> <tr> <td>30 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Essex Mason Elam</a> </td> <td>1871 </td> <td>1872 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1871: retroactively declared elected by Democratic-controlled electoral investigative committee<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 254">: 254 </span></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>31 * </td> <td> </td> <td>Henry Schorten </td> <td>1872 </td> <td>1876 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican<sup id="cite_ref-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)_32-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>1872: certified elected, by commissioners of election<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and remained in office after charges of voting irregularities dismissed by Democratic-controlled electoral investigating committee;<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 254">: 254 </span></sup> 1873: appointed, by Gov. <a href="/wiki/William_Pitt_Kellogg" title="William Pitt Kellogg">William Pitt Kellogg</a>; 1874: reappointed, by Kellogg;<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 255">: 255 </span></sup> first <a href="/wiki/White_people" title="White people">white</a> Republican mayor; first Republican mayor to serve full term </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>32 *</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Jordan Holt</i> </td> <td><i>1872</i> </td> <td><i>1872</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> after his and Democratic-controlled Board of Selectmen's endorsement of petition signed by prominent local citizens, election results were voided, by Warmoth</i><sup id="cite_ref-33" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-33"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>33<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>33 * </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/James_Essex_Elam" title="James Essex Elam">James Essex Mason Elam</a> </td> <td>1872 </td> <td>1873 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)_32-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)-32"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>32<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td>commissioned to assume office, by Warmoth;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_13-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> resigned, due to the creation of the bipartisan "compromise list of candidates for the city government" for Kellogg to appoint<sup id="cite_ref-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)_18-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>18<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>34 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Leon_Jastremski.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg/100px-Leon_Jastremski.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="134" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg/150px-Leon_Jastremski.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/33/Leon_Jastremski.jpg/200px-Leon_Jastremski.jpg 2x" data-file-width="383" data-file-height="512" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Leon_Jastremski" title="Leon Jastremski">Leon Jastremski</a> </td> <td>1876 </td> <td>1882 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup class="reference nowrap"><span title="Page / location: 256">: 256 </span></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>35 </td> <td> </td> <td>Joseph C. Charrotte† </td> <td>1882 </td> <td>1883 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>died in office<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>36</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>John J. Wax</i> </td> <td><i>1883</i> </td> <td><i>1883</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor</i><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>37 </td> <td> </td> <td>William S. Booth </td> <td>1883 </td> <td>1884 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>38 </td> <td> </td> <td>Gustavus L. "Gus" Vay </td> <td>1884 </td> <td>1888 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>39 </td> <td> </td> <td>Benjamin Franklin Bryan </td> <td>1888 </td> <td>1890 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>40 </td> <td> </td> <td>Gustavus "Gus" L. Vay </td> <td>1890 </td> <td>1894 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>41 </td> <td> </td> <td>Benjamin Franklin Bryan </td> <td>1894 </td> <td>1896 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic<sup id="cite_ref-34" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-34"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>34<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>42 </td> <td> </td> <td>John J. Wax </td> <td>1896 </td> <td>1898 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>43 </td> <td> </td> <td>Robert A. Hart </td> <td>1898 </td> <td>1902 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>44 </td> <td> </td> <td>Robert L. Pruyn </td> <td>1902 </td> <td>1902 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>resigned, due to commitments of his <a href="/wiki/General_contractor" title="General contractor">building contractor</a> business<sup id="cite_ref-35" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-35"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>35<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>45</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Benjamin Raphael "Ben" Mayer, Sr.</i> </td> <td><i>1902</i> </td> <td><i>1903</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor;<sup id="cite_ref-36" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-36"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>36<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first known <a href="/wiki/Jews" title="Jews">Jewish</a> mayor</i><sup id="cite_ref-37" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-37"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>37<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>46 </td> <td> </td> <td>Wade Hampton Bynum </td> <td>1903 </td> <td>1910 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>longest-serving mayor (also served 1923–41) </td></tr> <tr> <td>47 </td> <td> </td> <td>Jules Roux† </td> <td>1910 </td> <td>1913 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>died in office<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>48</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Isidore Larguier III</i> </td> <td><i>1913</i> </td> <td><i>1913</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor</i><sup id="cite_ref-38" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-38"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>38<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>49 </td> <td> </td> <td>Alex Grouchy, Jr. </td> <td>1913 </td> <td>1922 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1913: appointed, by <a href="/wiki/City_council" class="mw-redirect" title="City council">city council</a><sup id="cite_ref-39" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-39"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>39<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>50 </td> <td> </td> <td>Turner Bynum† </td> <td>1922 </td> <td>1922 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>died in office<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>51</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Louis J. Ricaud</i> </td> <td><i>1922</i> </td> <td><i>1923</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor</i><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>52 </td> <td> </td> <td>Wade Hampton Bynum </td> <td>1923 </td> <td>1941 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>longest-serving mayor (also served 1903–10) </td></tr> <tr> <td>53 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Fred_S._LeBlanc" title="Fred S. LeBlanc">Frederick Saugrain "Fred" LeBlanc, Sr.