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Will Sutton: Could Jeff Landry's focus on New Orleans crime help the city? We'll see.
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Will Sutton: Could Jeff Landry's focus on New Orleans crime help the city? We'll see.

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Updated Feb 26, 2024

When Gov.-elect Jeff Landry announced the composition of his transition committee on New Orleans, he triggered howls of protest because so few Blacks and women made the cut. Many also griped that almost a dozen of the committee's 27 members don't even live in New Orleans.

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Ben Nevers

  • HILARY SCHEINUK | hscheinuk@theadvocate.com
  • Dec 19, 2018

Ben Nevers

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Karen Gaudet St. Germain

  • HILARY SCHEINUK | hscheinuk@theadvocate.com
  • Dec 19, 2018

Karen Gaudet St. Germain

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Karen Gaudet St. Germain (copy)

  • HILARY SCHEINUK | hscheinuk@theadvocate.com
  • Updated Dec 12, 2022

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Karen St. Germain.

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Karen Gaudet St. Germain (copy)

  • HILARY SCHEINUK | hscheinuk@theadvocate.com
  • Updated Mar 21, 2023

Commissioner of Motor Vehicles Karen St. Germain. 

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Cantrell's transition advisers include top council aide, former opponent Michael Bagneris
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Cantrell's transition advisers include top council aide, former opponent Michael Bagneris

  • BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com
  • Jan 9, 2018

City Council staffer John Pourciau and former mayoral candidate Michael Bagneris are among the many people involved in Mayor-elect LaToya Cant…

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LaToya Cantrell at Harvard on credit card use: 'I don't have any issues with the investigation'
Politics

LaToya Cantrell at Harvard on credit card use: 'I don't have any issues with the investigation'

  • BY TYLER BRIDGES | tbridges@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 30, 2017

CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — Less than two weeks after winning election as New Orleans’ next mayor, LaToya Cantrell is working to move past the rough-an…

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LaToya Cantrell promises changes for New Orleans: 'We will shine for the citizens'
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LaToya Cantrell promises changes for New Orleans: 'We will shine for the citizens'

  • BY JESSICA WILLIAMS | jwilliams@theadvocate.com
  • Nov 21, 2017

New Orleans Mayor-elect LaToya Cantrell and Mayor Mitch Landrieu pledged Tuesday to ensure a seamless transition of power in May, making a joi…

Broome transition teams advocate for minimum wage boost, enterprise zones, healthcare districts in Baton Rouge
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Broome transition teams advocate for minimum wage boost, enterprise zones, healthcare districts in Baton Rouge

  • BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com
  • Mar 25, 2017

From boosting the pay of minimum-wage workers to fostering growth at big plants like Exxon's, Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's economic …

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Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome receives transition team recommendations for improving city
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Baton Rouge Mayor Sharon Weston Broome receives transition team recommendations for improving city

  • BY STEVE HARDY | shardy@theadvocate.com
  • Mar 15, 2017

The business, community and civic leaders on Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome's handpicked transition teams on Wednesday presented her wit…

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