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"Moon" was a childhood nickname of Landrieu's. He legally changed his first name to "Moon" in 1969 during his first mayoral campaign. [22] [29] In 1954, Landrieu married Verna Satterlee, and they had nine children; among them are former U.S. senator Mary Landrieu, who served from 1997 to 2015, and the former mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu.
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1969-1970 resulted in the election of Moon Landrieu as mayor of New Orleans. This election also saw an unexpectedly strong showing for a Republican candidate; the party had previously had negligible support in the city. Incumbent mayor Victor H. Schiro was term-limited after winning elections in 1961 and 1965.
Landrieu is the son of former New Orleans Mayor and Secretary of the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development Moon Landrieu and the brother of former U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu. In 2007, he won a second term as lieutenant governor in the October 20, 2007 nonpartisan blanket primary by defeating two Republicans : State ...
Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu — whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the Louisiana legislature launched a political career at the forefront of sweeping changes on race ...
NEW ORLEANS, La. (AP) — Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu — whose early, lonely stand against segregationists in the The post New Orleans political patriarch Moon Landrieu has died ...
The family name Landrieu (/ ˈ l æ n d r uː / ⓘ LAN-drew) is a prominent name in the politics of the state of Louisiana, and may refer to: Moon Landrieu (1930-2022), former mayor of New Orleans , United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development , and Louisiana judge
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1973 resulted in the reelection of Moon Landrieu to his second term as mayor of New Orleans.The primary round of voting was held on November 10; no runoff was required.
Landrieu was born in Arlington County, Virginia, on November 23, 1955, and raised in New Orleans, Louisiana.She is the daughter of Moon Landrieu, former mayor of New Orleans and U.S. secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development, and the sister of Mitch Landrieu, who was a former mayor of New Orleans and Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.