Louisiana

John Willis Menard*

John Willis Menard*

John Willis Menard was the first Black man ever elected to the U.S. House of Representatives though he was never seated in Congress. In November...

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Charles Edmund Nash

Charles Edmund Nash

A former sergeant for the Union Army, Congressman Charles Nash was the first Black American to represent Louisiana in the U.S. House of...

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William Jennings Jefferson

William Jennings Jefferson

Congressman William Jefferson represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1991 to 2009 (102nd-110th...

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Cleo Fields

Cleo Fields

Congressman Cleo Fields served Louisiana's 4th Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1993 to 1997 (103rd-104th...

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Cedric Richmond

Cedric Richmond

Congressman Cedric Richmond represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives from 2011 to 2021 (112th-117th...

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Troy Carter

Troy Carter

Congressman Troy Carter has represented Louisiana's 2nd Congressional District in the U.S. House of Representatives since 2021 (117th...

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