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Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Index Louisiana's 5th congressional district

Louisiana's 5th Congressional District is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Louisiana. [1]

46 relations: Advocate, Alexandria, Louisiana, American Civil War, Bobby Jindal, Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, Charles E. McKenzie, Charles J. Boatner, Cherubusco Newton, Clyde C. Holloway, Columbia, Louisiana, Congressional district, Democratic Party (United States), Florida Parishes, Frank Morey, J. Floyd King, J. Smith Young, James Walter Elder, Jerry Huckaby, Jim McCrery, John Cooksey, John E. Leonard, Joseph E. Ransdell, List of United States congressional districts, Louisiana, Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs, Louisiana State Senate, Louisiana Supreme Court, Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2013, Louisiana's 8th congressional district, Louisiana's congressional districts, Monroe, Louisiana, Neil Riser, Newt V. Mills, Otto Passman, Ralph Abraham (politician), Reconstruction era, Republican Party (United States), Riley J. Wilson, Rodney Alexander, Samuel T. Baird, The Times-Picayune, U.S. state, United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2002, Vance McAllister, W. Jasper Blackburn, William B. Spencer.

Advocate

An advocate in this sense is a professional in the field of law.

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Alexandria, Louisiana

Alexandria is the ninth-largest city in the state of Louisiana and is the parish seat of Rapides Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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American Civil War

The American Civil War (also known by other names) was a war fought in the United States from 1861 to 1865.

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Bobby Jindal

Piyush "Bobby" Jindal (born June 10, 1971) is an American politician who was the 55th Governor of Louisiana between 2008 and 2016, and previously served as a U.S. Congressman and as the vice chairman of the Republican Governors Association.

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Caldwell Parish, Louisiana

Caldwell Parish (Paroisse de Caldwell) is a parish located in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Charles E. McKenzie

Charles Edgar Mckenzie (October 3, 1896 – June 7, 1956) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, based in the northeastern quadrant of his state.

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Charles J. Boatner

Charles Jahleal Boatner (January 23, 1849 – March 21, 1903) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

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Cherubusco Newton

Cherubusco Newton (May 15, 1848 – May 26, 1910) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

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Clyde C. Holloway

Clyde Cecil Holloway (November 28, 1943 – October 16, 2016) was an American politician, small business owner, and member of the Republican Party who – at his death – served as one of five members of the Louisiana Public Service Commission.

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Columbia, Louisiana

Columbia is a town in and the parish seat of Caldwell Parish, Louisiana, United States.

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Congressional district

A congressional district is an electoral constituency that elects a single member of a congress.

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Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party (nicknamed the GOP for Grand Old Party).

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Florida Parishes

The Florida Parishes (Parroquias de Florida, Paroisses de Floride), on the east side of Mississippi River — an area also known as the Northshore or Northlake region — are eight parishes in southeast Louisiana, United States, which were part of West Florida in the 18th and early 19th centuries.

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Frank Morey

Frank Morey (July 11, 1840 – September 22, 1890) was a soldier in the Union Army (1861-1865), reaching the rank of colonel; afterward he moved to Louisiana, where he became a planter and sold insurance.

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J. Floyd King

John Floyd King (April 20, 1842 – May 8, 1915) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

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J. Smith Young

John Smith Young (November 4, 1834 – October 11, 1916) was a member of the U.S. House of Representatives from Louisiana.

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James Walter Elder

James Walter Elder (October 5, 1882 – December 16, 1941) was a one-term United States Representative for Louisiana's 5th congressional district.

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Jerry Huckaby

Thomas Jerald Huckaby, usually known as Jerry Huckaby (born July 19, 1941), is a retired American businessman who served from 1977 to 1993 as a Democratic U.S. Representative from Louisiana's 5th congressional district, at the time mostly in the northeastern quadrant of the state.

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Jim McCrery

James Otis McCrery III (born September 18, 1949) is an American lawyer, politician and lobbyist who served as a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives from 1988 to 2009.

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John Cooksey

John Charles Cooksey, M.D. (born August 20, 1941), is an ophthalmologist who from 1997 to 2003 was a Republican member of the United States House of Representatives for Louisiana's 5th congressional district.

