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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