Louisiana's 3rd Congressional District - List of Representatives

List of Representatives

Representative Party Term District home Notes
District created March 4, 1823
William Leigh Brent Adams-Clay D-R March 4, 1823 - March 4, 1825 Saint Martinville
Adams March 4, 1825 - March 4, 1829 Returned to practice of law
Walter Hampden Overton Jacksonian March 4, 1829 - March 4, 1831 Rapides Parish Returned to his cotton plantation
Henry Adams Bullard Anti-Jacksonian March 4, 1831 - January 4, 1834 Resigned after being appointed judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana
Rice Garland Anti-Jacksonian April 28, 1834 - March 4, 1837
Whig March 4, 1837 - July 21, 1840 Resigned after being appointed judge of Supreme Court of Louisiana
John Moore Whig December 17, 1840 - March 4, 1843
John Bennett Dawson Democratic March 4, 1843 - ????, 1845 Redistricted from the 2nd district
John Henry Harmanson Democratic ????, 1845 - October 24, 1850 Died
Alexander Gordon Penn Democratic December 30, 1850 - March 4, 1853
John Perkins Jr. Democratic March 4, 1853 - March 4, 1855
Thomas Green Davidson Democratic March 4, 1855 - March 4, 1861
Civil War and Reconstruction
Joseph Parkinson Newsham Republican July 18, 1868 - March 4, 1869 Saint Francisville
Chester Bidwell Darrall Republican March 4, 1869 - February 20, 1878 Morgan City Election contested by Joseph H. Acklen
Joseph H. Acklen Democratic February 20, 1878 - March 3, 1881 Saint Mary Parish Successfully contested 1876 election
Chester Bidwell Darrall Republican March 4, 1881 - March 4, 1883 Morgan City Lost reelection to William Pitt Kellogg
William Pitt Kellogg Republican March 4, 1883 - March 4, 1885 New Orleans Defeated by Edward James Gay
Edward James Gay Democratic March 4, 1885 - May 30, 1889 New Orleans Died
Vacant May 30, 1889 - December 2, 1889
Andrew Price Democratic December 2, 1889 - March 4, 1897 Franklin
Robert Foligny Broussard Democratic March 4, 1897 - March 4, 1915 New Iberia Elected to the United States Senate
Whitmell P. Martin Progressive ("Bull Moose") March 4, 1915 - March 4, 1919 Thibodaux Changed party
Democratic March 4, 1919 - April 6, 1929 Thibodaux Died
Numa Francois Montet Democratic August 6, 1929 - January 3, 1937 Thibodaux Defeated in Democratic primary election
Robert L. Mouton Democratic January 3, 1937 - January 3, 1941 Lafayette Lost Democratic primary to James Domengeaux
James Domengeaux Democratic January 3, 1941 - April 15, 1944 Lafayette Resigned to join Armed Forces
Vacant April 15, 1944 - November 7, 1944
James Domengeaux Democratic November 7, 1944 - January 3, 1949 Lafayette Re-elected to fill his own vacancy, Unsuccessfully sought election to the U.S. Senate
Edwin E. Willis Democratic January 3, 1949 - January 3, 1969 Arnaudville Lost Democratic primary to Patrick T. Caffery
Patrick T. Caffery Democratic January 3, 1969 - January 3, 1973 New Iberia Returned to law practice in New Iberia, did not seek re-election
David C. Treen Republican January 3, 1973 - March 10, 1980 Metairie Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana
Billy Tauzin Democratic May 22, 1980 - August 8, 1995 Chackbay Changed party
Republican August 8, 1995 - January 3, 2005 Chackbay Retired from Congress
Charlie Melançon Democratic January 3, 2005 - January 3, 2011 Napoleonville Lost U.S. Senate election in 2010
Jeff Landry Republican January 3, 2011 - January 3, 2013 New Iberia Defeated in 2012 runoff election, due to redistricting
Charles Boustany Republican January 3, 2013 - Present Lafayette Redistricted form the 7th district, Incumbent

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