No. | Governor | Picture | Took Office | Left Office | Party | Notes | Lieutenant Governor |
23 | Henry Clay Warmoth | | June 27, 1868 | December 9, 1872 | Republican | | Oscar J. Dunn (Republican) 1868-1872 |
P. B. S. Pinchback (Republican) 1872-1873 |
24 | P. B. S. Pinchback | | December 29, 1872 | January 13, 1873 | Republican | | vacant |
25 | John McEnery | | January 13, 1873 | May 22, 1873 | Democratic; Liberal Republican | | Davidson B. Penn (Democratic; Liberal Republican) |
26 | William Pitt Kellogg | | May 22, 1873 | January 8, 1877 | Republican | | C.C. Antoine (Republican) |
27* | Stephen B. Packard | | January 8, 1877 | April 24, 1877 | Republican | | C.C. Antoine (Republican) |
28 | Francis Tillou Nicholls | | April 24, 1877 | January 14, 1880 | Democratic | | Louis A. Wiltz (Democratic) |
29 | Louis Alfred Wiltz | | January 14, 1880 | October 16, 1881 | Democratic | | Samuel D. McEnery (Democratic) |
30 | Samuel Douglas McEnery | | October 16, 1881 | May 20, 1888 | Democratic | | W.A. Robertson (Democratic) 1881 |
George L. Walton (Democratic) 1881-1884 |
Clay Knobloch (Democratic) 1884-1888 |
| Francis Tillou Nicholls | | May 20, 1888 | May 10, 1892 | Democratic | | James Jeffries (Democratic) |
31 | Murphy James Foster, Sr. | | May 10, 1892 | May 8, 1900 | Democratic | | Charles Parlange (Democratic) 1892-1894 |
Hiram R. Lott (Democratic) 1894-1896 |
Robert H. Snyder (Democratic) 1896-1900 |
32 | William Wright (W. W.) Heard | | May 8, 1900 | May 10, 1904 | Democratic | | Albert Estopinal (Democratic) |
33 | Newton Crain Blanchard | | May 10, 1904 | May 12, 1908 | Democratic | | Jared Y. Sanders, Sr. (Democratic) |
34 | Jared Young Sanders, Sr. | | May 12, 1908 | May 14, 1912 | Democratic | | Paul M. Lambremont (Democratic) |
35 | Luther Egbert Hall | | May 14, 1912 | May 9, 1916 | Democratic | | Thomas C. Barrett (Democratic) |
36 | Ruffin Golson Pleasant | | May 9, 1916 | May 11, 1920 | Democratic | | Fernand Mouton (Democratic) |
37 | John Milliken Parker | | May 11, 1920 | May 13, 1924 | Democratic | | Hewitt Bouanchaud (Democratic) 1920-1924 |
Delos R. Johnson (Democratic) 1924 |
38 | Henry Luse Fuqua | | May 13, 1924 | October 11, 1926 | Democratic | | Oramel H. Simpson (Democratic) |
39 | Oramel Hinckley Simpson | | October 11, 1926 | May 21, 1928 | Democratic | | Philip H. Gilbert (Democratic) |
40 | Huey Pierce Long | rowspan=2 | rowspan=2| May 21, 1928 | January 25, 1932 | Democratic | | Paul N. Cyr (Democratic) 1928-1931 |
Alvin O. King (Democratic) 1931-1932 |
41 | Alvin Olin King | | January 25, 1932 | May 10, 1932 | Democratic | | None |
42 | Oscar Kelly (O.K.) Allen | | May 10, 1932 | January 28, 1936 | Democratic | | John B. Fournet (Democratic) 1932-1935 |
Thomas C. Wingate (Democratic) 1935 |
James A. Noe (Democratic) 1935-1936 |
43 | James Albert Noe | | January 28, 1936 | May 12, 1936 | Democratic | | vacant |
44 | Richard Webster Leche | | May 12, 1936 | June 26, 1939 | Democratic | | Earl K. Long (Democratic) |
45 | Earl Kemp Long | | June 26, 1939 | May 14, 1940 | Democratic | | Coleman Lindsey (Democratic) |
46 | Sam Houston Jones | | May 14, 1940 | May 9, 1944 | Democratic | | Marc M. Mouton (Democratic) |
47 | James Houston (Jimmie) Davis | | May 9, 1944 | May 11, 1948 | Democratic | | J. Emile Verret (Democratic) |
| Earl Kemp Long | | May 11, 1948 | May 13, 1952 | Democratic | | William J. "Bill" Dodd (Democratic) |
48 | Robert Floyd (Bob) Kennon | | May 13, 1952 | May 8, 1956 | Democratic | | C. E. "Cap" Barham (Democratic) |
| Earl Kemp Long | | May 8, 1956 | May 10, 1960 | Democratic | | Lether Frazar (Democratic) |
| James Houston (Jimmie) Davis | | May 10, 1960 | May 12, 1964 | Democratic | | C. C. "Taddy" Aycock (Democratic) |
49 | John Julian McKeithen | | May 12, 1964 | May 9, 1972 | Democratic | | C. C. "Taddy" Aycock (Democratic) |
50 | Edwin Washington Edwards | | May 9, 1972 | March 10, 1980 | Democratic | | James E. "Jimmy" Fitzmorris (Democratic) |
51 | David Conner (Dave) Treen | | March 10, 1980 | March 12, 1984 | Republican | | Robert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic) |
| Edwin Washington Edwards | | March 12, 1984 | March 14, 1988 | Democratic | | Robert "Bobby" Freeman (Democratic) |
52 | Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III | | March 14, 1988 | August 1991 | Democratic | | Paul Hardy (Republican) |
| Charles Elson (Buddy) Roemer III | August 1991 | January 13, 1992 | Republican | |
| Edwin Washington Edwards | | January 13, 1992 | January 8, 1996 | Democratic | | Melinda Schwegmann (Democratic) |
53 | Murphy James (Mike) Foster, Jr. | | January 8, 1996 | January 12, 2004 | Republican | | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco (Democratic) |
54 | Kathleen Babineaux Blanco | | January 12, 2004 | January 14, 2008 | Democratic | | Mitchell "Mitch" Landrieu (Democratic) |
55 | Bobby Jindal | | January 14, 2008 | January 11, 2016 | Republican | | Mitchell "Mitch" Landrieu (Democratic) 2008-2010 |
Scott Angelle (Republican) 2010 |
John "Jay" Dardenne (Republican) 2010–2016 |
56 | John Bel Edwards | | January 11, 2016 | January 8, 2024 | Democratic | | Billy Nungesser (Republican) |
57 | Jeff Landry | | January 8, 2024 | Incumbent | Republican | | Billy Nungesser (Republican) |