Joey Durel | |
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Mayor-President of Lafayette Parish | |
In office 15 July 2004 –18 July 2016 | |
Preceded by | Walter Comeaux |
Succeeded by | Joel Robideaux |
Personal details | |
Born | Lester Joseph Durel Jr. April 3,1953 Lafayette,Louisiana,U.S. |
Political party | Republican |
Spouse | Lynne Miller Durel (m. 1973) |
Children | 3 |
Profession | Business executive |
Lester Joseph Durel Jr. (born April 3,1953),known as Joey Durel,is an American businessman and politician who served as the mayor of Lafayette,Louisiana from 2004 to 2016. Elected in 2003, [1] he became the second Republican mayor of his city and the second person elected as "City-Parish president" of the combined City of Lafayette and Lafayette Parish government.
Before entering politics,Durel was a businessman. [1] [2] He based his 2003 campaign on his status as a political outsider. [3] After leaving office,Durel was hired by IberiaBank. [4]