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John E. Leonard

John Edwards Leonard (September 22, 1845 – March 15, 1878) was a United States Representative from Louisiana.

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Joseph E. Ransdell

Joseph Eugene Ransdell (October 7, 1858July 27, 1954) was an attorney and politician from Louisiana.

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List of United States congressional districts

Congressional districts for the United States House of Representatives are electoral divisions for the purpose of electing members of the House of Representatives.

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Louisiana

Louisiana is a state in the southeastern region of the United States.

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Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs

In 1944, the Louisiana Office of Veterans Affairs was created to provide local services to Louisiana Veterans and their families.

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Louisiana State Senate

The Louisiana State Senate (French: Sénat de Louisiane) is the upper house of the state legislature of Louisiana.

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Louisiana Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Louisiana is the highest court and court of last resort in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Louisiana's 5th congressional district special election, 2013

A special election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district was held on November 16, 2013, to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives.

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Louisiana's 8th congressional district

Louisiana's 8th congressional district is a defunct Congressional district and no longer exists after Louisiana lost its eighth Congressional seat in the 1990 U. S. Census.

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Louisiana's congressional districts

The U.S. state of Louisiana currently has six congressional districts.

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Monroe, Louisiana

Monroe (historically accessdate) is the eighth-largest city in the U.S. state of Louisiana.

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Neil Riser

Hartwell Neil Riser Jr., known as Neil Riser (born April 25, 1962) is a funeral home owner in Columbia in Caldwell Parish in northeastern Louisiana, who is a Republican member of the Louisiana State Senate.

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Newt V. Mills

Newt Virgus Mills (September 27, 1899 – May 15, 1996) was a U.S. Representative in the first half of the 20th century for Louisiana's 5th congressional district, based in Monroe, Louisiana.

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Otto Passman

Otto Ernest Passman (June 27, 1900 – August 13, 1988) was a conservative Democratic congressman from Monroe in northeastern Louisiana, who served from 1947 to 1977.

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Ralph Abraham (politician)

Ralph Lee Abraham Jr. (born September 16, 1954), is an American physician and former veterinarian from Mangham, Louisiana, who won election on December 6, 2014, as a Republican to represent in the United States House of Representatives.

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Reconstruction era

The Reconstruction era was the period from 1863 (the Presidential Proclamation of December 8, 1863) to 1877.

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Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP (abbreviation for Grand Old Party), is one of the two major political parties in the United States, the other being its historic rival, the Democratic Party.

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Riley J. Wilson

Riley Joseph Wilson (November 12, 1871 – February 23, 1946) was a Louisiana educator, attorney, and legislator in the first half of the late 19th century and the first decades of the 20th century.

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Rodney Alexander

Rodney McKinnie Alexander (born December 5, 1946) is an American politician and member of the Republican Party who served as the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs from September 30, 2013 until June 3, 2014.

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Samuel T. Baird

Samuel Thomas Baird (May 5, 1861 – April 22, 1899) was a U.S. Representative from Louisiana.

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The Times-Picayune

The Times-Picayune is an American newspaper published in New Orleans, Louisiana, since January 25, 1837.

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U.S. state

A state is a constituent political entity of the United States.

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United States Senate election in Louisiana, 2002

The 2002 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 5, 2002.

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Vance McAllister

Vance Michael McAllister, Sr. (born January 7, 1974), is a Republican former member of the United States House of Representatives from Louisiana's 5th congressional district.

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W. Jasper Blackburn

William Jasper Blackburn (July 24, 1820 – November 10, 1899) was an American printer, publisher and politician who served in the United States House of Representatives from northwestern Louisiana from July 18, 1868, to March 3, 1869.

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William B. Spencer

William Brainerd Spencer (February 5, 1835 – February 12, 1882) was an attorney and politician of the planter class, elected as U.S. Representative from Louisiana in 1876, in a contested election decided in his favor and against the Republican Party candidate.

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Redirects here:

LA-05, United States House of Representatives, LA District 5, United States House of Representatives, Louisiana District 5.

References

[1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana's_5th_congressional_district

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