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Lastrapes was not, however, the first Republican mayor in Louisiana. Smaller towns like Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish ([[Jack Breaux]]), [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish [[Tom Colten]],<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' November 9, 1966.</ref> and Haughton in Bossier Parish (Elizabeth O. Sherwin) elected Republican mayors earlier. Alexandria had a Republican mayor by defection from 1972–1973, when [[Ed Karst]] switched parties in the last years of his single term.<ref>''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' May 5, 1973.</ref>Karst did not remain Republican, however, as he later returned to the Democrats to seek a judicial position in Rapides Parish in 1978.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' September 17, 1978.</ref>
Lastrapes was not, however, the first Republican mayor in Louisiana. Smaller towns like Zachary in East Baton Rouge Parish ([[Jack Breaux]]), [[Minden, Louisiana|Minden]] in Webster Parish [[Tom Colten]],<ref>''[[Minden Press-Herald]],'' November 9, 1966.</ref> and Haughton in Bossier Parish (Elizabeth O. Sherwin) elected Republican mayors earlier. Alexandria had a Republican mayor by defection from 1972–1973, when [[Ed Karst]] switched parties in the last years of his single term.<ref>''[[Alexandria Town Talk]],'' May 5, 1973.</ref>Karst did not remain Republican, however, as he later returned to the Democrats to seek a judicial position in Rapides Parish in 1978.<ref>''The Alexandria Daily Town Talk,'' September 17, 1978.</ref>
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]], Robert Warren "Bo" Williams, and [[Tom Arceneaux]]) 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]]).
A Republican, [[Joey Durel|Lester Joseph "Joey" Durel, Jr.]], reclaimed for his party the combined mayor/presidency of the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish in the 2003 primary election and was succeeded in 2016 by another Republican, former state Representative [[Joel Robideaux]]. The post is now held by the Republican [[Josh Guillory]].
A Republican, [[Joey Durel|Lester Joseph "Joey" Durel, Jr.]], reclaimed for his party the combined mayor/presidency of the City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish in the 2003 primary election and was succeeded in 2016 by another Republican, former state Representative [[Joel Robideaux]]. The post is now held by the Republican [[Josh Guillory]].