This is a list of the colonial governors of

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, from the founding of the first settlement by the French in 1699 to the territory's acquisition by the United States in 1803. The

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and Spanish governors administered a territory which was much larger than the modern U.S. state of

, comprising Louisiana (New France) and Louisiana (New Spain), respectively. At the same time, there are parts of present-day

which were historically administered by other European powers, with the most prominent example being the area known as the Florida Parishes, north of

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and east of the

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. This territory was originally part of French Louisiana, but it was administered by the

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for twenty years (1763–83) following the British victory in the

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List

First French Louisiana (1682–1762)

Spanish Louisiana (1762–1802)

Second French Louisiana (1802–1804)

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List

First French Louisiana (1682–1762)

Spanish Louisiana (1762–1802)

Second French Louisiana (1802–1804)

See also

References