ABOUT THE AUTHOR

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Mitch Landrieu is the mayor of New Orleans. He was elected in 2010 and is now completing his second four-year term. A Democrat, Landrieu served as lieutenant governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010 and a state legislator from 1988 to 2004. He is also the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors.