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New Orleans City Council Members Since 1954
In 1954, with the passage of the Home Rule Charter, New Orleans adopted the Mayor-Council form
of government,
consisting of the Mayor and seven Council members--two elected from the city at large and five elected from Council
districts. Council members serve 4-year terms, beginning on the first Monday in May next following their election. If a
member leaves office less than a year before completing his or her term, the remaining members of the Council select a
citizen with the requisite qualifications to fill the vacancy for the unexpired term. If the unexpired term is for one year or
more, the vacancy is filled by special election. Council members may not serve the same district for more than two
consecutive terms; council members-at-large may not serve more than two consecutive terms in that office [these term
limitations went into effect in 1991].
Below is a list of the men and women who have served as council members since the passage of the Home Rule Charter,
with brief explanations of interrupted terms. Note: The single letter in front of each date indicates the Council
member's district; "AL" indicates an at-large member |
| Paul V. Burke | B 1954-1958 | B 1958-1962 | |||||||||
| Fred J. Cassibry | D 1954-1958 | D 1958-1961 | Elected judge of Civil District Court, July, 1960 | ||||||||
| Glenn P. Clasen | AL 1954-1958 | AL 1958-1961 | Appointed CAO, January 1961 | ||||||||
| Walter M. Duffourc | E 1954-1958 | E 1961-1962 | Appointed by Council to fill Hickey's unexpired term, 1961 | ||||||||
| Victor H. Schiro | AL 1954-1958 | AL 1958-1961 | Appointed by Council to fill Mayor Morrison's unexpired term, 1961 | ||||||||
| James E. Fitzmorris | C 1954-1958 | C 1958-1962 | AL 1962-1966 | ||||||||
| A. Brown Moore | A 1954-1958 | ||||||||||
| James A. Comiskey | AL 1961-1962 | Elected to fill Clasen's seat, special primary, 1961 | |||||||||
| Henry B. Curtis | A 1958-1962 | A 1962-1966 | A 1966-1970 | ||||||||
| Theodore Hickey | E 1958-1961 | AL 1961-1962 | Appointed by Council to fill Schiro's unexpired term, 1961 | ||||||||
| John J. Petre | D 1961-1962 | D 1962-1966 | AL 1966-1970 | Elected to fill Cassibry's seat, special primary, 1961 | |||||||
| Joseph V. DiRosa | AL 1962-1966 | AL 1970-1974 | AL 1974-1978 | ||||||||
| Clarence O. Dupuy, Jr. | C 1962-1966 | C 1966-1970 | C 1970-1976 | ||||||||
| Daniel Kelly | E 1962-1966 | ||||||||||
| Walter F. Marcus | B 1962-1966 | B 1966 | Elected judge, Civil District Court, 1966 | ||||||||
| Philip Ciaccio | E 1966-1970 | E 1970-1976 | E 1976-1978 | E 1978-1982 | Appointed judge, La. 4th Circuit Court of Appeals, Jan. 1982 | ||||||
| Moon Landrieu | AL 1966-1970 | Elected Mayor, 1970 | |||||||||
| James A. Moreau | D 1966-1970 | AL 1970-1976 | |||||||||
| Eddie L. Sapir | B 1967-1970 | B 1970-1975 | Elected to fill Marcus' unexpired seat, special election, Jan. 1967; elected judge of Municipal court, 1975 | AL 1998- | |||||||
| Peter H. Beer | A 1970-1974 | Elected to La. Court of Appeals, 1974 | After the regular 1970 elections, a redistricting dispute delayed the next regular Council elections until 1976. The next regular election for Council was held in 1978 | ||||||||
| John D. Lambert | D 1970-1976 | ||||||||||
| Brod Bagert | D 1976-1978 | D 1978-1980 | Elected to La. Public Service Commission, 1980 | ||||||||
| A.L. Davis | B 1975-1976 | B 1976-1978 | Appointed by Council to fill Sapir's unexpired term, 1975 | Elected in his own right in 1976 | |||||||
| Frank Friedler | A 1974-1976 | A 1976-1978 | A 1978-1980 | Elected to fill Beer's unexpired term, 1974; Retired, 1980 | |||||||
| Joel Loeffleholz | A 1980-1981 | Appointed by Council to fill Friedler's seat until special election, 1980 | |||||||||
| Niles Hellmers | D 1980-1981 | Elected to fill Bagert's unexpired term, 1980; elected City Court judge, 1981 | |||||||||
