Joey Durel

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Joey Durel
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. (1953-04-03) April 3, 1953 (age 71) Lafayette, Louisiana, U.S.
Political party	Republican
Spouse	Lynne Miller Durel (m. 1973)
Children	Nicole D. Hebert (born 1975) Jason Durel (born 1977) Natalie D. Broussard (born 1982)
Profession	Business executive

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.