Class 3
| # | Senator | Party | Years | Term | Electoral history |
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| 1 | Allan B. Magruder | Democratic-Republican | September 3, 1812 – March 4, 1813 |
1 | Elected in 1812 |
| 2 | Eligius Fromentin | Democratic-Republican | March 4, 1813 – March 4, 1819 |
2 | Elected in 1813 |
| 3 | James Brown | Adams-Clay Republican |
March 4, 1819 – December 10, 1823 |
3 | Elected in 1819 Resigned to become Minister to France |
| Vacant | December 10, 1823 – January 15, 1824 |
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| 4 | Josiah S. Johnston | Adams-Clay Republican |
January 15, 1824 – May 19, 1833 |
Appointed to finish Brown's term | |
| 4 | Elected to full term in 1825 | ||||
| 5 | Re-elected in 1831 Died |
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| Vacant | May 19, 1833 – December 19, 1833 |
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| 5 | Alexander Porter | Whig | December 19, 1833 – January 5, 1837 |
Elected to finish Johnson's term Resigned |
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| Vacant | January 5, 1837 – January 12, 1837 |
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| 6 | Alexander Mouton | Democratic | January 12, 1837 – March 1, 1842 |
Elected to finish Porter's term | |
| 6 | Re-elected in 1837 Resigned |
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| Vacant | March 1, 1842 – April 14, 1842 |
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| 7 | Charles Magill Conrad | Whig | April 14, 1842 – March 4, 1843 |
Appointed to finish Mouton's term Lost election to full term |
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| Vacant | March 4, 1843 – February 12, 1844 |
7 | Alexander Porter was elected, but due to ill health declined the seat | ||
| 8 | Henry Johnson | Whig | February 12, 1844 – March 3, 1849 |
Appointed to continue Porter's term Lost election to full term in 1849 |
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| 9 | Pierre Soulé | Democratic | March 3, 1849 – April 11, 1853 |
8 | Elected in 1849 Resigned to become U.S. Minister to Spain |
| Vacant | April 11, 1853 – December 5, 1853 |
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| 10 | John Slidell | Democratic | December 5, 1853 – February 4, 1861 |
Elected to finish Soulé term | |
| 9 | Re-elected in 1855 Resigned |
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| Vacant | February 4, 1861 – July 9, 1868 |
American Civil War and Reconstruction | |||
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| 11 | William P. Kellogg | Republican | July 9, 1868 – November 1, 1872 |
Appointed to finish incomplete term Resigned to become Governor of Louisiana |
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| Vacant | November 1, 1872 – January 12, 1876 |
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| 12 | Senate declined to seat rival claimants William L. McMillen and P. B. S. Pinchback | ||||
| 12 | James B. Eustis | Democratic | January 12, 1876 – March 4, 1879 |
Elected to finish incomplete term in 1876 Lost re-election |
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| 13 | Benjamin F. Jonas | Democratic | March 4, 1879 – March 4, 1885 |
13 | Elected in 1878 Lost re-election |
| 14 | James B. Eustis | Democratic | March 4, 1885 – March 4, 1891 |
14 | Elected in 1884 Retired |
| 15 | Edward Douglass White | Democratic | March 4, 1891 – March 12, 1894 |
15 | Elected in 1890 Resigned to become U.S. Supreme Court Justice |
| 16 | Newton C. Blanchard | Democratic | March 12, 1894 – March 4, 1897 |
Appointed to continue White's term Elected to finish White's term Retired |
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| 17 | Samuel D. McEnery | Democratic | March 4, 1897 – June 28, 1910 |
16 | Elected in 1896 |
| 17 | Re-elected in 1902 | ||||
| 18 | Re-elected in 1908 Died |
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| Vacant | June 28, 1910 – December 7, 1910 |
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| 18 | John Thornton | Democratic | December 7, 1910 – March 4, 1915 |
Appointed to continue McEnery's term Elected to finish McEnery's term Retired |
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| 19 | Robert F. Broussard | Democratic | March 4, 1915 – April 12, 1918 |
19 | Elected in 1914 Died |
| Vacant | April 12, 1918 – April 22, 1918 |
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| 20 | Walter Guion | Democratic | April 22, 1918 – November 5, 1918 |
Appointed to continue Broussard's term Successor elected |
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| 21 | Edward James Gay | Democratic | November 6, 1918 – March 4, 1921 |
Elected to finish Broussard's term Retired |
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| 22 | | Edwin S. Broussard | Democratic | March 4, 1921 – March 4, 1933 |
20 | Elected in 1920 |
| 21 | Re-elected in 1926 Lost renomination |
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| 23 | John H. Overton | Democratic | March 4, 1933 – May 14, 1948 |
22 | Elected in 1932 |
| 23 | Re-elected in 1938 | ||||
| 24 | Re-elected in 1944 Died |
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| Vacant | May 14, 1948 – May 18, 1948 |
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| 24 | William C. Feazel | Democratic | May 18, 1948 – December 30, 1948 |
Appointed to continue Overton's term Retired |
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| 25 | Russell B. Long | Democratic | December 31, 1948 – January 3, 1987 |
Elected to finish Overton's term | |
| 25 | Re-elected in 1950 | ||||
| 26 | Re-elected in 1956 | ||||
| 27 | Re-elected in 1962 | ||||
| 28 | Re-elected in 1968 | ||||
| 29 | Re-elected in 1974 | ||||
| 30 | Re-elected in 1980 Retired |
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| 26 | John Breaux | Democratic | January 3, 1987 – January 3, 2005 |
31 | Elected in 1986 |
| 32 | Re-elected in 1992 | ||||
| 33 | Re-elected in 1998 Retired |
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| 27 | David Vitter | Republican | January 3, 2005 – Present |
34 | Elected in 2004 |
| 35 | Re-elected in 2010 | ||||
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