</a> </td> <td>1941 </td> <td>1944 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>resigned, to serve as <a href="/wiki/List_of_Attorneys_General_of_Louisiana" class="mw-redirect" title="List of Attorneys General of Louisiana">Louisiana Attorney General</a><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)_40-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>54 </td> <td> </td> <td>Sargent Powers Higginbotham </td> <td>1944 </td> <td>1953 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>1944: appointed, by Gov. <a href="/wiki/Jimmie_Davis" title="Jimmie Davis">Jimmie Davis</a>;<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)_40-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)-40"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>40<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> final mayor; 1949: first mayor-president<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)_22-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)-22"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>22<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>55 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Jesse_L._Webb,_Jr." class="mw-redirect" title="Jesse L. Webb, Jr.">Jesse Lynn Webb, Jr.</a>† </td> <td>1953 </td> <td>1956 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>died in office<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td><i>56</i> </td> <td> </td> <td><i>Frank J. McConnell</i> </td> <td><i>1956</i> </td> <td><i>1956</i> </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"><i>Democratic</i> </td> <td><i>acting mayor</i><sup id="cite_ref-41" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-41"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>41<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-5" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>27<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>57 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mary_Estus_Jones_Webb" title="Mary Estus Jones Webb">Mary Estus Jones Webb</a> </td> <td>1956 </td> <td>1957 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>appointed, by city council; first female mayor<sup id="cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)-26"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>26<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </td></tr> <tr> <td>58 </td> <td> </td> <td>John "Jack" Christian </td> <td>1957 </td> <td>1965 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td>59 </td> <td> </td> <td>Woodrow Wilson "Woody" Dumas </td> <td>1965 </td> <td>1981 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>resident of <a href="/wiki/Baker,_Louisiana" title="Baker, Louisiana">Baker</a> at time of election </td></tr> <tr> <td>60 </td> <td> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pat_Screen" title="Pat Screen">James Patrick "Pat" Screen, Jr.</a> </td> <td>1981 </td> <td>1989 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td> </td></tr> <tr> <td rowspan="2">61 </td> <td rowspan="2"> </td> <td rowspan="2">Thomas Edward "Tom Ed" McHugh </td> <td rowspan="2">1989 </td> <td rowspan="2">2001 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td rowspan="2">resident of <a href="/wiki/Zachary,_Louisiana" title="Zachary, Louisiana">Zachary</a> at time of election; changed party affiliation to Republican in 1995;<sup id="cite_ref-42" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-42"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>42<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> first Republican mayor since <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Era" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction Era">Reconstruction Era</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td></tr> <tr> <td>62 </td> <td> </td> <td>Bobby Ray Simpson </td> <td>2001 </td> <td>2005 </td> <td style="background-color:#FFB6B6">Republican </td> <td>mayor of Baker at time of election </td></tr> <tr> <td>63 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Kip.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Kip.jpg/100px-Kip.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="138" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Kip.jpg/150px-Kip.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/2d/Kip.jpg/200px-Kip.jpg 2x" data-file-width="350" data-file-height="482" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Kip_Holden" title="Kip Holden">Melvin Lee "Kip" Holden</a> </td> <td>2005 </td> <td>2017 </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>first African American mayor to serve full term; first Democratic African American mayor (Republican Loyeau Berhel served one year in 1871) </td></tr> <tr> <td>64 </td> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg/100px-Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="142" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg/150px-Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/6/65/Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg/200px-Sharon_Weston_Broome.jpg 2x" data-file-width="404" data-file-height="572" /></a></span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Sharon_Weston_Broome" title="Sharon Weston Broome">Sharon Weston Broome</a> </td> <td>2017 </td> <td>Present </td> <td style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF">Democratic </td> <td>first elected female mayor; first female African American mayor </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Note: an asterisk denotes that the 1872–73 mayoral term featured two competing claims to the title, one from a Republican-controlled city government led by Henry Schorten and one from a Democratic-controlled city government led by Jordan Holt and, later, James Essex Mason Elam; for what it is worth, Schorten physically occupied the actual mayor's chair in the city hall,<sup id="cite_ref-43" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-43"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>43<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> effectively making the Holt and Elam administrations a <a href="/wiki/Rump_legislature" title="Rump legislature">rump government</a>. </p> <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=List_of_mayors_of_Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Timeline_of_Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana" title="Timeline of Baton Rouge, Louisiana">Timeline of Baton Rouge, 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 href="/w/index.php?title=List_of_mayors_of_Baton_Rouge,_Louisiana&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style 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March 25, 1846.