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| − | '''Maurice Edwin Landrieu''', known as '''Moon Landrieu''' (born July 23, 1930), was the [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]] from 1970 to 1978. He served from 1979 to 1981 in the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration as the United States [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]. He is a former [[judge]] and served on the New Orleans City Council and in the Louisiana House of Representatives prior to his two terms as mayor. | + | '''Maurice Edwin Landrieu''', known as '''Moon Landrieu''' (born July 23, 1930), was the [[mayor]] of [[New Orleans]] from 1970 to 1978. He served from 1979 to 1981 in the [[Jimmy Carter]] administration as the United States [[Secretary of Housing and Urban Development]]. He is a former [[judge]] and served on the New Orleans City Council and in the Louisiana House of Representatives prior to his two terms as mayor from 1970 to 1978. Landrieu won his first race for mayor in the 1969 [[Democratic Party|Democratic]] [[primary]] against later Lieutenant Governor [[Jimmy Fitzmorris]] and then defeated [[Republican Party|Republican]] [[Ben C. Toledano]] in the 1970 general election. |
| − | He is the progenitor of the | + | He is the progenitor of the Louisiana Landrieu clan which includes his daughter, former state treasurer and U.S. Senator [[Mary Landrieu]] and a son, [[Mitch Landrieu]], the former New Orleans mayor and former lieutenant governor.<ref>[http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558118/site/newsweek/</ref> known for his [[liberal]] political philosophy. |
Landrieu's press secretary, Susan Louise Spaht (1944-2018), a native of Fort Monmouth, [[New Jersey]], later worked for the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] as a public affairs specialist for "Task Force Hope" to help in the reconstruction of New Orleans after [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=susan-louise-spaht&pid=189189563&fhid=4708|title=Susan Spaht obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=June 11, 2018}}</ref> | Landrieu's press secretary, Susan Louise Spaht (1944-2018), a native of Fort Monmouth, [[New Jersey]], later worked for the [[United States Army Corps of Engineers]] as a public affairs specialist for "Task Force Hope" to help in the reconstruction of New Orleans after [[Hurricane Katrina]].<ref>{{cite web|url=http://obits.nola.com/obituaries/nola/obituary.aspx?n=susan-louise-spaht&pid=189189563&fhid=4708|title=Susan Spaht obituary|publisher=''New Orleans Times-Picayune''|date=June 8, 2018|accessdate=June 11, 2018}}</ref> | ||
Revision as of 00:52, August 19, 2019
| Maurice Edwin "Moon" Landrieu | |
|---|---|
| Born | July 23, 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political Party | Democrat |
| Spouse | Verna Satterlee Landrieu |
| Religion | Roman Catholic |
Maurice Edwin Landrieu, known as Moon Landrieu (born July 23, 1930), was the mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978. He served from 1979 to 1981 in the Jimmy Carter administration as the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development. He is a former judge and served on the New Orleans City Council and in the Louisiana House of Representatives prior to his two terms as mayor from 1970 to 1978. Landrieu won his first race for mayor in the 1969 Democratic primary against later Lieutenant Governor Jimmy Fitzmorris and then defeated Republican Ben C. Toledano in the 1970 general election.
He is the progenitor of the Louisiana Landrieu clan which includes his daughter, former state treasurer and U.S. Senator Mary Landrieu and a son, Mitch Landrieu, the former New Orleans mayor and former lieutenant governor.[1] known for his liberal political philosophy.
Landrieu's press secretary, Susan Louise Spaht (1944-2018), a native of Fort Monmouth, New Jersey, later worked for the United States Army Corps of Engineers as a public affairs specialist for "Task Force Hope" to help in the reconstruction of New Orleans after Hurricane Katrina.[2]
References
- ↑ [http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/9558118/site/newsweek/
- ↑ Susan Spaht obituary. New Orleans Times-Picayune (June 8, 2018). Retrieved on June 11, 2018.