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| | ==Notable people== | | ==Notable people== |
| | + | *[[Ernie Alexander]], state representative from 2000 to 2008 |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[Robert Angelle]], state representative for St. Martin Parish, 1934-1964 |
| | + | *[[Scott Angelle]], former interim lieutenant governor and former public service commissioner |
| | *[[Robert Angers]], journalist and magazine publisher | | *[[Robert Angers]], journalist and magazine publisher |
| | + | *[[Odon Bacqué|Odon L. "Don" Bacqué, Jr.]], businessman and "No Party" state representative, 1988-1992 |
| | *[[Kathleen Blanco]], governor from 2004 to 2008 | | *[[Kathleen Blanco]], governor from 2004 to 2008 |
| | *[[Frem Boustany, Sr.]], businessman and civic figure | | *[[Frem Boustany, Sr.]], businessman and civic figure |
| | + | *[[Armand Brinkhaus]], former state legislator |
| | + | *[[Charlie Buckels]], businessman and Republican political activist |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | *[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company | | *[[Bobby John]], businessman, co-founder of J&J Exterminating Company |
| | + | *[[Michael Juneau]], late federal judge of the Western District of Louisiana |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[Jerry Luke LeBlanc]], former state representative, state commissioner of administration, and a university administrator |
| | + | *[[Ben Earl Looney]], artist |
| | *[[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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| | *[[Michael J. Michot]], businessman who served from 1996 to 2012 in both houses of the state legislature | | *[[Michael J. Michot]], businessman who served from 1996 to 2012 in both houses of the state legislature |
| | *[[Roderick Miller]], Republican former state representative | | *[[Roderick Miller]], Republican former state representative |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | *[[Beth Rickey]], Republican activist who exposed [[neo-Nazi]] ties of [[David Duke]] | | *[[Beth Rickey]], Republican activist who exposed [[neo-Nazi]] ties of [[David Duke]] |
| | + | *[[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 |
| | + | *[[Donald Trahan]], state representative, 2004 to 2008 |
| | *[[Gus Weill]], political consultant and author | | *[[Gus Weill]], political consultant and author |
| | + | *[[Edwin Willis]], U.S. Representative for the 3rd congressional district, 1949 to 1969 |
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| | ==References== | | ==References== |
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| | [[Category:Louisiana Cities and Towns]] | | [[Category:Louisiana Cities and Towns]] |
| | [[Category:The South]] | | [[Category:The South]] |
| | + | [[Category:Most Conservative American Cities]] |