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==Notable people==
 
==Notable people==
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*[[Ernie Alexander]], state representative, 2000 to 2008
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*[[Ernie Alexander]], state representative from 2000 to 2008
 
*[[Drauzin Angelle]], political power broker in St. Martin Parish
 
*[[Drauzin Angelle]], political power broker in St. Martin Parish
 
*[[J. Burton Angelle]], former state representative for St. Martin Parish and secretary of wildlife and fisheries
 
*[[J. Burton Angelle]], former state representative for St. Martin Parish and secretary of wildlife and fisheries
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*[[Armand Brinkhaus]], former state legislator
 
*[[Armand Brinkhaus]], former state legislator
 
*[[Charlie Buckels]], businessman and Republican political activist
 
*[[Charlie Buckels]], businessman and Republican political activist
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*[[Walter B. Comeaux. Jr.|Walter B. Comeaux, Jr.]], physician, surgeon, and civic figure
 
*[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]], Republican politicians
 
*[[Charles and Virginia de Gravelles]], Republican politicians
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*[[Joey Durel]], Lafayette Mayor-President, 2004-2016
 
*[[Kevin Faulk]], running back for the [[New England Patriots]]
 
*[[Kevin Faulk]], running back for the [[New England Patriots]]
 
*[[Ron Gomez]], conservative state representative, 1980–1989; journalist and businessman
 
*[[Ron Gomez]], conservative state representative, 1980–1989; journalist and businessman
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*[[Moon Griffon]], conservative statewide radio host, based at KPEL Radio
 
*[[Patrick LeBlanc]], businessman who designed more than twenty-five prisons and correctional centers in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
 
*[[Patrick LeBlanc]], businessman who designed more than twenty-five prisons and correctional centers in Alabama, Louisiana, Mississippi, and Texas
 
*[[Moon Griffon]], statewide radio talk show host; broadcasts from Lafayette
 
*[[Moon Griffon]], statewide radio talk show host; broadcasts from Lafayette
 
*[[Josh Guillory]], mayor-president of Lafayette Parish since January 2020
 
*[[Josh Guillory]], mayor-president of Lafayette Parish since January 2020
 
*[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company
 
*[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company
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*[[Michael Juneau]], late federal judge of the Western District of Louisiana
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*[[Nancy Landry]], former state representative and incoming secretary of state; reared in Lafayette
 
*[[Terry Landry]], former state police superintendent and former state representative for District 96
 
*[[Terry Landry]], former state police superintendent and former state representative for District 96
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*[[Jerry Luke LeBlanc]], former state representative, state commissioner of administration, and a university administrator
 
*[[Ben Earl Looney]], artist
 
*[[Ben Earl Looney]], artist
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*[[Jerry Luke LeBlanc]], former state representative, state commissioner of administration, and a university administrator
   
*[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette  
 
*[[John L. Loos]], [[Louisiana State University]] historian; retired to Lafayette  
 
*[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician
 
*[[Hall M. Lyons]], businessman and politician
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*[[Ashton J. Mouton]], mayor of Lafayette, 1948 to 1956; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 1963 on the [[John J. McKeithen]] intra-party ticket
 
*[[Ashton J. Mouton]], mayor of Lafayette, 1948 to 1956; unsuccessful candidate for lieutenant governor in 1963 on the [[John J. McKeithen]] intra-party ticket
 
*[[Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr.]], former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate in 1979
 
*[[Edgar G. "Sonny" Mouton, Jr.]], former state legislator and gubernatorial candidate in 1979
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*[[Liz Murrill]], incoming state attorney general, reared in Lafayette
 
*[[Gil Pinac]], hospital administrator and former state representative  
 
*[[Gil Pinac]], hospital administrator and former state representative  
 
*[[Grover Rees, III]], Lafayette attorney and former United States Ambassador to East Timor
 
*[[Grover Rees, III]], Lafayette attorney and former United States Ambassador to East Timor
 
*[[Beth Rickey]], Republican activist who exposed [[neo-Nazi]] ties of [[David Duke]]
 
*[[Beth Rickey]], Republican activist who exposed [[neo-Nazi]] ties of [[David Duke]]
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*[[Joel Robideaux]], former state representative and Lafayette Parish president
 
*[[Asma Boustany Saloom]], owner for more than fifty years of the Lafayette department store Saloom's
 
*[[Asma Boustany Saloom]], owner for more than fifty years of the Lafayette department store Saloom's
 
*[[Kaliste Saloom, Jr.]], Lafayette city judge from 1953 to 1993
 
*[[Kaliste Saloom, Jr.]], Lafayette city judge from 1953 to 1993
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