The legislature of the U.S. state of Louisiana has convened many times since statehood became effective on April 30, 1812. "The legislature was elected every two years until 1880, when a sitting legislature was elected every four years thereafter."
Legislatures
+ Name Start date End date Last election Louisiana State Constitution of 1812 July 1812 1814 1812 November 1814 1816 1814 November 1817 1818 1816 January 1819 1820 1820 November 1821 1822 1822 January 1823 1824 1824 November 1824 1826 1826 January 1827 1828 1828 December 1828 1830 1830 January 1831 1832 1832 January 1833 1834 1834 January 1835 1836 1836 January 1837 1838 1838 January 1839 1840 1840 January 1841 1842 1842 January 1843 1844 1844 January 1845 1845 1845 Louisiana State Constitution of 1845 February 1846 1847 1847 January 1848 1848 1848 January 1850 1850 1850 January 1852 1852 1852 Louisiana State Constitution of 1852 January 1853 1853 1853 January 1854 1855 1855 January 1856 1857 1857 January 1858 1859 1859 January 1860 1861 1861 November 1861 1863 1863 January 1864 1865 1865 Louisiana State Constitution of 1864 October 1864 1865 1865 January 1866 1867 1867 Louisiana State Constitution of 1868 June 1868 1870 1870 January 1871 1872 1872 January 1873 1874 1874 January 1875 1876 1876 January 1877 1878 1878 January 1879 1879 1879 Louisiana State Constitution of 1879 January 1880 1883 1883 May 1884 1886 1886 May 1888 1890 1890 May 1892 1895 1895 May 1896 1899 1900 Louisiana State Constitution of 1898 May 1900 1904 1904 May 1904 1908 1908 May 1908 1912 1912 May 1912 1916 1916 Louisiana State Constitution of 1913 May 1916 1920 1920 May 1920 1924 1924 Louisiana State Constitution of 1921 May 1924 1928 1928 May 1928 1932 1932 May 1932 1936 1936 May 1936 1940 1940 January 1940 1944 1944 May 1944 1948 1948 May 1948 1952 1952 May 1952 1956 1956 May 1956 1960 May 1960 1964 1964 May 1964 1968 1968 May 1968 1972 1972 May 1972 1976 1976 Louisiana State Constitution of 1974 May 1976 1980 1980 April 1980 1984 1984 March 1984 November 1983 March 1988 1992 November 1987 January 1992 1996 November 1991 January 1996 2000 November 1995 January 2000 2004 November 1999 January 2004 2008 November 2003 January 2008 2012 November 2007 January 2012 2016 November 19, 2011 71st Louisiana Legislature January 11, 2016 2020 November 21, 2015 January 13, 2020 2024 November 16, 2019 73rd Louisiana Legislature January 2024 2028 November 18, 2023
See also List of speakers of the Louisiana House of Representatives List of presidents of the Louisiana State Senate List of governors of Louisiana Constitution of Louisiana Historical outline of Louisiana Lists of United States state legislative sessions
References
External links
Louisiana State Legislature. Sessions, 1997-current
Digital Public Library of America. Assorted materials related to Louisiana Legislature