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|nationality=[[United States|American]]

|nationality=[[United States|American]]

|office=[[Mayor]] of [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]]

|office=[[Mayor]] of [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]]

[[Calcasieu Parish]], [[Louisiana]]

Calcasieu Parish, [[Louisiana]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|party=[[Democratic Party|Democrat]]

|term_start=April 2000

|term_start=April 2000

|term_end2=1996

|term_end2=1996

|preceded2=[[Conway LeBleu]]

|preceded2=[[Conway LeBleu]]

|succeeded2=[[Dan Flavin (Louisiana politician)|Dan Flavin]]

|succeeded2=[[Dan Flavin]]

|birth_place=Lake Charles, Louisiana

|birth_place=Lake Charles, Louisiana

|birth_date=February 13, 1951

|birth_date=February 13, 1951

|religion=[[United Methodist]]}}

|religion=[[United Methodist]]}}

'''Randall Edmund Roach''', known as '''Randy Roach''' (born February 13, 1951),<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Roach, Randy,'' ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 793.</ref> served from 2000 to 2017 as the [[mayor]] of his native [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], a post that he won in a [[special election]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Roach was from 1988 to 1996 the District 36 state representativefor Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the far southwestern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Calcasieu Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

'''Randall Edmund Roach''', known as '''Randy Roach''' (born February 13, 1951),<ref name=whoswho>"Louisiana: Roach, Randy,'' ''Who's Who in American Politics, 2003-2004'', 19th ed., Vol. 1 (Alabama-Montana) (Marquis Who's Who: New Providence, [[New Jersey]], 2003), p. 793.</ref> served from 2000 to 2017 as the [[mayor]] of his native [[Lake Charles]], [[Louisiana]], a post that he won in a [[special election]]. A [[Democratic Party|Democrat]], Roach was from 1988 to 1996 the District 36 state representative for Calcasieu and Cameron parishes in the far southwestern portion of his state.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://house.louisiana.gov/H_PDFdocs/HouseMembership_History_CURRENT.pdf|title=Membership in the Louisiana House of Representatives, 1812-2024: Calcasieu Parish|publisher=Louisiana House of Representatives|accessdate=December 30, 2020}}</ref>

==Biography==

==Biography==