Spotlight on History
U.S. Presidents in Louisiana
10/1/2020
As Americans prepare to head to the polls on Election Day in November, the LDMA is highlighting U.S. Presidents in October. You can learn more about Louisiana’s role in past presidential elections and see highlights from presidential visits to Louisiana.
Presidential Elections
1968
George Wallace’s 1968 Presidential Campaign Visit
1980
- Louisiana’s Presidential Primary
- Ronald Reagan Campaign Event in New Orleans
- 1980 Presidential Campaign Events – Reagan, Carter, and Anderson
- Louisiana’s Role as a Swing State in the 1980 Presidential Election
- Jimmy Carter and Ronald Reagan in Louisiana
- 1980 Presidential Campaign Events – Carter and Reagan
1984
- Democratic Presidential Candidate John Glenn Interview
- NAACP Convention in New Orleans – Vice President George Bush & 5 Democratic Candidates
- Democratic Presidential Candidate Jesse Jackson Addresses Louisiana Legislature
- 1984 Presidential Election Preview
- Record Voter Registration for 1984 Election
- 1984 Election Recap
1988
- 1988 Republican National Convention in New Orleans
- 1988 Presidential Campaigns
- Election Panel Discussion
- Voter Interviews
- 1988 Election Results
1992
- James Carville Interview
- Louisiana’s Role in the 1992 Presidential Election
- Jim Brady (La. Democratic Party) & Billy Nungesser (La. Republican Party) Interview
- 1992 Presidential Election Panel Discussion
2008
2012
2016
Presidential Visits
- President John F. Kennedy Visits New Orleans (1962)
- Former President Gerald Ford in Baton Rouge (1978)
- President Ronald Reagan Visits New Orleans (1982)
- President Ronald Reagan Tours Flooding in Monroe (1983)
- President George W. Bush Gives Speech in New Orleans Following Hurricane Katrina (2005)
- Former President Bill Clinton Visits Hurricane Katrina Evacuees in Baton Rouge (2005)
- President George W. Bush Visits Baton Rouge Following Hurricane Gustav (2008)
- Former President George H.W. Bush Visits Cameron Parish (2009)
- President Barack Obama Visits New Orleans (2009)
- President Barack Obama Visits Baton Rouge (2016)
- President Donald Trump Visits Monroe (2019)
To see all of these videos and more, you can view the entire U.S. Presidents topic.