In 2013, Mayor Vern A. Breland, first elected in 2006, was named president of the Louisiana Municipal Association at its annual meeting in Monroe. Founded in 1926, the association is the lobbying group for 303 member municipalities in the state ranging from small villages to the largest cities. Mayor Breland resigned on October 1, 2018. Kerry Elee was named interim mayor by the Board of Aldermen, until the November 6, 2018 election., Former Mayor Vern Breland was subsequently arrested for malfeasance in office on April 12, 2020.