Former attorneys general are listed in reverse chronological order.
| Former Attorney General | Term of Service |
|---|---|
| Jeff Landry | 2016 – 2024 |
| James Caldwell | 2018-2016 |
| Charles Foti | 2004-2008 |
| Richard Leyoub | 1992-2004 |
| William Guste | 1972-1992 |
| Jack Gremillion | 1956-1972 |
| Fred LeBlanc | 1952-1956 |
| Bolivar Edwards Kemp, Jr | 1948-1952 |
| Fred LeBlanc | 1944-1948 |
| Eugene Stanley | 1940-1944 |
| Lessley P. Gardiner | 1939-1940 |
| James B. Ellison | 1939 |
| Gaston Porterie | 1932-1939 |
| Percy Saint | 1924-1932 |
| Adolphe Coco | 1916-1924 |
| Ruffin Pleasant | 1912-1916 |
| Walter Guion | 1900-1912 |
| Milton Joseph Cunningham | 1892-1900 |
| Walter Henry Rogers | 1888-1892 |
| Milton Joseph Cunningham | 1884-1888 |
| James Egan | 1880-1884 |
| Horatio Nash Ogden | 1877-1880 |
| Hiram Steele | 1876-1877 |
| William Hunt | 1876 |
| Alexander Pope Field | 1872-1876 |
| Simeon Belden | 1867-1871 |
| B. L. Lynch | 1865-1867 |
| Andrew Herron | 1865 |
| Flavillus Sidney Goode | 1864-1865 |
| Thomas Jenkins Semmes | 1860-1864 |
| E. Warren Moise | 1856-1860 |
| Isaac Edward Morse | 1854-1856 |
| Isaac Johnson | 1850-1854 |
| William Agustus Elmore | 1846-1850 |
| Isaac Trimble Preston | 1843-1846 |
| Christian Roselius | 1841-1843 |
| Etienne Mazureau | 1833-1841 |
| George Eustis, Sr. | 1830-1833 |
| Alonzo Morphy | 1828-1830 |
| Isaac Trimble Preston | 1824-1828 |
| Etienne Mazureau | 1821-1824 |
| Thomas B. Robertson | 1819-1821 |
| Louis Moreau Lislet | 1817-1819 |
| Etienne Mazureau | 1815-1817 |
| Francois Xavier Martin | 1812-1815 |