| Howard Beck | E 1982 | Appointed by Council to fill Ciaccio's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Sidney J. Barthelemy | AL 1978-1982 | AL 1982-1986 | |||||||||
| Joseph I. Giarrusso | AL 1976-1978 | AL1978-1982 | AL 1982-1986 | AL 1986-1990 | AL 1990-1994 | ||||||
| Bryan Wagner | A 1981-1982 | A 1982-1986 | Elected to fill Friedler's unexpired term, special election, 1981 | ||||||||
| Jame Singleton | B 1978-1982 | B 1982-1986 | B 1986-1990 | B 1990-1994 | AL 1994- | ||||||
| Mike Early | C 1976-1982 | C 1982-1986 | C 1986-1990 | ||||||||
| Wayne Babovich | E 1982-1985 | Resigned 1985 | |||||||||
| Lambert Boissiere | D 1981-1982 | D 1982-1986 | D 1986-1990 | D 1990-1994 | Elected to fill Hellmer's unexpired term, special election, 1981 | ||||||
| Ulysses Williams | E 1985-1986 | Appointed by Council to fill remainder of Babovich's unexpired term, 1985 | |||||||||
| Johnny Jackson, Jr. | E 1986-1990 | E 1990-1994 | |||||||||
| Peggy Wilson | A 1986-1990 | A 1990-1994 | AL 1994-1998 | ||||||||
| Dorothy Mae Taylor | AL 1986-1990 | AL 1990-1994 | |||||||||
| Jacquelyn B. Clarkson | C 1990-1994 | C 2002-2007 | AL 2007-2014 | Elected to At-Large seat in special election, November 2007, following resignation of Oliver Thomas; re-elected, 2010 | |||||||
| Suzanne Haik Terrell | A 1994-1999 | Resigned when elected La. Elections Commissioner | |||||||||
| Oliver Thomas | B 1994-1998 | B 1998 - 2002 | AL 2002-2006 | AL 2006-2007 | Resigned, August 13, 2007 | ||||||
| Troy Carter | C 1994-1998 | C 1998-2002 | |||||||||
| Roy Glapion | D 1994-1999 | Died in office | |||||||||
| Ellen Hazeur-Distance | E 1994-2000 | Resigned when elected Clerk of First City Court | |||||||||
| Howell Crosby | A 2000 | Appointed to fill Terrell's unexpired term | |||||||||
| H. Kenneth Johnston | D 2000 | Appointed to fill Glapion's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Lula Harris Breaux | E 2000 | Appointed to fill Hazeur-Distance's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Scott Shea | A 2000-2002 | Elected to fill Terrell's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Marlin Gusman | D 2000-2002 | Elected to fill Glapion's unexpired term | D 2002-2004 | Elected to 4-year term but resigned when elected Criminal Sheriff | |||||||
| Cynthia Willard-Lewis | E 2000-2002 | Elected to fill Hazeur's unexpired term | E 2002-2006 | E 2006 - 2010 | |||||||
| John A. Batt, Jr. | A 2002-2006 | ||||||||||
| Renee Gill Prat | B 2002-2006 | ||||||||||
| David Payton | D 2004-2005 | Appointed to fill Gusman's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Cynthia Hedge-Morell | D 2005-2006 | Elected to fill Gusman's unexpired term | D 2006-2010 | D 2010-2014 | |||||||
| Shelley Midura | A 2006-2010 | ||||||||||
| Stacy Head | B 2006-2010 | B 2010-2012 | Resigned when elected to fill Fielkow's unexpired AL term | AL 2012 - | |||||||
| James Carter | C 2006-2010 | ||||||||||
| Arnie Fielkow | AL 2006-2010 | AL 2010-2011 | Resigned to head National Basketball Retired Players Assoc | ||||||||
| Michael Darnell | AL 2007 | Appointed to fill Thomas' unexpired term | |||||||||
| Suan Guidry | A 2010 - | ||||||||||
| Kristin Gisleson Palmer | C 2010 - 2014 | ||||||||||
| Jon Johnson | E 2010-2012 | Resigned, July 2012 | |||||||||
| Eric Granderson | AL 2011-2012 | Appointed to fill Fielkow's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Diana Bajoie | B 2012 | Appointed to fill Head's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Ernest Charbonnet | E 2012 | Appointed to fill Johnson's unexpired term | |||||||||
| LaToya Cantrell | B 2012 - | Elected to fill Head's unexpired term | |||||||||
| James Austin Gray II | E 2012 - | Elected to fill Johnson's unexpired term | |||||||||
| Jason R. Williams | AL 2014 - | ||||||||||
| Nadine M. Ramsey | C 2014 - | ||||||||||
| Jared C. Brossett | D 2014 - | ||||||||||
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