List of mayors of Alexandria, Louisiana

The following is a list of mayors of the city of Alexandria, Louisiana, United States.

City hall building in Alexandria, Louisiana (photo 2008)

• E. Weil, c.1876 ^[1]
• Jas. Andrews Jr., c.1881 ^[2]
• W.C. McGimsey, c.1884 ^[3]
• Thomas Crawley, c.1885-1890 ^[4]
• F.M. Welch, c.1902 ^[5]
• J.P. Turregano, c.1909
• William W. Whittington Jr., c.1913-1914 [6]
• J.F. Foisy, c.1923
• V. V. Lamkin, c.1937 [7] ^[8]
• W. George Bowdon Sr., 1941–1945
• J. A. Blackman, 1945–1947
• Carl B. Close, 1947–1953 ^{[9] [10]}
• William George Bowdon Jr., 1953–1969 ^[9]
• Ed Karst, 1969–1973 ^[11]
• John K. Snyder, 1973–1977, 1982–1986 ^[12]
• Carroll E. Lanier, 1977–1982
• Ned Randolph, 1986–2006
• Jacques Roy, 2006–2018, 2022–present
• Jeff Hall, 2018–2022

See also

• Alexandria history

References

1. Louisiana Democrat, December 27, 1876 – via Library of Congress' Chronicling America
2. Louisiana Democrat, January 11, 1882 – via Chronicling America
3. Louisiana Democrat, October 14, 1884 – via Chronicling America
4. Biographical and Historical Memoirs of Northwest Louisiana, Chicago: Southern Publishing Co., 1890 – via HathiTrust
5. Opelousas Courier, May 3, 1902 – via Chronicling America
6. Alcée Fortier, ed. (1914), Louisiana; comprising sketches of parishes, towns, events, institutions, and persons, Wisconsin: Century Historical Association – via HathiTrust
7. "Photo of the Week", louisianahistorymuseum.org , archived from the original on March 26, 2018 – via Wayback Machine
8. "Mayors of cities, towns and villages", State of Louisiana roster of officials, State of Louisiana, 1937 – via HathiTrust
9. Lawrence Kestenbaum (ed.), "Mayors and Postmasters of Alexandria, Louisiana", Political Graveyard, retrieved April 23, 2025
10. "Mayors of cities, towns and villages", State of Louisiana roster of officials, State of Louisiana, 1949 – via HathiTrust
11. "Municipal officials", State of Louisiana roster of officials, State of Louisiana, 1973 – via HathiTrust
12. Alexandria’s Missing Mayor, 1984 – via Louisiana Digital Media Archive