Louis J. Perret was elected Lafayette Parish Clerk of Court on November 20, 1999. He was elected in June 2000 by his fellow Clerks to serve as State Director for Louisiana to IACREOT (International Association of Clerks, Recorders, Election Officials, and Treasurers). In March of 2001, Perret was elected to serve on the Board of Directors for the Louisiana Clerks of Court Association. In March 2003, he was re-elected to the Board of Directors for another two-year term.

Prior to his election as Clerk of Court, Perret served as District Director of the 7th Congressional District for Congressmen Jimmy Hayes and Chris John. (1986-1999)

Perret served as co-chair of the Lafayette Bush/Cheney campaign in 2000. He served as an alternate delegate for George W. Bush at the 2000 Republican National Convention in Philadelphia. In January 2000, Perret was elected to a four-year term on the Republican State Central Committee. Perret worked as GOTV (Get Out the Vote) statewide chairman for Governor Mike Foster (1995) and Communications Director for Governor Foster's Transition Team (1995).

Louis Perret was selected in 1997 by the American Council of Young Political Leaders as a delegate to the People's Republic of China. He is a lifetime Member of the ACYPL Alumni Council. Perret serves on the Board of Directors of the Louisiana Capital (Small Business Lender) and serves as Chairman of the Board of Trustees for Women's & Children's Hospital. He is a partner in Golfballs.com and he is a founding member of NOBL (Network of Business Leaders). In 2002, Perret was elected to serve a three-year term on the Our Lady of Fatima Church Pastoral Council. A partial list of organizations he has raised money on behalf of include The United Way, Games of Acadiana, Children's Shelter, American Cancer Society, Duck's Unlimited and The Acadiana Outreach Center.

Perret graduated from Our Lady of Fatima High School and The University of Southwestern Louisiana, (B.S.). He became a Certified Clerk of Court in 2000 by the Louisiana Clerks of Court Institute. In 2002 Louis Perret became the first clerk of court in the state of Louisiana to receive the Chancellor's Certificate in Public Administration from the University of Missouri offered through IACREOT.

He is married to the former Cheryl Broussard and is the father of two children, Ann E. and Max.