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Democratic+Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=Municipal+Elections%3A+To+Take+Place+In+April+Next&rft.date=1846-03-25&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A621F9E5A8BA95%25402395381-13A4DD1770901325%25401%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A621F9E5A8BA95%25402395381-13A4DD1770901325%25401-13A4DD1770901325%2540&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(p._71)_2-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13D58A392E985C3B%402426844-13D106AF12610CB4%4071-13D106AF12610CB4%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Baton+Rouge+Has%22">"Baton Rouge Has Had Rapid Growth In Past Century"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 71)</i>. May 16, 1932.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28p.+71%29&rft.atitle=Baton+Rouge+Has+Had+Rapid+Growth+In+Past+Century&rft.date=1932-05-16&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13D58A392E985C3B%25402426844-13D106AF12610CB4%254071-13D106AF12610CB4%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Baton%2BRouge%2BHas%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErnest_Gueymard1976" class="citation web cs1">Ernest Gueymard (June 28, 1976). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13F59C08551F8A7E%402442958-13F599CFE4C8C73D%402-13F599CFE4C8C73D%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Gueymard+Notebook%22">"Gueymard Notebook: Early BR 'City Father'<span class="cs1-kern-right"></span>"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. A, p. 3)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+A%2C+p.+3%29&rft.atitle=Gueymard+Notebook%3A+Early+BR+%27City+Father%27&rft.date=1976-06-28&rft.au=Ernest+Gueymard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13F59C08551F8A7E%25402442958-13F599CFE4C8C73D%25402-13F599CFE4C8C73D%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Gueymard%2BNotebook%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-4"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-4">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%402402687-13A0D7B8EAA34885%401?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%402402687-13A0D7B8EAA34885%401-13A0D7B8EAA34885%40&origin=image%252Fpage%252Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%25402402687-13A0D7B8E704ECAF%25400">"Mayor's Proclamation: Mayor's Office, City Of Baton Rouge, March 24th, 1866 (I)"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Tri-Weekly Advocate (p. 2)</i>. March 26, 1866.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Tri-Weekly+Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=Mayor%27s+Proclamation%3A+Mayor%27s+Office%2C+City+Of+Baton+Rouge%2C+March+24th%2C+1866+%28I%29&rft.date=1866-03-26&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%25402402687-13A0D7B8EAA34885%25401%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%25402402687-13A0D7B8EAA34885%25401-13A0D7B8EAA34885%2540%26origin%3Dimage%25252Fpage%25252Fv2%25253A138FFECC909AB153%252540EANX-13A2DB03F3B34D81%2525402402687-13A0D7B8E704ECAF%2525400&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/page/v2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A523850EC3B7D8%402409099-13A3777E24F52F3D%401?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A523850EC3B7D8%402409099-13A3777E2A50057A%402-13A3777E2A50057A%40">"Death of Mayor Charrotte"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Daily Capitolian–Advocate (p. 2)</i>. October 15, 1883.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Daily+Capitolian%E2%80%93Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=Death+of+Mayor+Charrotte&rft.date=1883-10-15&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A523850EC3B7D8%25402409099-13A3777E24F52F3D%25401%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A523850EC3B7D8%25402409099-13A3777E2A50057A%25402-13A3777E2A50057A%2540&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)-6"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Foundation_for_Historical_Louisiana,_Inc._(p._19)_6-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFEvelyn_Martindale_Thom1967" class="citation book cs1">Evelyn Martindale Thom (1967). <i>Baton Rouge Story: An Historical Sketch of Louisiana's Capital City</i>. Baton Rouge Foundation for Historical Louisiana, Inc. (p. 19).</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Baton+Rouge+Story%3A+An+Historical+Sketch+of+Louisiana%27s+Capital+City&rft.pub=Baton+Rouge+Foundation+for+Historical+Louisiana%2C+Inc.+%28p.+19%29&rft.date=1967&rft.au=Evelyn+Martindale+Thom&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)-7"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)_7-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Daily_Picayune_(p._1)_7-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A1223BCE5B718A166%40EANX-1226C455EC6C19D0%402397586-122470D6F6A263A0%400-12468B0B93397D3E%40The%2BSteamship%2BYacht?p=AMNEWS">"Telegraphed to the New Orleans Picayune: Baton Rouge Mayor"</a>. <i>New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 1)</i>. April 7, 1852.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Picayune+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Telegraphed+to+the+New+Orleans+Picayune%3A+Baton+Rouge+Mayor&rft.date=1852-04-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-1226C455EC6C19D0%25402397586-122470D6F6A263A0%25400-12468B0B93397D3E%2540The%252BSteamship%252BYacht%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Daily_Advocate_(p._2)_8-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A2CF9591F4B263%402399045-13A0D7A38A1D4B31%401-13A0D7A38A1D4B31%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=Monget">"Things About Town: Municipal Election"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Daily Advocate (p. 2)</i>. April 5, 1856.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Daily+Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=Things+About+Town%3A+Municipal+Election&rft.date=1856-04-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A2CF9591F4B263%25402399045-13A0D7A38A1D4B31%25401-13A0D7A38A1D4B31%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3DMonget&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._3)_9-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErnest_Gueymard1980" class="citation web cs1">Ernest Gueymard (September 22, 1980). