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Fitzmorris was a Democratic member of the New Orleans City Council from 1954 to 1966. He was councilman at-large from 1962 to 1966. In 1965, Fitzmorris challenged incumbent Mayor Victor Schiro and appeared to have a strong chance of success. He was endorsed by the "".  

Fitzmorris was a Democratic member of the New Orleans City Council from 1954 to 1966. He was councilman at-large from 1962 to 1966. In 1965, Fitzmorris challenged incumbent Mayor Victor Schiro and appeared to have a strong chance of success. He was endorsed by the "".  

[[James H. "Jim" Brown]], former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner maintains that Fitzmorris would have unseated Schiro had not Hurricane Betsy struck New Orleans on , . The storm changed the dynamics of the race, as the media depicted President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and Mayor Schiro offering generous personal assistance to victims, Brown explained. Fifty people died, and thousands of homes were destroyed. The mere challenger, Councilman Fitzmorris, was by virtue of his position nearly outside the loop. "But such is politics, and after it's over you learn to laugh it off, which I did," Fitzmorris said, of Hurricane Betsy and the dashing of his mayoral hopes.

[[James H. "Jim" Brown]], former Louisiana state senator, secretary of state, and insurance commissioner, maintains that Fitzmorris would have unseated Schiro had there been no Hurricane Betsy. The storm changed the dynamics of the race, as the media depicted President [[Lyndon B. Johnson]] and Mayor Schiro offering generous personal assistance to victims. Fifty people died, and thousands of homes were destroyed. The mere challenger, Councilman Fitzmorris, was by virtue of his position nearly outside the loop. "But such is politics, and after it's over you learn to laugh it off, which I did," Fitzmorris said in regard to Hurricane Betsy and the dashing of his mayoral hopes.

==Losing to Moon Landrieu==

==Losing to Moon Landrieu==