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1505:De Rouen
1465:Cazayoux
1455:H. Moore
1445:Morrison
1435:Griffith
1310:McKenzie
1290:Ransdell
1135:McCleery
1115:Sandidge
1105:J. Moore
1070:Boustany
1060:Melançon
975:Davidson
950:J. Moore
905:Richmond
890:L. Boggs
885:H. Boggs
875:H. Boggs
865:Spearing
670:O'Connor
635:Lawrence
625:Bouligny
147:Maryland
57:district
1675:Poydras
1610:C. Long
1600:S. Long
1590:McSween
1570:Overton
1525:Edwards
1515:Larcade
1510:Plauché
1470:Cassidy
1345:Abraham
1330:Cooksey
1325:McCrery
1320:Huckaby
1315:Passman
1280:Boatner
1260:Leonard
1255:Spencer
1220:Fleming
1215:McCrery
1205:McCrery
1180:Sandlin
1175:Watkins
1140:Boarman
1130:Newsham
1120:Landrum
1095:Bossier
1075:Higgins
1045:Caffery
1000:Kellogg
995:Darrall
985:Darrall
980:Newsham
970:Perkins
945:Garland
940:Bullard
935:Overton
880:Maloney
870:Maloney
855:Gilmore
830:Coleman
820:Wallace
805:Sheldon
780:Bullard
705:Scalise
605:La SĂ©re
600:Slidell
314:colonel
209:Colonel
1640:Butler
1565:Aswell
1530:Breaux
1500:Lazaro
1475:Graves
1450:Rarick
1420:Favrot
1410:Morgan
1400:Favrot
1350:Letlow
1300:Wilson
1275:Newton
1210:Fields
1200:Roemer
1185:Brooks
1055:Tauzin
1040:Willis
1030:Mouton
1025:Montet
1020:Martin
990:Acklen
955:Dawson
910:Carter
795:Taylor
775:Conrad
760:Dawson
750:Ripley
745:Thomas
740:Gurley
700:Jindal
695:Vitter
680:HĂ©bert
640:Gibson
630:Sypher
620:Eustis
615:Dunbar
218:Brevet
1670:Clark
1580:Allen
1535:Hayes
1460:Baker
1385:Irion
1380:Lewis
1305:Mills
1295:Elder
1285:Baird
1265:Young
1250:Morey
1195:Leach
1165:Ogden
1145:Smith
1125:Vidal
1110:Jones
1100:Morse
1050:Treen
1010:Price
930:Brent
860:Dupré
850:Davey
840:Davey
835:Lagan
825:Lagan
810:Ellis
755:Chinn
685:Tonry
660:Meyer
595:White
585:White
511:from
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49:from
1575:Dear
1540:John
1495:Pujo
1425:Kemp
1370:Nash
1270:King
1155:Elam
1150:Levy
965:Penn
845:Buck
815:Hahn
800:Mann
790:Hunt
645:Hunt
413:2023
369:, a
227:Unit
200:Rank
133:Died
106:Born
1005:Gay
900:Cao
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