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Josh Guillory serves as mayor-president of Lafayette Parish, Louisiana, having taken office in January 2020. A Republican and former Lafayette Parish councilman, he defeated incumbent Joel Robideaux in the 2019 election. Guillory previously worked as a civil engineer and has focused on infrastructure improvements, economic development, and fiscal management during his tenure as the consolidated government's chief executive.