The Office of the Mayor of Lafayette, known historically as Vermilionville, was established by an amendment passed on March 9, 1869, which replaced the "regular preliminaries of laying out" enacted by the Legislature upon the incorporation of Vermilionville on March 11, 1836. This amended city charter remained in place until 1914, when the citizens of Lafayette voted in favor of discarding the mayor-council government to be replaced by a city commission, the first of three members, the Commissioner of Public Safety, would serve as an ex-officio mayor.
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# Mayor Term start Term end Party Alphonse Neveu January 13, 1869 June 14, 1870 William O. Smith June 14, 1870 January 15, 1871 William Brandt January 15, 1871 November 22, 1872 Democratic William O. Smith November 22, 1872 January 23, 1873 Auguste Monnier January 23, 1873 November 26, 1875 Democratic John O. Mouton November 26, 1875 July 28, 1876 G. C. Salles July 28, 1876 May 12, 1877 John O. Mouton May 12, 1877 October 3, 1879 John Clegg October 3, 1879 January 8, 1881 Democratic M. P. Young January 8, 1881 November 5, 1884 William B. Bailey November 5, 1884 July 20, 1893 Democratic William Campbell July 20, 1893 January 12, 1895 Democratic A. J. Moss January 12, 1895 December 27, 1896 Democratic Charles D. Caffery December 27, 1896 December 28, 1899 Democratic William Campbell December 28, 1899 October 22, 1900 Democratic Charles D. Caffery October 22, 1900 January 17, 1905 Democratic Charles O. Mouton January 17, 1905 July 14, 1909 Democratic George Armand Martin July 14, 1909 October 13, 1911 Democratic Anatole R. Trahan October 13, 1911 January 10, 1913 Democratic George Armand Martin January 10, 1913 April 23, 1915 Democratic Felix E. Girard Sr. April 23, 1915 December 17, 1919 Democratic Robert L. Mouton December 17, 1919 October 11, 1927 Democratic Joseph Gilbert St. Julien October 11, 1927 October 16, 1931 Democratic Robert L. Mouton October 16, 1931 October 18, 1936 Democratic J. Maxime Roy October 18, 1936 October 4, 1944 Democratic Claude C. Colomb October 4, 1944 January 13, 1948 Democratic Ashton J. Mouton January 13, 1948 January 2, 1956 Democratic Jerome E. Domengeaux January 2, 1956 January 3, 1960 Democratic J. Rayburn Bertrand January 3, 1960 January 11, 1972 Democratic Kenny Bowen January 11, 1972 January 17, 1980 Democratic Dud Lastrapes January 17, 1980 January 16, 1992 Republican Kenny Bowen January 16, 1992 January 12, 1996 Democratic Walter Comeaux January 12, 1996 January 15, 2004 Democratic Joey Durel January 15, 2004 January 18, 2016 Republican Joel Robideaux January 18, 2016 January 6, 2020 Republican Josh Guillory January 6, 2020 January 3, 2024 Republican Monique Blanco-Boulet January 3, 2024 Incumbent Republican
See also
Mayoral elections in Lafayette, Louisiana
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