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List of United States Senators from Louisiana


Louisiana was admitted to the Union on April 30, 1812, and elects senators to Class 2 and Class 3. Its current senators are Republicans John Neely Kennedy and Bill Cassidy.

Class 2

Class 2 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1996, 2002, 2008, and 2014. The next election will be in 2020.

Class 3

Class 3 U.S. Senators belong to the electoral cycle that has recently been contested in 1998, 2004, and 2010, and 2016. The next election will be in 2022.

As of January 2017, there are five living former U.S. Senators from Louisiana, three from Class 2 and two from Class 3. The most recent senator to die was Russell B. Long of Class 3 (1948-1987) on May 9, 2003. The most recent Class 2 senator to die was Allen J. Ellender (1937-1972), who died in office on July 27, 1972.


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