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April 30, 2010
Transition New Orleans Executive Summary
Five days after Mitch Landrieu was elected as the 61st Mayor of New Orleans, Transition New Orleans was launched to help prepare for when he takes office on May 3, 2010. Led by Co-chairs Judy Reese Morse and Doug Thornton, the transition team began working to identify the challenges and opportunities facing the City and provide information that will guide the new administration.
April 30, 2010
MAYOR-ELECT MITCH LANDRIEU CLOSELY MONITORING SITUATION ON GULF OF MEXICO OIL FLOW AND EMERGENCY
New Orleans - Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu continues to monitor closely the emergency situation brought on by the uncontrolled flow of oil in the Gulf of Mexico, off the coast of Louisiana and the Gulf Coast, the result of the explosion on the Deep Water Horizon platform on Tuesday, April 20, 2010.
April 13, 2010
TRANSITION NEW ORLEANS COMMUNITY MEETING SCHEDULE
Recreation Task Force #2
April 13th
6:00 pm - 8:00 pm
Behrman Memorial Center
2529 General Meyer
New Orleans, LA 70112
April 12, 2010
Representatives from twelve federal agencies and the White House met Sunday and Monday in New Orleans with Mayor-Elect Mitch Landrieu and members of his transition team, for a series of working sessions focused on policy priorities for the city and the Obama Administration.
April 8, 2010
INAUGURATION COMMITTEE UNVEILS EVENTS FOR MAY 3, 2010
The Inauguration Committee formed to plan and produce the events of Monday, May 3, 2010, announced this morning the slate of activities that will signal the beginning of the new administration for the City of New Orleans. The Committee is comprised of volunteers with Mrs. Cheryl Landrieu, the wife of Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu, serving as Chair.
March 3, 2010
IN THE NEWS: Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu appoints 30 to New Orleans economic development panel
New Orleans needs more hard work and attention to detail -- not quick fixes -- to improve its economy, Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu said Tuesday as he introduced a 30-member citizen panel that will help craft his administration's blueprint for business growth and retention.
February 23, 2010
IN THE NEWS: New Orleans is storming back
"The mayoral election was nothing short of staggering, and the confluence of the Saints win and the historic mayoral election, lined up for the city's best two days since the Battle of New Orleans in 1815."
February 16, 2010
IN THE NEWS: Springtime in New Orleans
"While New Orleans was consumed last week by its first-ever Super Bowl—and then by celebrating its first-ever victory—something even more important was happening here. The city chose a new mayor, its first in eight years. Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu made a few headlines for being the first white candidate, in a city that is more than 60 percent black, to win that office in 32 years (since his father held it). But the real story isn't his race. Landrieu's unity-and-reform agenda won an 11-way contest with 66 percent of the vote—a colossal mandate. With it, New Orleans may at last be entering an era of clean, efficient government—the kind that can finally rebuild from Katrina."
February 11, 2010
“NEW ORLEANS is used to big weekends, but the last one stood out. On February 6th voters elected a new mayor, Mitch Landrieu, in a landslide more dramatic than any in memory. The next day the city's beloved football team, the Saints—famous mostly for bumbling—won the Super Bowl for the first time in their 43-year existence.