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{{Infobox officeholder
{{Infobox officeholder
| name=Jack Louis Breaux, Sr.
| name=Jack Louis Breaux, Sr.
|nationality=[[Americans|American]]
| nationality=[[Americans|American]]
| office= [[Mayor]] of Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], USA
| office= [[Mayor]] of Zachary, East Baton Rouge Parish<br>[[Louisiana]], USA
| party=First [[Republican Party|Republican]] since [[Reconstruction]] to have been elected to the office of mayor in the state of Louisiana.
| party=First [[Republican Party|Republican]] since [[Reconstruction]] to have been elected to the office of mayor in the state of Louisiana.
Breaux hence started the path which made possible the future breakthroughs by the Republicans Litchfield and Simpson.
Breaux hence started the path which made possible the future breakthroughs by the Republicans Litchfield and Simpson.
==Legacy==
==Legacy==
Tom Ed McHugh, who chaired the charter commission, said that Breaux saw the change in government as "another opportunity to serve the community." He said that Breaux's death was a great loss to the Republican Party: "I think it's a very tragic thing; we hate to lose our oldest Republican mayor in terms of service. He was a great asset to the community, not only as a mayor, but as an individual."<ref name=obit/>
Tom Ed McHugh, who chaired the charter commission, said that Breaux saw the change in government as "another opportunity to serve the community." He said that Breaux's death was a great loss to the Republican Party: "I think it's a very tragic thing; we hate to lose our oldest Republican mayor in terms of service. He was a great asset to the community, not only as a mayor, but as an individual."<ref name=obit/>