Republicans have since served as mayor of [[Shreveport]] (Hazel Beard and Robert Warren "Bo" Williams) and [[Baton Rouge]] ([[Tom Ed McHugh]] and [[Bobby Simpson]]), but no Republican has won in [[New Orleans]], [[Lake Charles]], or has been directly elected in Alexandria. There were also short-term Republican mayors in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] (Melvin Rambin) and [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] ([[Leo Deslatte]]). | Republicans have since served as mayor of [[Shreveport]] (Hazel Beard and Robert Warren "Bo" Williams) and [[Baton Rouge]] ([[Tom Ed McHugh]] and [[Bobby Simpson]]), but no Republican has won in [[New Orleans]], [[Lake Charles]], or has been directly elected in Alexandria. There were also short-term Republican mayors in [[Monroe, Louisiana|Monroe]] (Melvin Rambin) and [[Pineville, Louisiana|Pineville]] ([[Leo Deslatte]]). |