List of Representatives
| Name | Years | Party | District residence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| District created March 4, 1843 | ||||
| Pierre Evariste Jean-Baptiste Bossier | Democratic | March 4, 1843 - April 24, 1844 | Natchitoches | Died |
| Vacant | April 24, 1844 - December 2, 1844 | |||
| Isaac Edward Morse | Democratic | December 2, 1844 - March 3, 1851 | St. Martinville | |
| John Moore | Whig | March 4, 1851 - March 3, 1853 | Franklin | |
| Roland Jones | Democratic | March 4, 1853 - March 3, 1855 | Shreveport | |
| John M. Sandidge | Democratic | March 4, 1855 - March 3, 1859 | Bossier City | |
| John M. Landrum | Democratic | March 4, 1859 - March 3, 1861 | Shreveport | Did not seek re-election as Civil War loomed |
| Civil War and Reconstruction | ||||
| Michel Vidal | Republican | July 18, 1868 - March 3, 1869 | Opelousas | Appointed U.S. consul to Tripoli, Libya |
| Vacant | March 4, 1869 - May 23, 1870 | |||
| Joseph P. Newsham | Republican | May 23, 1870 - March 3, 1871 | St. Francisville | Successfully contested election of Michael Ryan to the 41st Congress, Did not seek re-election |
| James McCleery | Republican | March 4, 1871 - November 5, 1871 | Shreveport | Died |
| Vacant | November 5, 1871 - December 3, 1872 | |||
| Alexander Boarman | Liberal Republican | December 3, 1872 - March 3, 1873 | Shreveport | Went on to other political involvements |
| Vacant | March 4, 1873 - November 24, 1873 | |||
| George Luke Smith | Republican | November 24, 1873 - March 3, 1875 | Shreveport | Elected in a special election to fill the vacancy caused by the death of Representative-elect Samuel Peters |
| William Mallory Levy | Democratic | March 4, 1875 - March 3, 1877 | Natchitoches | Failed to be renominated by the Democrats |
| Joseph Barton Elam | Democratic | March 4, 1877 - March 3, 1881 | Mansfield | Injured in a stagecoach accident, left Congress, returned to practice of law |
| Newton C. Blanchard | Democratic | March 4, 1881 - March 12, 1894 | Shreveport | Resigned, appointed to the United States Senate. |
| Vacant | March 12, 1894 - May 12, 1894 | |||
| Henry Warren Ogden | Democratic | May 12, 1894 - March 3, 1899 | Benton | Preferred farming and went back to it |
| Phanor Breazeale | Democratic | March 4, 1899 - March 3, 1905 | Natchitoches | Lost Democratic primary to John T. Watkins |
| John T. Watkins | Democratic | March 4, 1905 - March 3, 1921 | Minden | Lost Democratic primary to John N. Sandlin |
| John N. Sandlin | Democratic | March 4, 1921 - January 3, 1937 | Minden | Unsuccessfully sought U.S. Senate seat |
| Overton Brooks | Democratic | January 3, 1937 - September 16, 1961 | Shreveport | Died |
| Vacant | September 16, 1961 - December 19, 1961 | |||
| Joe Waggoner, Jr. | Democratic | December 19, 1961 - January 3, 1979 | Plain Dealing | Retired from Congress |
| Claude Leach | Democratic | 1979–1981 | Leesville | Defeated by Buddy Roemer |
| Buddy Roemer | Democratic | January 3, 1981 - March 14, 1988 | Bossier City | Resigned to become Governor |
| Vacant | March 14, 1988 - April 16, 1988 | |||
| Jim McCrery | Republican | April 16, 1988 - January 3, 1993 | Shreveport | Won special election to fill remainder of Roemer's term Redistricted to 5th district |
| Cleo Fields | Democratic | January 3, 1993 - January 3, 1997 | Baton Rouge | Redistricted in a way adverse to Fields' continuation |
| Jim McCrery | Republican | January 3, 1997 - January 3, 2009 | Shreveport | Redistricted from 5th district, Retired from Congress |
| John C. Fleming | Republican | January 3, 2009–Present | Minden | |
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