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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]]).
A Republican, 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.
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]].