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-147C5CA13657D864%402444505-147C564C364BADF1%402-147C564C364BADF1%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Bynum+was+Mayor+longest%22">"Gueymard Notebook: Bynum was Mayor longest"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. A, p. 3)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+A%2C+p.+3%29&rft.atitle=Gueymard+Notebook%3A+Bynum+was+Mayor+longest&rft.date=1980-09-22&rft.au=Ernest+Gueymard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-147C5CA13657D864%25402444505-147C564C364BADF1%25402-147C564C364BADF1%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Bynum%2Bwas%2BMayor%2Blongest%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Claitor's_Publishing_Division-10"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-6"><sup><i><b>g</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-7"><sup><i><b>h</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-8"><sup><i><b>i</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-9"><sup><i><b>j</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-10"><sup><i><b>k</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-11"><sup><i><b>l</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-12"><sup><i><b>m</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-13"><sup><i><b>n</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-14"><sup><i><b>o</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Claitor's_Publishing_Division_10-15"><sup><i><b>p</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMark_T._CarletonPerry_H._HowardJoseph_B._Parker1975" class="citation book cs1">Mark T. Carleton; Perry H. Howard; Joseph B. Parker, eds. (1975). <i>Readings in Louisiana Politics</i>. Claitor's Publishing Division.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Readings+in+Louisiana+Politics&rft.pub=Claitor%27s+Publishing+Division&rft.date=1975&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)-11"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)_11-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Port_Allen_(La.)_Sugar_Planter_(p._2)_11-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079096/1867-03-23/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1867&sort=date&rows=20&words=SHERIDAN&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=0&state=Louisiana&date2=1867&proxtext=Sheridan&y=10&x=9&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2">"The Situation"</a>. <i>Port Allen (La.) Sugar Planter (p. 2)</i>. March 23, 1867.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Port+Allen+%28La.%29+Sugar+Planter+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=The+Situation&rft.date=1867-03-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fchroniclingamerica.loc.gov%2Flccn%2Fsn86079096%2F1867-03-23%2Fed-1%2Fseq-2%2F%23date1%3D1867%26sort%3Ddate%26rows%3D20%26words%3DSHERIDAN%26searchType%3Dbasic%26sequence%3D0%26index%3D0%26state%3DLouisiana%26date2%3D1867%26proxtext%3DSheridan%26y%3D10%26x%3D9%26dateFilterType%3DyearRange%26page%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)-12"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)_12-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Louisianian_(p._2)_12-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016630/1871-04-23/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1871&sort=date&date2=1871&words=Berhel&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=1&state=Louisiana&rows=20&proxtext=Berhel&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1">"Why dont (sic) you choose good men from your own race, and run them for office instead of putting these carpet baggers in all the offices"</a>. <i>New Orleans Louisianian (p. 2)</i>. April 23, 1871.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Louisianian+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=Why+dont+%28sic%29+you+choose+good+men+from+your+own+race%2C+and+run+them+for+office+instead+of+putting+these+carpet+baggers+in+all+the+offices&rft.date=1871-04-23&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fchroniclingamerica.loc.gov%2Flccn%2Fsn83016630%2F1871-04-23%2Fed-1%2Fseq-2%2F%23date1%3D1871%26sort%3Ddate%26date2%3D1871%26words%3DBerhel%26searchType%3Dbasic%26sequence%3D0%26index%3D1%26state%3DLouisiana%26rows%3D20%26proxtext%3DBerhel%26y%3D0%26x%3D0%26dateFilterType%3DyearRange%26page%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)-13"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_13-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_13-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/page/v2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1A66BD7E6D%402404911-13A4DD09E53A70F0%402?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1A66BD7E6D%402404911-13A4DD09E1D8F5D8%400">"The City Council: Official Proceedings—Mayor's Office, City Of Baton Rouge, April, 24, 1872"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Weekly Advocate (p. 3)</i>. April 27, 1872.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Weekly+Advocate+%28p.+3%29&rft.atitle=The+City+Council%3A+Official+Proceedings%E2%80%94Mayor%27s+Office%2C+City+Of+Baton+Rouge%2C+April%2C+24%2C+1872&rft.date=1872-04-27&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A70F1A66BD7E6D%25402404911-13A4DD09E53A70F0%25402%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A70F1A66BD7E6D%25402404911-13A4DD09E1D8F5D8%25400&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://infoweb.newsbank.com/apps/news/document-view?p=AMNEWS&t=&sort=YMD_date%3AD&maxresults=20&f=advanced&val-base-0=%22City%20Council%22&fld-base-0=alltext&bln-base-1=and&val-base-1=March%2025%2C%201860&fld-base-1=YMD_date&docref=image/v2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A6269AC1ACAAA1%402400495-13A4DD125FD8E66D%400-13A4DD125FD8E66D%40">"The following Ordinances were presented at the last regular meeting of the City Council, but there not being a full meeting, no action was taken on them"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Weekly Advocate</i>. March 25, 1860.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Weekly+Advocate&rft.atitle=The+following+Ordinances+were+presented+at+the+last+regular+meeting+of+the+City+Council%2C+but+there+not+being+a+full+meeting%2C+no+action+was+taken+on+them&rft.date=1860-03-25&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fapps%2Fnews%2Fdocument-view%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26t%3D%26sort%3DYMD_date%253AD%26maxresults%3D20%26f%3Dadvanced%26val-base-0%3D%2522City%2520Council%2522%26fld-base-0%3Dalltext%26bln-base-1%3Dand%26val-base-1%3DMarch%252025%252C%25201860%26fld-base-1%3DYMD_date%26docref%3Dimage%2Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A6269AC1ACAAA1%25402400495-13A4DD125FD8E66D%25400-13A4DD125FD8E66D%2540&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2-15"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Weekly_Advocate_(p._3)_no._2_15-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/page/v2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1919F04820%402404904-13A4DD09DDFD2465%402?