Joey Durel Explained

Joey Durel
Office:Mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana
Term Start:15 July 2004
Term End:18 July 2016
Predecessor:Walter Comeaux
Successor:Joel Robideaux
Birthname:Lester Joseph Durel Jr.
Birth Date:3 April 1953
Birth Place:Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Spouse:Lynne Miller Durel (m. 1973)
Children:Nicole D. Hebert (born 1975)
Jason Durel (born 1977)
Natalie D. Broussard (born 1982)
Profession:Business executive
Party:Republican

Lester Joseph Durel Jr. (born April 3, 1953), known as Joey Durel, is the former mayor of Lafayette, Louisiana. Elected in 2003, 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.