List of mayors of New Orleans
Encyclopedia
The post of Mayor
of the city of New Orleans
, Louisiana
, has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American
administration following the Louisiana Purchase
— the acquisition by the U.S. of 828800 square miles (2,146,582.1 km²) of the French
territory La Louisiane
in 1803:
Mayor
In many countries, a Mayor is the highest ranking officer in the municipal government of a town or a large urban city....
of the city of New Orleans
New Orleans, Louisiana
New Orleans is a major United States port and the largest city and metropolitan area in the state of Louisiana. The New Orleans metropolitan area has a population of 1,235,650 as of 2009, the 46th largest in the USA. The New Orleans – Metairie – Bogalusa combined statistical area has a population...
, Louisiana
Louisiana
Louisiana is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America. Its capital is Baton Rouge and largest city is New Orleans. Louisiana is the only state in the U.S. with political subdivisions termed parishes, which are local governments equivalent to counties...
, has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
administration following the Louisiana Purchase
Louisiana Purchase
The Louisiana Purchase was the acquisition by the United States of America of of France's claim to the territory of Louisiana in 1803. The U.S...
— the acquisition by the U.S. of 828800 square miles (2,146,582.1 km²) of the French
France
The French Republic , The French Republic , The French Republic , (commonly known as France , is a unitary semi-presidential republic in Western Europe with several overseas territories and islands located on other continents and in the Indian, Pacific, and Atlantic oceans. Metropolitan France...
territory La Louisiane
Louisiana (New France)
Louisiana or French Louisiana was an administrative district of New France. Under French control from 1682–1763 and 1800–03, the area was named in honor of Louis XIV, by French explorer René-Robert Cavelier, Sieur de la Salle...
in 1803:
List of Mayors
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| 1 | Etienne de Boré Etienne de Boré Etienne de Boré was the first person to hold the title of Mayor of New Orleans.Though born in Kaskaskia, Illinois, he was sent to Europe to be educated and spent most of his life there. On leaving school he entered French military service in the King's Musketeers, and, later, after a visit to... |
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November 30, 1803 | May 26, 1804 | |
| 2 | James Pitot James Pitot James Pitot was the second Mayor of New Orleans.Born Jacques-François Pitot in Normandy and educated in Paris, Pitot's family was of the nobility of France, and fled that nation for the New World with the French Revolution. At first he settled in Philadelphia, where he became a USA citizen... |
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June 2, 1804 | July 26, 1805 | |
| 3 | John Watkins | July 27, 1805 | March 8, 1807 | ||
| 4 | James Mather James Mather James Mather was mayor of New Orleans from March 9, 1807 to October 8, 1812.His place of birth is variously given as Coupland in Northumberland; or London... |
March 9, 1807 | May 16, 1812 | ||
| 5 | Charles Trudeau Charles Trudeau (mayor of New Orleans) Charles Laveau Trudeau alias Don Carlos was the 5th mayor of New Orleans .... |
May 16, 1812 | October 8, 1812 | ||
| 6 | Nicholas Girod Nicholas Girod Nicholas Girod was the fifth mayor of New Orleans between 1812 to 1815.His private residence in the French Quarter is now known as the "Napoleon House".-References:... |
October 8, 1812 | November 5, 1812 | ||
| 7 | LeBreton Dorgenois LeBreton Dorgenois LeBreton Dorgenois was the seventh mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana serving for less than a month at the end of 1812. He was a descendant of Denis d'Envrich, who fought in the Battle of Fornoue in 1495 and was bestowed the name of LeBreton by Charles VIII of France... |
November 6, 1812 | December 4, 1812 | ||
| -- | Nicholas Girod | December 5, 1812 | September 4, 1815 | ||
| 8 | Augustin de Macarty |  |
September 4, 1815 | May 13, 1820 | |
| 9 | Louis Philippe de Roffignac Louis Philippe de Roffignac Count Louis Philippe de Roffignac was Mayor of New Orleans from May 1820 to May 1828.He was born in Angoulême. At the age of fourteen he was a page in the household of his godmother, the Duchess of Orléans; at seventeen, he joined the French army as a lieutenant of artillery. He first saw... |
May 14, 1820 | May 10, 1828 | ||
| 10 | Denis Prieur Denis Prieur Denis Prieur was the 10th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana serving from May 12, 1828 - April 9, 1838 and again from April 4, 1842 - February 7, 1843.-References:... |
May 12, 1828 | April 9, 1838 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 11 | Paul Bertus Paul Bertus Paul Bertus was the 11th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana serving from April 10, 1838 - May 12, 1838 and again from February 7, 1843 - February 26, 1843.... |
April 10, 1838 | May 12, 1838 | ||
