Mary Landrieu's brother, Mitch, succeeds term-limited Ray Nagin
(AP) - Frustrated by term-limited Mayor Ray Nagin's leadership of New Orleans since Hurricane Katrina, voters elected Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu to succeed him last night, turning to a political scion to speed up the city's recovery. Landrieu, 49, became the majority-black city's first white mayor since 1978, the year his father, Moon, left the office. The mayor-elect, a moderate Democrat, won in a landslide over a field of 10 opponents in a campaign that competed with Mardi Gras and the Saints' appearance in the Super Bowl. More»
