Former New Orleans Mayor Moon Landrieu has passed away at the age of 92. After serving as a state representative and a New Orleans City Council member, Landrieu served as the city’s 56th mayor from 1970 to 1978. Landrieu pushed for the integration of drinking establishments and political analyst Clancy Dubos says he significantly increased the number of black employees working for the city.
“And withstanding the tidal wave of criticism and name-calling to which he was subjected for years,” said Dubos.
Dubos says Landrieu transformed the city economically.
“By ushering in the era of New Orleans as a convention and tourist destination and by pushing through the completion of the Superdome,” said Dubos.
Dubos says Landrieu pushed for the construction of the 103-million dollar Louisiana Superdome on Poydras Street. He says that allowed for downtown New Orleans to thrive, while other major cities saw their downtowns deteriorate.
Dubos says Landrieu served in all branches and levels of government.
“He was in the legislature as well as the legislative body in New Orleans, he served in the state judicial branch as a judge in the court of appeals and he served as member of then President Jimmy Carter’s cabinet,’ said Dubos.
LSU was the U.S. Housing and Urban Development Secretary from 1979 to 1981.
Landrieu had nine children, Mitch served as mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018, one of his daughter’s Mary, served three terms as a U-S Senator, another daughter Madeleine is a former appellate judge and now dean of Loyola University’s law school.
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