| 12 | Charles Genois Charles Genois Charles Genois was the Mayor of New Orleans from May 1838 to May 1840. Genois's brief tenure has been characterized as feeble because of a stagnant period that followed the enterprise outbreak during his predecessor's term... |
May 12, 1838 | May 10, 1840 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 13 | William Freret William Freret William Freret was Mayor of New Orleans from May 10, 1840 to Apr. 4, 1842, and again from Feb. 27, 1843 to May 12, 1844.... |
May 11, 1840 | April 4, 1842 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| -- | Denis Prieur (2nd term) | April 4, 1842 | February 7, 1843 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| -- | Paul Bertus (2nd term) | February 7, 1843 | February 26, 1843 | ||
| -- | William Freret (2nd term) | February 27, 1843 | May 12, 1844 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| 14 | Joseph Edgard Montegut Joseph Edgard Montegut Joseph Edgard Montegut was the 14th mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana serving from May 13, 1844 - April 5, 1846.-References:... |
May 13, 1844 | April 5, 1846 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 15 | Abdiel Crossman Abdiel Crossman Abdiel Daily Crossman was mayor of New Orleans from April 6, 1846 to March 26, 1854, having served four consecutive terms.... |
May 11, 1846 | March 26, 1854 | Whig Whig Party (United States) The Whig Party was a political party of the United States during the era of Jacksonian democracy. Considered integral to the Second Party System and operating from the early 1830s to the mid-1850s, the party was formed in opposition to the policies of President Andrew Jackson and his Democratic... |
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| 16 | John L. Lewis John L. Lewis (mayor of New Orleans) John L. Lewis was the 16th mayor of New Orleans .... |
April 10, 1854 | June 17, 1856 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 17 | Charles W. Waterman Charles W. Waterman (mayor of New Orleans) Charles W. Waterman was the 17th mayor of New Orleans .... |
June 17, 1856 | June 8, 1858 | American | |
| 18 | Gerald Stith Gerald Stith Gerald Stith was the 18th mayor of New Orleans .... |
June 21, 1858 | June 18, 1860 | American | |
| 19 | John T. Monroe John T. Monroe John T. Monroe was the 19th and 32nd mayor of New Orleans .He was born May 6, 1822, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, US or in Howard's County, Missouri, US.... |
June 18, 1860 | May 16, 1862 | American | |
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| 20 | George F. Shepley |  |
May 20, 1862 | July 11, 1862 | |
| 21 | Godfrey Weitzel Godfrey Weitzel Godfrey Weitzel was a major general in the Union army during the American Civil War, as well as the acting Mayor of New Orleans during the Federal occupancy of the city.-Early life and career:... |
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July 14, 1862 | August 5, 1862 | |
| 22 | Jonas H. French Jonas H. French Jonas H. French was the 22nd mayor of New Orleans .... |
August 6, 1862 | August 20, 1862 | ||
| -- | Godfrey Weitzel (2nd term) | August 21, 1862 | September 30, 1862 | ||
| 23 | Henry C. Deming Henry C. Deming Henry Champion Deming was a U.S. Representative from Connecticut.-Early life:Born in Colchester, Connecticut, Deming pursued classical studies... |
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October 2, 1862 | January 30, 1863 | |
| 24 | James F. Miller James F. Miller James F. Miller was the 24th mayor of New Orleans .... |
January 30, 1863 | September 12, 1863 | ||
| 25 | Edward Henry Durell Edward Henry Durell Edward Henry Durell was the 25th mayor of New Orleans, and later a United States federal judge.Born in Portsmouth, New Hampshire, Durell graduated from Harvard College in 1831 and read law to enter the Bar in 1834... |
September 12, 1863 | October 30, 1863 | ||
| -- | James F. Miller (2nd term) | November 6, 1863 | February 2, 1864 | ||
| 26 | Stephen Hoyt Stephen Hoyt Stephen Hoyt was the 26th mayor of New Orleans .... |
February 9, 1864 | March 21, 1865 | ||
| 27 | Hugh Kennedy Hugh Kennedy (mayor of New Orleans) Hugh Kennedy was the 27th mayor of New Orleans . KENNEDY was also a journalist and businessman. He was born in Belfast, Ireland, July 1, 1810, of Scottish parents. Education: graduated from the Belfast Academical and Collegiate Institution, a Presbyterian school, and studied law in London... |
March 21, 1865 | May 5, 1865 | ||
| 28 | Samuel Miller Quincy Samuel Miller Quincy Samuel Miller Quincy was the 28th mayor of New Orleans . He was also a Harvard graduate , lawyer and legal historian, and Union soldier in the American Civil War, during which he was wounded, captured, imprisoned, and exchanged... |
May 5, 1865 | June 8, 1865 | ||
| 29 | Glendy Burke Glendy Burke Glendy Burke was the 29th mayor of New Orleans .Even before he became mayor he had had a paddle steamer named for him and the name of the boat was used by Stephen Foster in his song The Glendy Burke.- References :... |
June 8, 1865 | June 28, 1865 | ||
| -- | Hugh Kennedy (2nd term) | June 28, 1865 | March 18, 1866 | ||
