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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 .
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]
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]
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During 1975–1976, Landrieu served as president of the United States Conference of Mayors. [24] He was reelected in 1974 and served until April 1978. [3] After leaving office, he was succeeded by Dutch Morial, the city's first black mayor. [25] Landrieu was the last white elected mayor of New Orleans until his son, Mitch, was elected in 2010. [26]
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]
Baker was born in either 1821 (per the 1870 U.S. Census) or 1823 (per the 1850 U.S. Census) in St. Mary Parish, Louisiana and moved to St. Martinville, Louisiana. [1] He is listed as a free black [2] of mixed race descent, and farmer was listed as his occupation.
Pages in category "Lists of mayors of places in Louisiana" The following 4 pages are in this category, out of 4 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .