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Pages in category "African-American mayors in Louisiana" The following 17 pages are in this category, out of 17 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Pierre Caliste Landry (April 19, 1841 – December 22, 1921) was born into slavery and went on to become an attorney, Methodist Episcopal minister, mayor, newspaper editor, and state legislator in Louisiana. [1]
Ernest Nathan "Dutch" Morial (October 9, 1929 – December 24, 1989), was an American politician and a leading civil rights advocate. He was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986. [1]
His opponent in the Democratic primary runoff was the Louisiana lieutenant governor, Jimmy Fitzmorris. [14] In the general election, Landrieu defeated Ben C. Toledano. [15] In that contest, Landrieu received support from 99 percent of the black voters. [16] Landrieu greeting the president, Richard Nixon, in 1970 Landrieu as mayor in 1971
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Sharon Weston Broome (born October 1, 1956) is a Louisiana politician who served as mayor-president of Baton Rouge, Louisiana between 2017 and 2025. She was elected mayor-president in a runoff election held on December 10, 2016. [1] [2] Broome is the first African-American woman to serve as mayor-president. [3]
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It includes Mayors of places in the United States that can also be found in the parent category, or in diffusing subcategories of the parent. Subcategories This category has the following 43 subcategories, out of 43 total.