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1919F04820%402404904-13A4DD09D9E5BB27%400">"The City Council: Official Proceedings—Mayor's Office, City Of Baton Rouge, April, 13, 1872"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Weekly Advocate (p. 3)</i>. April 20, 1872.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Weekly+Advocate+%28p.+3%29&rft.atitle=The+City+Council%3A+Official+Proceedings%E2%80%94Mayor%27s+Office%2C+City+Of+Baton+Rouge%2C+April%2C+13%2C+1872&rft.date=1872-04-20&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A70F1919F04820%25402404904-13A4DD09DDFD2465%25402%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A70F1919F04820%25402404904-13A4DD09D9E5BB27%25400&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)-16"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._13)_16-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCharles_East1956" class="citation web cs1">Charles East (November 14, 1956). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13D9EB87D4AA730F%402435792-13D7DB1ECD33DCD6%4028-13D7DB1ECD33DCD6%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Town+Magistrates%22">"BR Mayors Are Forgotten Men: First to Hold Title Was Dufrocq; Magistrates Served Earlier"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. B, p. 13)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+B%2C+p.+13%29&rft.atitle=BR+Mayors+Are+Forgotten+Men%3A+First+to+Hold+Title+Was+Dufrocq%3B+Magistrates+Served+Earlier&rft.date=1956-11-14&rft.au=Charles+East&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13D9EB87D4AA730F%25402435792-13D7DB1ECD33DCD6%254028-13D7DB1ECD33DCD6%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Town%2BMagistrates%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-17"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-17">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/page/v2%3A1223BCE5B718A166%40EANX-122729001F556878%402405372-1225CD9E9922E408%403-123FE4FCBADAB385%40%255BDispatches%253B%2BHon.%2BJames%2BE.%2BElam%253B%2BBaton%2BRough%253B%2BUniversally%255D?p=AMNEWS">"Notice"</a>. <i>New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 5)</i>. August 1, 1873.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Picayune+%28p.+5%29&rft.atitle=Notice&rft.date=1873-08-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fpage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-122729001F556878%25402405372-1225CD9E9922E408%25403-123FE4FCBADAB385%2540%25255BDispatches%25253B%252BHon.%252BJames%252BE.%252BElam%25253B%252BBaton%252BRough%25253B%252BUniversally%25255D%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)-18"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)_18-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-New_Orleans_Republican_(p._1)_18-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1873-04-03/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1873&sort=date&date2=1873&words=El%2CAM+Elam&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=2&state=Louisiana&rows=20&proxtext=elam&y=7&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2">"Peace In Baton Rouge: The Lion and the Lamb Lie Down Together—Practical Compromise and Happy Results"</a>. <i>New Orleans Republican (p. 1)</i>. April 3, 1873.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Republican+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Peace+In+Baton+Rouge%3A+The+Lion+and+the+Lamb+Lie+Down+Together%E2%80%94Practical+Compromise+and+Happy+Results&rft.date=1873-04-03&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fchroniclingamerica.loc.gov%2Flccn%2Fsn83016555%2F1873-04-03%2Fed-1%2Fseq-1%2F%23date1%3D1873%26sort%3Ddate%26date2%3D1873%26words%3DEl%252CAM%2BElam%26searchType%3Dbasic%26sequence%3D0%26index%3D2%26state%3DLouisiana%26rows%3D20%26proxtext%3Delam%26y%3D7%26x%3D20%26dateFilterType%3DyearRange%26page%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016555/1873-04-10/ed-1/seq-1/#date1=1873&sort=date&date2=1873&words=Elam&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=3&state=Louisiana&rows=20&proxtext=elam&y=7&x=20&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=2">"Communicated: That Baton Rouge Election"</a>. <i>New Orleans Republican (p. 1)</i>. April 10, 1873.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Republican+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Communicated%3A+That+Baton+Rouge+Election&rft.date=1873-04-10&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fchroniclingamerica.loc.gov%2Flccn%2Fsn83016555%2F1873-04-10%2Fed-1%2Fseq-1%2F%23date1%3D1873%26sort%3Ddate%26date2%3D1873%26words%3DElam%26searchType%3Dbasic%26sequence%3D0%26index%3D3%26state%3DLouisiana%26rows%3D20%26proxtext%3Delam%26y%3D7%26x%3D20%26dateFilterType%3DyearRange%26page%3D2&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-20"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-20">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFMark_F._Bielski2016" class="citation book cs1">Mark F. Bielski (2016). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://books.google.com/books?id=0H1JDgAAQBAJ&q=%22hostilities+were+over+and+he+at+least+had+seen+his+family.%22&pg=PA224"><i>Sons of the White Eagle in the American Civil War: Divided Poles in a Divided Nation</i></a>. Casemate Publishers. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/978-1-61200-358-0" title="Special:BookSources/978-1-61200-358-0"><bdi>978-1-61200-358-0</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Sons+of+the+White+Eagle+in+the+American+Civil+War%3A+Divided+Poles+in+a+Divided+Nation&rft.pub=Casemate+Publishers&rft.date=2016&rft.isbn=978-1-61200-358-0&rft.au=Mark+F.+Bielski&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fbooks.google.com%2Fbooks%3Fid%3D0H1JDgAAQBAJ%26q%3D%2522hostilities%2Bwere%2Bover%2Band%2Bhe%2Bat%2Bleast%2Bhad%2Bseen%2Bhis%2Bfamily.%2522%26pg%3DPA224&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-21"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-21">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%400?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%400-13A7BA20246AEE5A%40&origin=image%252Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA2025DB73C0%25401">"Have You Voted On Commission Government? Baton Rouge is Holding An Election to Change Its Form Government"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge New Advocate (p. 1)</i>. May 13, 1913.