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Durel became the first person elected to serve as Lafayette City-Parish President for three terms. He presented what he called a “one-year, one-cent, one-project” tax proposal for funding specific infrastructure projects with temporary [[sales tax]]es. In particular, Durel hoped that this mechanism would help fund a new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport. That idea came to fruition as the tax-financing plan to build a new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport — an eight-month parish-wide sales tax was expected to generate more than $35 million of the roughly $90 million cost of the terminal. Voters embraced the plan  59 percent of the vote in a special election on December 6, 2014.<ref>Lafayette officials promoting temporary tax for airport improvements | News | theadvocate.com, accessed May 7, 2022.</ref>

Durel became the first person elected to serve as Lafayette City-Parish President for three terms. He presented what he called a “one-year, one-cent, one-project” tax proposal for funding specific infrastructure projects with temporary [[sales tax]]es. In particular, Durel hoped that this mechanism would help fund a new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport. That idea came to fruition as the tax-financing plan to build a new terminal at Lafayette Regional Airport — an eight-month parish-wide sales tax was expected to generate more than $35 million of the roughly $90 million cost of the terminal. Voters embraced the plan  59 percent of the vote in a special election on December 6, 2014.<ref>Lafayette officials promoting temporary tax for airport improvements | News | theadvocate.com, accessed May 7, 2022.</ref>

In 2014, Durel said that the consolidated government which he headed was "not working" because of a lack of trust between the city and parish. He called for a "taller wall" between thetwo entities. Durel said that he would not likely support further increases in taxes unless the structural problems of the consolidated government could be resolved.<ref>Durel: Consolidated form of government not working | News | theadvocate.com, accessed May 7, 2022.</ref.

In 2014, Durel said that the consolidated government which he headed was "not working" because of a lack of trust between the city and parish. He called for a "taller wall" between the two entities. Durel said that he would not likely support further increases in taxes unless the structural problems of the consolidated government could be resolved.<ref>Durel: Consolidated form of government not working | News | theadvocate.com, accessed May 7, 2022.</ref>

After his mayoral tenure, Durel has been a self-employed [[Real estate|Realtor]] with Keaty Real Estate.<ref name=leadership>LIA Member Story: Joey Durel - Leadership Institute of Acadiana (leadacadiana.org), accessed May 7, 2022.</ref>

After his mayoral tenure, Durel has been a self-employed [[Real estate|Realtor]] with Keaty Real Estate.<ref name=leadership>LIA Member Story: Joey Durel - Leadership Institute of Acadiana (leadacadiana.org), accessed May 7, 2022.</ref>

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