Dud Lastrapesとは 意味・読み方・使い方

William Dudley "Dud" Lastrapes, Jr. (born November 30, 1929), is a Lafayette, businessman, who was the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected mayor of his city, the fourth largest in Louisiana, according to the 2000 census. Lastrapes (pronounced LA STRAPS) was mayor for three terms, having served from 1980-1992. Previously, he was a member of the Lafayette Parish School Board from 1972-1980. After his mayoral service, Lastrapes served a two-year term as chairman of the Louisiana Republican Party from 1992-1994. In 1997, Lastrapes was appointed to the Louisiana Gaming Control Board by then Republican Governor Murphy J. "Mike" Foster, Jr. He served until 2008 and was ineligible to have been reappointed.