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+New+Advocate+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Have+You+Voted+On+Commission+Government%3F+Baton+Rouge+is+Holding+An+Election+to+Change+Its+Form+Government&rft.date=1913-05-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%25400%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%25400-13A7BA20246AEE5A%2540%26origin%3Dimage%25252Fv2%25253A138FFE8785E79426%252540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%2525402419901-13A7BA2025DB73C0%2525401&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)-22"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)_22-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._25)_22-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13D68F6955AEC7E9%402432918-13D3FC26F201DD80%4046-13D3FC26F201DD80%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Higginbotham+Makes+History%22">"Higginbotham Makes History As First Mayor-President"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. B, p. 25)</i>. January 1, 1949.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+B%2C+p.+25%29&rft.atitle=Higginbotham+Makes+History+As+First+Mayor-President&rft.date=1949-01-01&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13D68F6955AEC7E9%25402432918-13D3FC26F201DD80%254046-13D3FC26F201DD80%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Higginbotham%2BMakes%2BHistory%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Government-23"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Government_23-0">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20130728100632/http://brgov.com/govt/">"Baton Rouge Government"</a>. <i>City-Parish Government</i>. Baton Rouge Government. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://brgov.com/govt/">the original</a> on July 28, 2013<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">July 27,</span> 2012</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=City-Parish+Government&rft.atitle=Baton+Rouge+Government&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fbrgov.com%2Fgovt%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-24"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-24">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://ballotpedia.org/Mack_White_Jr.">"Mack White Jr"</a>. <i>ballotpedia.org</i>. 2019<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">October 24,</span> 2019</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=ballotpedia.org&rft.atitle=Mack+White+Jr.&rft.date=2019&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fballotpedia.org%2FMack_White_Jr.&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-25"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-25">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13B593870E538FD9%402423418-13B2F9949E383B5B%400-13B2F9949E383B5B%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Wade+H.+Bynum%22">"Wade Bynum To Run For Mayor Of Baton Rouge: Yields to Unanimous Urging for Him to Offer His Services—Means There'll Be No Local Fight—Mr. Bynum is Acceptable to All Shades of Political Opinion"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 1)</i>. December 29, 1922.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Wade+Bynum+To+Run+For+Mayor+Of+Baton+Rouge%3A+Yields+to+Unanimous+Urging+for+Him+to+Offer+His+Services%E2%80%94Means+There%27ll+Be+No+Local+Fight%E2%80%94Mr.+Bynum+is+Acceptable+to+All+Shades+of+Political+Opinion&rft.date=1922-12-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13B593870E538FD9%25402423418-13B2F9949E383B5B%25400-13B2F9949E383B5B%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Wade%2BH.%2BBynum%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)-26"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._A,_p._1)_26-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13D9E557B66FBF06%402435599-13D7DB2DD3B6FF80%400-13D7DB2DD3B6FF80%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Widow+of+Plane+Crash%22">"Mrs. Webb Will Serve As Mayor: Widow of Plane Crash Victim Agrees to Finish His Unexpired Term; Appointment Offered by Council"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. A, p. 1)</i>. May 5, 1956.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+A%2C+p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Mrs.+Webb+Will+Serve+As+Mayor%3A+Widow+of+Plane+Crash+Victim+Agrees+to+Finish+His+Unexpired+Term%3B+Appointment+Offered+by+Council&rft.date=1956-05-05&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13D9E557B66FBF06%25402435599-13D7DB2DD3B6FF80%25400-13D7DB2DD3B6FF80%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Widow%2Bof%2BPlane%2BCrash%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)-27"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-2"><sup><i><b>c</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-3"><sup><i><b>d</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-4"><sup><i><b>e</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_State–Times_(sec._B,_p._3)_27-5"><sup><i><b>f</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFErnest_Gueymard1981" class="citation web cs1">Ernest Gueymard (October 26, 1981). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-147C19A882520249%402444904-147C161E91522322%4016-147C161E91522322%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Names+of+Baton+Rouge%27s%22">"Gueymard notebook: Names of Baton Rouge's 'lost' mayors are discovered"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. B, p. 3)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+B%2C+p.+3%29&rft.atitle=Gueymard+notebook%3A+Names+of+Baton+Rouge%27s+%27lost%27+mayors+are+discovered&rft.date=1981-10-26&rft.au=Ernest+Gueymard&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-147C19A882520249%25402444904-147C161E91522322%254016-147C161E91522322%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Names%2Bof%2BBaton%2BRouge%2527s%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-28"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-28">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A28437F1776037%402398313-13A0D7D01AF7578C%401-13A0D7D01AF7578C%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=Dufrocq">"The Gazette, of this morning, gives the following as the result of the Municipal Election which came off yesterday"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Daily Advocate (p. 2)</i>. April 4, 1854.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Daily+Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=The+Gazette%2C+of+this+morning%2C+gives+the+following+as+the+result+of+the+Municipal+Election+which+came+off+yesterday&rft.date=1854-04-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A28437F1776037%25402398313-13A0D7D01AF7578C%25401-13A0D7D01AF7578C%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3DDufrocq&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-29"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-29">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A1223BCE5B718A166%40EANX-1225CC31ECCC46E8%402402551-1224809CC593E310%408-123A58D08BF5D5DF%40No%2BHeadline?p=AMNEWS">"The Election"</a>. <i>New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 9)</i>. November 10, 1865.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Picayune+%28p.