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Lula V. Coleman, Deputy Sheriff of LaSalle Parish, is appointed Mayor of Jena, Louisiana by Governor John M. Parker as the first woman mayor in Louisiana [166] 1925. Maggie Skipwith Smith, first woman elected mayor in Louisiana and of Wilson, Louisiana [167] 1956. Mary Estus Jones Webb, first woman to serve as Mayor-President of Baton Rouge ...
LaToya Cantrell (née Wilder; born April 3, 1972) [1] is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018. [2] [3]
BATON ROUGE, La. (AP) — The effort to recall Democratic New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has failed, following an official count of The post Effort to recall New Orleans first female mayor ...
The first woman to serve as mayor in the United States is believed to be Susanna M. Salter, who served as mayor of Argonia, Kansas, in 1887. [3] [4] [5] However, the first woman recorded winning a mayoral election was Nancy Smith in 1862, who declined to be sworn in as mayor of Oskaloosa, Iowa.
Ex-Louisiana mayor is arrested and accused of raping minor following abrupt resignation. August 2, 2024 at 4:15 PM. ... became the first woman to hold the office of mayor of DeRidder in 2018. She ...
The office of Mayor-President of Baton Rouge, Louisiana was formally created in 1846 as the chief executive of the City of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, [1] which has been the state capital of Louisiana continuously since 1849 (except for a brief time during and after the Civil War when Opelousas, Shreveport, or New Orleans held that title).
This category is for persons who have held the position of mayor in the U.S. state of Louisiana. Subcategories This category has the following 13 subcategories, out of 13 total.
Estorge's resignation as chief, which the press release said was for personal reasons, is effective May 28. Estorge, the first woman to lead the agency, has served as chief for less than a year.