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Mitchell Joseph Landrieu [1] (/ ˈ l æ n d r uː / LAN-drew; [2] born August 16, 1960) is an American lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party, he previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010.
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.
The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (French: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the 1803 acquisition by the U.S. of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km 2) of the French province La Louisiane.
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
[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. [3] [22] The family is Catholic. [33] Landrieu died at home in New Orleans on September 5, 2022, at age 92.
Mitch Landrieu, incumbent Mayor; Independent. Withdrew. Manny "Chevrolet" Bruno, textbook salesman and candidate for Mayor in 2002, 2006 and 2010 [2] Results
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Mitch Landrieu Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu, son of New Orleans's last white mayor Moon Landrieu and brother of Senator Mary Landrieu, announced his candidacy on February 21, after months of public speculation. Landrieu ran for mayor once before, in the 1994 election, but finished third and was defeated by Marc Morial. With the ...