+9%29&rft.atitle=The+Election&rft.date=1865-11-10&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-1225CC31ECCC46E8%25402402551-1224809CC593E310%25408-123A58D08BF5D5DF%2540No%252BHeadline%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-30"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-30">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/22716169/">"O. P. Skofield, Esq., has been elected Mayor of Baton Rouge"</a>. <i>Galveston Daily News (p. 3)</i>. April 24, 1869.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Galveston+Daily+News+%28p.+3%29&rft.atitle=O.+P.+Skofield%2C+Esq.%2C+has+been+elected+Mayor+of+Baton+Rouge&rft.date=1869-04-24&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.newspapers.com%2Fnewspage%2F22716169%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-31"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-31">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation news cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://newspaperarchive.com/other-articles-clipping-apr-11-1871-4767301/">"Baton Rouge Republican"</a>. <i><a href="/w/index.php?title=New_Orleans_Republican&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="New Orleans Republican (page does not exist)">New Orleans Republican</a></i>. April 11, 1871 – via <a href="/wiki/NewspaperArchive.com" class="mw-redirect" title="NewspaperArchive.com">NewspaperArchive.com</a>. <q>We learn by dispatch from Hon. John S. Chapman that at the election in Baton Rouge for mayor, yesterday, the Republican candidate, Mr. L. Brahill, was elected by fifteen majority.</q></cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Republican&rft.atitle=Baton+Rouge+Republican&rft.date=1871-04-11&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fnewspaperarchive.com%2Fother-articles-clipping-apr-11-1871-4767301%2F&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)-32"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)_32-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Opelousas_(La.)_Journal_(p._2)_32-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn86079077/1872-04-20/ed-1/seq-2/#date1=1872&sort=date&date2=1872&words=Elam&searchType=basic&sequence=0&index=12&state=Louisiana&rows=20&proxtext=elam&y=0&x=0&dateFilterType=yearRange&page=1">"At a municipal election, for Mayor, held in Baton Rouge, on the 8th inst"</a>. <i>Opelousas (La.) Journal (p. 2)</i>. April 20, 1872.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Opelousas+%28La.%29+Journal+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=At+a+municipal+election%2C+for+Mayor%2C+held+in+Baton+Rouge%2C+on+the+8th+inst.&rft.date=1872-04-20&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fchroniclingamerica.loc.gov%2Flccn%2Fsn86079077%2F1872-04-20%2Fed-1%2Fseq-2%2F%23date1%3D1872%26sort%3Ddate%26date2%3D1872%26words%3DElam%26searchType%3Dbasic%26sequence%3D0%26index%3D12%26state%3DLouisiana%26rows%3D20%26proxtext%3Delam%26y%3D0%26x%3D0%26dateFilterType%3DyearRange%26page%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-33"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-33">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFCharles_East1956" class="citation web cs1">Charles East (November 15, 1956). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13D9EB888BF3AC4F%402435793-13D7DB205F9EE150%4029-13D7DB205F9EE150%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Alex+Grouchy%22">"Some of Mayors Were Colorful Figures"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (sec. C, p. 6)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28sec.+C%2C+p.+6%29&rft.atitle=Some+of+Mayors+Were+Colorful+Figures&rft.date=1956-11-15&rft.au=Charles+East&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13D9EB888BF3AC4F%25402435793-13D7DB205F9EE150%254029-13D7DB205F9EE150%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Alex%2BGrouchy%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-34"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-34">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFECC909AB153%40EANX-13A613B15589D300%402412906-13A526F15014F87A%401-13A526F15014F87A%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=bryan%3B+mayor">"City Democratic Ticket"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Daily Advocate (p. 2)</i>. March 18, 1894.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Daily+Advocate+%28p.+2%29&rft.atitle=City+Democratic+Ticket&rft.date=1894-03-18&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFECC909AB153%2540EANX-13A613B15589D300%25402412906-13A526F15014F87A%25401-13A526F15014F87A%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3Dbryan%253B%2Bmayor&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-35"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-35">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A1223BCE5B718A166%40EANX-12326466D33E29A8%402416108-12305D87773725A8%4011-125BA2DB5A5A2E98%40Latest%2BNews%2BIn%2BLouisiana%252C%2BTallulah%2BMade%2Ba%2BVillage%2Band%2BGueydan%2Ba%2BTown%252C%2BWith%2BOfficers.%2BNew?p=AMNEWS">"Latest News In Louisiana: Mayor Pruyn Resigns-Big Real Estate Deal-Railway From Donaldsonville to Napoleonville"</a>. <i>New Orleans Daily Picayune (p. 12)</i>. December 24, 1902.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Picayune+%28p.+12%29&rft.atitle=Latest+News+In+Louisiana%3A+Mayor+Pruyn+Resigns-Big+Real+Estate+Deal-Railway+From+Donaldsonville+to+Napoleonville&rft.date=1902-12-24&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-12326466D33E29A8%25402416108-12305D87773725A8%254011-125BA2DB5A5A2E98%2540Latest%252BNews%252BIn%252BLouisiana%25252C%252BTallulah%252BMade%252Ba%252BVillage%252Band%252BGueydan%252Ba%252BTown%25252C%252BWith%252BOfficers.%252BNew%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-36"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-36">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A765AC1274C46E%402416160-13A4DCF796841B5A%400-13A4DCF796841B5A%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22South+Boulevard+streets%22">"The City Council"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Weekly Advocate (p. 1)</i>. February 14, 1903.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Weekly+Advocate+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=The+City+Council&rft.date=1903-02-14&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A765AC1274C46E%25402416160-13A4DCF796841B5A%25400-13A4DCF796841B5A%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522South%2BBoulevard%2Bstreets%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-37"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-37">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13A9673644F3F93F%402420257-13A7BA39A0A06085%400-13A7BA39A0A06085%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Citizen+Passed%22">"Distinguished Citizen Passed Away Sunday: Ben R. Mayer Died Suddenly at 7:30 O'clock After Attack of Indigestion—Long Prominent Baton Rougean—Funeral Takes Place This Afternoon, 6 O'clock, from Family Residence"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge State–Times (p. 1)</i>. May 4, 1914.