Member Party Years Cong ress Electoral history Location District created March 4, 1863 Vacant March 4, 1863 – July 18, 1868 38th 39th 40th Civil War and Reconstruction W. Jasper Blackburn (Homer ) Republican July 18, 1868 – March 3, 1869 40th Elected to finish the vacant term. Retired to run for Lieutenant Governor . Frank Morey (Monroe ) Republican March 4, 1869 – June 8, 1876 41st 42nd 43rd 44th Elected in 1868 .Re-elected in 1870 .Re-elected in 1872 .Re-elected in 1874 . Lost contested election. William B. Spencer (Vidalia ) Democratic June 8, 1876 – January 8, 1877 44th Won contested election. Retired and resigned to become associate justice of the Louisiana Supreme Court . Vacant January 8, 1877 – March 3, 1877 John E. Leonard (Lake Providence ) Republican March 4, 1877 – March 15, 1878 45th Elected in 1876 . Died.Vacant March 15, 1878 – November 5, 1878 J. Smith Young (Homer ) Democratic November 5, 1878 – March 3, 1879 45th Elected to finish Leonard's term . Retired.[10] J. Floyd King (Vidalia ) Democratic March 4, 1879 – March 3, 1887 46th 47th 48th 49th Elected in 1878 .Re-elected in 1880 .Re-elected in 1882 .Re-elected in 1884 . Lost renomination. Cherubusco Newton (Bastrop ) Democratic March 4, 1887 – March 3, 1889 50th Elected in 1886 . Lost renomination. Charles J. Boatner (Monroe ) Democratic March 4, 1889 – March 20, 1896 51st 52nd 53rd 54th Elected in 1888 .Re-elected in 1890 .Re-elected in 1892 .Re-elected in 1894 . House declared seat vacant after election was contested by Alexis Benoit.Vacant March 20, 1896 – June 10, 1896 54th Charles J. Boatner (Monroe ) Democratic June 10, 1896 – March 3, 1897 Elected to finish his own term . Retired. Samuel T. Baird (Bastrop ) Democratic March 4, 1897 – April 22, 1899 55th 56th Elected in 1896 .Re-elected in 1898 . Died.[11] Vacant April 22, 1899 – August 29, 1899 56th Joseph E. Ransdell (Lake Providence ) Democratic August 29, 1899 – March 3, 1913 56th 57th 58th 59th 60th 61st 62nd Elected to finish Baird's term .Re-elected in 1900 .Re-elected in 1902 . Re-elected in 1904 .Re-elected in 1906 .Re-elected in 1908 .Re-elected in 1910 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . James Walter Elder (Monroe ) Democratic March 4, 1913 – March 3, 1915 63rd Elected in 1912 . Lost renomination.[12] Riley J. Wilson (Ruston ) Democratic March 4, 1915 – January 3, 1937 64th 65th 66th 67th 68th 69th 70th 71st 72nd 73rd 74th Elected in 1914 .Re-elected in 1916 .Re-elected in 1918 .Re-elected in 1920 .Re-elected in 1922 .Re-elected in 1924 .Re-elected in 1926 .Re-elected in 1928 .Re-elected in 1930 .Re-elected in 1932 .Re-elected in 1934 . Lost renomination. Newt V. Mills (Monroe ) Democratic January 3, 1937 – January 3, 1943 75th 76th 77th Elected in 1936 .Re-elected in 1938 .Re-elected in 1940 . Lost renomination. Charles E. McKenzie (Monroe ) Democratic January 3, 1943 – January 3, 1947 78th 79th Elected in 1942 .Re-elected in 1944 . Lost renomination. Otto Passman (Monroe ) Democratic January 3, 1947 – January 3, 1977 80th 81st 82nd 83rd 84th 85th 86th 87th 88th 89th 90th 91st 92nd 93rd 94th Elected in 1946 .Re-elected in 1948 .Re-elected in 1950 .Re-elected in 1952 .Re-elected in 1954 .Re-elected in 1956 .Re-elected in 1958 .Re-elected in 1960 .Re-elected in 1962 .Re-elected in 1964 .Re-elected in 1966 .Re-elected in 1968 .Re-elected in 1970 .Re-elected in 1972 .Re-elected in 1974 . Lost renomination. Jerry Huckaby (Ringgold ) Democratic January 3, 1977 – January 3, 1993 95th 96th 97th 98th 99th 100th 101st 102nd Elected in 1976 .Re-elected in 1978 .Re-elected in 1980 .Re-elected in 1982 .Re-elected in 1984 .Re-elected in 1986 .Re-elected in 1988 .Re-elected in 1990 . Lost re-election. Jim McCrery (Shreveport ) Republican January 3, 1993 – January 3, 1997 103rd 104th Redistricted from the 4th district and re-elected in 1992 .Re-elected in 1994 . Redistricted to the 4th district . John Cooksey (Monroe ) Republican January 3, 1997 – January 3, 2003 105th 106th 107th Elected in 1996 .Re-elected in 1998 .Re-elected in 2000 . Retired to run for U.S. senator . Rodney Alexander (Quitman ) Democratic January 3, 2003 – August 9, 2004 108th 109th 110th 111th 112th 113th Elected in 2002 .Re-elected in 2004 .Re-elected in 2006 .Re-elected in 2008 .Re-elected in 2010 .Re-elected in 2012 . Resigned to become Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs .2003–2013 Republican August 9, 2004 – September 26, 2013 2013–2023 Vacant September 26, 2013 – November 16, 2013 113th Vance McAllister (Swartz ) Republican November 16, 2013 – January 3, 2015 Elected to finish Alexander's term . Lost re-nomination. Ralph Abraham (Alto ) Republican January 3, 2015 – January 3, 2021 114th 115th 116th Elected in 2014 .Re-elected in 2016 .Re-elected in 2018 . Retired.[13] Vacant January 3, 2021 – April 14, 2021 117th Representative-elect Luke Letlow died December 29, 2020.[14] Julia Letlow (Start ) Republican April 14, 2021 – present 117th 118th Elected to finish her husband's term .Re-elected in 2022 .2023–2025