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'''Jack Louis Breaux, Sr.''' (November 6, 1926 – January 26, 1980)<ref name=obit/> was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of Zachary in [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]] for nearly fourteen years — from his first election in 1966 until his death of a brain tumor. He was the first member of his party since [[Reconstruction]] to head the municipal government of a Louisiana city.
'''Jack Louis Breaux, Sr.''' (November 6, 1926 – January 26, 1980)<ref name=obit/> was the [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[mayor]] of Zachary in [[Baton Rouge|East Baton Rouge Parish]] for nearly fourteen years — from his first election in 1966 until his death of a brain tumor. He was the first member of his party since [[Reconstruction]] to head the municipal government of a Louisiana city.
Breaux (no relation to [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]]) was elected as a part-time mayor in the spring of 1966. In 1978, the Zachary municipal [[charter]] was altered to provide for a full-time mayor, and Breaux (pronounced BRO) was again chosen to lead his community.
Breaux (no relation to [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] former [[United States Senate|U.S. Senator]] [[John Breaux]]) was elected as a part-time mayor in the spring of 1966. In 1978, the Zachary municipal [[charter]] was altered to provide for a full-time mayor, and Breaux (pronounced BRO) was again chosen to lead his community.
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==