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+State%E2%80%93Times+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Distinguished+Citizen+Passed+Away+Sunday%3A+Ben+R.+Mayer+Died+Suddenly+at+7%3A30+O%27clock+After+Attack+of+Indigestion%E2%80%94Long+Prominent+Baton+Rougean%E2%80%94Funeral+Takes+Place+This+Afternoon%2C+6+O%27clock%2C+from+Family+Residence&rft.date=1914-05-04&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A9673644F3F93F%25402420257-13A7BA39A0A06085%25400-13A7BA39A0A06085%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Citizen%2BPassed%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-38"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-38">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%400?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFE8785E79426%40EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%400-13A7BA20246AEE5A%40&origin=image%252Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA2025DB73C0%25401">"City Mourns Death of Jules Roux And Pays Last Tribute Of Respect To His Memory: Business in General Suspended This Afternoon During the Hour of the Funeral—The Schools Close at Noon for Children to Attend in Body—State And Parish Officials Will Attend Funeral In Body—Special Train from New Orleans Brings Up Mayor Behrman and Large Party of New Orleans Friends—Many and Beautiful Floral Tributes Were Received—Telegrams Received from Over the State"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge New Advocate (p. 1)</i>. May 13, 1913.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+New+Advocate+%28p.+1%29&rft.atitle=City+Mourns+Death+of+Jules+Roux+And+Pays+Last+Tribute+Of+Respect+To+His+Memory%3A+Business+in+General+Suspended+This+Afternoon+During+the+Hour+of+the+Funeral%E2%80%94The+Schools+Close+at+Noon+for+Children+to+Attend+in+Body%E2%80%94State+And+Parish+Officials+Will+Attend+Funeral+In+Body%E2%80%94Special+Train+from+New+Orleans+Brings+Up+Mayor+Behrman+and+Large+Party+of+New+Orleans+Friends%E2%80%94Many+and+Beautiful+Floral+Tributes+Were+Received%E2%80%94Telegrams+Received+from+Over+the+State&rft.date=1913-05-13&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%25400%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26drefer%3Dimage%252Fv2%253A138FFE8785E79426%2540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%25402419901-13A7BA20246AEE5A%25400-13A7BA20246AEE5A%2540%26origin%3Dimage%25252Fv2%25253A138FFE8785E79426%252540EANX-13A811A1F825ABA8%2525402419901-13A7BA2025DB73C0%2525401&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-39"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-39">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A1223BCE5B718A166%40EANX-122ABFFA130E0958%402419926-1228780357171648%406-124E4F9E693CD750%40Boll%2BWeevil%2BNeed%2BCreate%2BNo%2BAlarm%2BOfficial%2Bof%2BFarm%2BDemonstration%2BWork%2BTells%2BHow%2Bto%2BFight?p=AMNEWS">"Boll Weevil Need Create No Alarm: Grouchy Now Mayor"</a>. <i>New Orleans Daily Advocate (p. 7)</i>. June 7, 1913.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Daily+Advocate+%28p.+7%29&rft.atitle=Boll+Weevil+Need+Create+No+Alarm%3A+Grouchy+Now+Mayor&rft.date=1913-06-07&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A1223BCE5B718A166%2540EANX-122ABFFA130E0958%25402419926-1228780357171648%25406-124E4F9E693CD750%2540Boll%252BWeevil%252BNeed%252BCreate%252BNo%252BAlarm%252BOfficial%252Bof%252BFarm%252BDemonstration%252BWork%252BTells%252BHow%252Bto%252BFight%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)-40"><span class="mw-cite-backlink">^ <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)_40-0"><sup><i><b>a</b></i></sup></a> <a href="#cite_ref-Baton_Rouge_Morning_Advocate_(sec._A,_p._1)_40-1"><sup><i><b>b</b></i></sup></a></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138F0D9908AC8D5F%40EANX-13ABABB22A82E7EA%402431230-13AA135F72D899BB%400-13AA135F72D899BB%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22Say+Higginbotham%22">"Say Higginbotham To Be Mayor Here: Governor Noncommittal; LeBlanc Leaves Today"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 1)</i>. May 19, 1944.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Morning+Advocate+%28sec.+A%2C+p.+1%29&rft.atitle=Say+Higginbotham+To+Be+Mayor+Here%3A+Governor+Noncommittal%3B+LeBlanc+Leaves+Today&rft.date=1944-05-19&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138F0D9908AC8D5F%2540EANX-13ABABB22A82E7EA%25402431230-13AA135F72D899BB%25400-13AA135F72D899BB%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522Say%2BHigginbotham%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-41"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-41">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138F0D9908AC8D5F%40EANX-13ACFCB64673F532%402435593-13AC0E5C450780C0%400-13AC0E5C450780C0%40?p=AMNEWS&hlterms=%22McConnell+Is%22">"McConnell Is Serving as Acting Mayor: Council to Appoint Mayor-President Under Charter Terms"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Morning Advocate (sec. A, p. 1)</i>. April 29, 1956.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Baton+Rouge+Morning+Advocate+%28sec.+A%2C+p.+1%29&rft.atitle=McConnell+Is+Serving+as+Acting+Mayor%3A+Council+to+Appoint+Mayor-President+Under+Charter+Terms&rft.date=1956-04-29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fimage%2Fv2%253A138F0D9908AC8D5F%2540EANX-13ACFCB64673F532%25402435593-13AC0E5C450780C0%25400-13AC0E5C450780C0%2540%3Fp%3DAMNEWS%26hlterms%3D%2522McConnell%2BIs%2522&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-42"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-42">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFJack_Wardlaw1995" class="citation web cs1">Jack Wardlaw (January 4, 1995). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/news/0FA5C32D5BB0E585?p=AMNEWS">"B.R. Mayor Announces Move To Republican Party"</a>. <i>New Orleans Times–Picayune (sec. B, p. 8)</i>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=New+Orleans+Times%E2%80%93Picayune+%28sec.+B%2C+p.+8%29&rft.atitle=B.R.+Mayor+Announces+Move+To+Republican+Party&rft.date=1995-01-04&rft.au=Jack+Wardlaw&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Finfoweb.newsbank.com%2Fresources%2Fdoc%2Fnb%2Fnews%2F0FA5C32D5BB0E585%3Fp%3DAMNEWS&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3AList+of+mayors+of+Baton+Rouge%2C+Louisiana" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-43"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-43">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://infoweb.newsbank.com/resources/doc/nb/image/v2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1919F04820%402404904-13A4DD09DDFD2465%402?p=AMNEWS&drefer=image%2Fv2%3A138FFFA98DD25010%40EANX-13A70F1919F04820%402404904-13A4DD09D9E5BB27%400&origin=image%252Fv2%253A138FFFA98DD25010%2540EANX-13A70F1919F04820%25402404904-13A4DD09E037FE55%25403">"Local Brevities"</a>. <i>Baton Rouge Weekly Advocate (p. 3)</i>. 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