| 30 | J. A. D. Rozier J. A. D. Rozier J. A. D. Rozier was the 30th mayor of New Orleans .... |
March 19, 1866 | March 20, 1866 | ||
| 31 | George Clark George Clark (mayor of New Orleans) George Clark was the 31st mayor of New Orleans .... |
March 20, 1866 | May 11, 1866 | ||
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| 32 | John T. Monroe John T. Monroe John T. Monroe was the 19th and 32nd mayor of New Orleans .He was born May 6, 1822, in Dinwiddie County, Virginia, US or in Howard's County, Missouri, US.... |
May 12, 1866 | March 28, 1867 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 33 | Edward Heath Edward Heath (mayor of New Orleans) Edward Heath was mayor of New Orleans from March 28, 1867 to June 10, 1868. His tenure came during the Reconstruction of Louisiana, and required a stronger personality than he brought to the office. During his term, he faced budgetary and racial problems as well as the continued interference of... |
March 28, 1867 | June 10, 1868 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
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| 34 | John R. Conway John R. Conway -Background:John R. Conway was born in Alexandria, Virginia in 1825. In 1862, he moved to New Orleans and began work at a cotton commission house , but was soon fired due to the suspension of business in New Orleans by the occupying Union forces... |
June 10, 1868 | April 4, 1870 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 35 | Benjamin Flanders Benjamin Flanders Benjamin Franklin Flanders was appointed the 21st Governor of Louisiana during Reconstruction and was Mayor of New Orleans.-Early life:... |
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April 4, 1870 | November 29, 1872 | Republican Republican Party (United States) The Republican Party is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Democratic Party. Founded by anti-slavery expansion activists in 1854, it is often called the GOP . The party's platform generally reflects American conservatism in the U.S... |
| 36 | Louis A. Wiltz Louis A. Wiltz Louis Alfred Wiltz was an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He served as 29th Governor of Louisiana from 1880 to 1881 and before that time was mayor of New Orleans, lieutenant governor of Louisiana, and a member of the Louisiana House of Representatives.Wiltz was born in New Orleans... |
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November 30, 1872 | November 30, 1874 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 37 | Charles J. Leeds Charles J. Leeds Charles J. Leeds was the 37th mayor of New Orleans .... |
November 30, 1874 | December 19, 1876 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 38 | Edward Pilsbury Edward Pilsbury Edward Pilsbury was the 38th mayor of New Orleans .... |
December 19, 1876 | November 18, 1878 | ||
| 39 | Isaac W. Patton Isaac W. Patton Isaac W. Patton was the 39th mayor of New Orleans .... |
November 18, 1878 | December 16, 1880 | ||
| 40 | Joseph A. Shakspeare Joseph A. Shakspeare Joseph Ansoetegui Shakspeare was mayor of New Orleans from 1880 - 1882 and again from 1888 to 1892.-Early life and political career:... |
December 16, 1880 | November 20, 1882 | ||
| 41 | William J. Behan William J. Behan William J. Behan was the 41st mayor of New Orleans .... |
November 20, 1882 | April 28, 1884 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 42 | J. Valsin Guillotte J. Valsin Guillotte J. Valsin Guillotte was the 42nd mayor of New Orleans .... |
April 29, 1884 | April 23, 1888 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| -- | Joseph A. Shakspeare (2nd term) | April 23, 1888 | April 25, 1892 | ||
| 43 | John Fitzpatrick John Fitzpatrick (mayor of New Orleans) John Fitzpatrick was an Irish-American mayor of New Orleans from April 25, 1892 to April 27, 1896.-External links:*... |
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April 25, 1892 | April 27, 1896 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 44 | Walter C. Flower Walter C. Flower Walter C. Flower was the 44th mayor of New Orleans .... |
April 27, 1896 | May 7, 1900 | ||
| 45 | Paul Capdevielle Paul Capdevielle Paul Capdevielle was mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, from May 9, 1900 to December 5, 1904.Of French descent, he was educated at the Jesuit College of New Orleans, graduating in 1861... |
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May 7, 1900 | December 5, 1904 | |
| 46 | Martin Behrman Martin Behrman Martin Behrman , an American Democratic politician, was the longest-serving mayor in New Orleans history.-Biography:... |
December 5, 1904 | December 6, 1920 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 47 | Andrew J. McShane Andrew J. McShane Andrew James McShane was mayor of New Orleans from 1920 to 1925.McShane was born in New Orleans, the son of two Irish-American Catholics, Bernard McShane and Rose McShane... |
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December 6, 1920 | May 4, 1925 | |
| -- | Martin Behrman (2nd term) |  |
