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Louisiana's Historical Legislative Journals: 1812-1900: Journals in Print

Louisiana Historical House of Representatives Journals

in print at the Law Library of Louisiana

1812-1819 (French only) (*Legislature did NOT meet in 1813, 1815 or 1817)

1820-1828    

1830-1835 (French only , except for dates Feb. 17-19, 1835, which are in English)

1836-1843 

1844 (French only)

1845-1853

1854 - Official Journal Documents and Debates (Eng/Fre) 

1855-1861 are not in our print collection, but we do have the 1857 House Report (bound with Senate Report)

1861-1865 Confederate journals are not in our print collection

1864-1866 Union journals

1867 (French only)

1868-1871

1872 (bound with Senate)

1873-1876

1877 - 2nd session only

1878 (bound with Senate)

1879-1881 (1881 ex. session bound with Senate)

1882-1900 (*Legislature did NOT meet in 1883, 1885, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895 or 1897)

Louisiana Historical Senate Journals

in print at the Law Library of Louisiana

1812-1814 (French only) (*Legislature did not meet in 1813 or 1815)
1816-1825 (*Legislature did not meet in 1817)
1826 (French only)
1827-1833 
1833 - 2nd session only in French
1835 (French)
1836-1843 
1844 (French only)
1845
1846-1847  are not in our print collection
1848-1853 (*Legislature did NOT meet in 1849 or 1851)
1854-1857 are not in our print collection, but we do have the 1857 Senate Report
1858 (Eng/Fre)
1859-1863 are not in our print collection
1861-1864 Confederate journals are not in our print collection
1864 Union journal
1865 Confederate journal
1865-1866
1867 is not in our print collection
1868-1900 (*Legislature did NOT meet in 1883, 1885, 1887, 1889, 1891, 1893, 1895 or 1897)

*Legislature meeting dates verified in "Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives 1812-2024" by David R. Poynter Legislative Research Library, Louisiana House of Representatives. Revised July 8, 2022. https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf