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New Orleans Elects First White Mayor In 30 Years
Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu has been elected mayor of New Orleans.
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NEW ORLEANS (February 7, 2010)--Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu was elected mayor of New Orleans, Ray Nagin, who couldn’t run again because of the city’s term limit, and becoming the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1979.
Landrieu, 49, is a moderate Democrat who won in a landslide over a field of 10 opponents in a campaign that focused on the city's slow recovery from Hurricane Katrina, violent crime and slumping city finances.
The city's last white mayor was Landrieu's father, Moon Landrieu.
Voting came during Mardi Gras celebrations and preparations for the Saints’ appearance in Sunday’s Super Bowl.
As returns came in, jubilation spread through the Landrieu headquarters in a hotel ballroom, which was festooned with black and gold balloons in a nod to the Saints.
A brass band played Mardi Gras music and meandered through the room.
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