May 4, 1925 | January 12, 1926 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 48 | Arthur J. O'Keefe Arthur J. O'Keefe Arthur Joseph O’Keefe was mayor of New Orleans from 1926 through 1929.Born in New Orleans, O’Keefe was the son of Arthur O’Keefe and Sarah O'Keefe. He was educated at St. Aloysius High School and later went into business, eventually running his own coffee import company... |
January 12, 1926 | July 15, 1929 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 49 | T. Semmes Walmsley T. Semmes Walmsley Thomas Semmes Walmsley was Mayor of New Orleans from July 1929 to June 1936. He is best known for his intense rivalry with Louisiana Governor Huey P. Long.- Early life and career :... |
July 15, 1929 | June 30, 1936 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 50 | A. Miles Pratt A. Miles Pratt Albert Miles Pratt was briefly acting mayor of New Orleans, USA, from June 30 to July 15, 1936.Pratt was New Orleans’s Commissioner of Public Finance for two terms in the 1920s and 1930s. In 1936 he was appointed collector of customs for the Port of New Orleans. Along with Fred A. Earhart and... |
June 30, 1936 | July 15, 1936 | ||
| 51 | Fred A. Earhart Fred A. Earhart Fred A. Earhart was briefly acting mayor of New Orleans for one day on July 15, 1936.A pharmacist, Earhart was the Twelfth Ward leader of the Regular Democratic Organization political machine. He was an Old Regular state senator for the Twelfth Ward from 1912 into the 1920s... |
July 15, 1936 | July 15, 1936 | ||
| 52 | Jesse S. Cave Jesse S. Cave Jesse S. Cave was briefly acting mayor of New Orleans from July 15 to August 17, 1936.Cave arrived in New Orleans in 1904 as a manager of an iron cistern company, and was elected president of the New Orleans Board of Trade in 1930. In 1932 he was elected Louisiana State Treasurer.Along with A.... |
July 15, 1936 | August 17, 1936 | ||
| 53 | Robert S. Maestri Robert Maestri Robert Sidney Maestri was mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P. Long, Jr., and Earl Kemp Long.- Early life :... |
August 18, 1936 | April 4, 1946 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 54 | DeLesseps Story "Chep" Morrison | April 4, 1946 | July 17, 1961 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 55 | Victor H. Schiro Victor H. Schiro Victor Hugo "Vic" Schiro , was an American New Orleans, Louisiana, politician who served on the City Council and as Mayor from 1961 - 1970.- Early life and political career :... |
July 17, 1961 | May 2, 1970 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 56 | Maurice "Moon" Landrieu Moon Landrieu Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu is a Democratic politician from Louisiana who served as Mayor of New Orleans from 1970–1978. He also is a former judge... |
May 2, 1970 | May 1, 1978 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 57 | Ernest Nathan "Dutch" Morial Ernest Nathan Morial Ernest Nathan Morial was a U.S. political figure and a leading civil rights advocate. He was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986. He was the father of former New Orleans mayor Marc Morial.-Early life and career:Morial was born in New Orleans of Creole ancestry and grew... |
May 1, 1978 | May 5, 1986 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 58 | Sidney Barthelemy Sidney Barthelemy Sidney John Barthelemy is a former American political figure. He served as Democratic mayor of New Orleans from 1986 to 1994... |
May 5, 1986 | May 2, 1994 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
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| 59 | Marc Morial Marc Morial Marc Haydel Morial is an American political and civic leader and the current president of the National Urban League. Morial served as mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana from 1994 to 2002. He is married to Michelle Miller, who has won awards as a CBS News Correspondent.- Early life and educations... |
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May 2, 1994 | May 6, 2002 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 60 | C. Ray Nagin Ray Nagin Clarence Ray Nagin, Jr. is a former mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. Nagin gained international note in 2005 in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, which devastated the New Orleans area.... |
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May 6, 2002 | May 3, 2010 | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |
| 61 | Mitch Landrieu Mitch Landrieu Mitchell Joseph "Mitch" Landrieu is the Mayor of New Orleans, former Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, and a member of the Landrieu family. Landrieu is a member of the Democratic Party and a Roman Catholic. He is the son of former New Orleans mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of... |
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May 3, 2010 | Present | Democratic Democratic Party (United States) The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States, along with the Republican Party. The party's socially liberal and progressive platform is largely considered center-left in the U.S. political spectrum. The party has the lengthiest record of continuous... |