The new senate president, Jacques Dupré, became the new acting governor until he resigned in 1831 and was replaced by governor-elect André B. Roman.
During the Civil War there were two lieutenant governors, one union, and one confederate, as there were two separate state governments.
[2] During session, the presiding officer controls the flow of debate on the Senate floor, and decides questions of order.
[2] According to Article 4, Section 14, of the Louisiana Constitution, the president is fifth in the gubernatorial line of succession.
The President pro tempore, though not vested with much power, is usually a senior and influence senator.