New Orleans City Council

New Orleans City Council
Type
Type	Unicameral
Leadership
Council President	Stacy Head, Democratic Since April 2012
Council Vice President	Jackie Clarkson, Democratic Since November 2007
Seats	7
Elections
Voting system	Two-round system
Last election	December 8, 2012
Meeting place
New Orleans City Hall Council Chamber New Orleans, LA
Website
http://www.nolacitycouncil.com/

The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. There is one city council member for each of the five council districts, as well as two at-large council members. The council members are elected to four-year terms using the two-round system variant of the single-winner voting system. The President and Vice President of the Council are chosen by the council after each election.

Members

The current members of the New Orleans City Council:^[1]

Officers:

• President: Stacy Head
• Vice President: Jason Williams^[2]

District	Name
A	Susan G. Guidry
B	LaToya Cantrell
C	Nadine Ramsey
D	Jared Brossett
E	James Austin Gray II
At-large Division 1	Stacy Head
At-large Division 2	Jason Williams

Past city councils (7 member, 5 district system)

Year	District
	A	B	C	D	E	At-large	At-large
2013	Susan G. Guidry	LaToya Cantrell	Kristin Gisleson Palmer	Cynthia Hedge-Morrell	James Austin Gray II	Stacy Head	Jackie Clarkson
2012		Diana Bajoie			Ernest F. Charbonnet
2011		Stacy Head			Jon D. Johnson	Arnie Fielkow
2010
2009	Shelley Midura		James Carter		Cynthia Willard-Lewis
2008
2007							Michael Darnell
2006							Oliver Thomas
2005	Jay Batt	Renée Gill Pratt	Jackie Clarkson			Unknown
2004				David Payton
2003				Marlin Gusman
2002
2001	Scott Shea	Oliver Thomas	Troy Carter[3]				Jim Singleton
2000				H. Kenneth Johnston			Unknown
1999	Suzanne Haik Terrell[4]			Roy E. Glapion, Jr.	Ellen Hazeur-Distance[5]
1998								Peggy Wilson (At-large: 1994-1998)
1997
1996
1995
1994
1993	Peggy Wilson (District A: 1986-1994)	Jim Singleton[6]	Jackie Clarkson	Lambert C. Boissiere Jr.[7]	Unknown E				Dorothy Mae Taylor (At-large: 1986-1994)
1992
1991
1990
1989		Unknown B	Mike Early
1988			Unknown C
1987
1986
1985	Unknown A
1984
1983
1982	Bryan Wagner
1981
1980				Unknown D
1979	Unknown A
1978
1977
1976
1975
1974
1973
1972
1971
1970
1969
1968
1967
1966						Jimmy Fitzmorris
1965
1964
1963
1962
1961
1960							Victor H. Schiro
1959
1958								Theodore M. Hickey (District E, 1958-1961)
1957
1956
1955
1954						Unknown
1953							Unknown
1952
1951
1950

Earlier members

• Philip Ciaccio, District E member, 1966-1982
• A. Brown Moore (Public utilities commissioner, 1950-1954; District A member, 1954-1957)
• Lionel Ott (Finance commissioner, 1946-1954)

References

1. "Meet the Council". New Orleans City Council. Retrieved 2013-01-02.
2. . New Orleans City Council http://www.nolacitycouncil.com/meet/meet.asp. Missing or empty |title= (help)
3. "New Orleans City Council - District C elections". Our Elections. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
4. "New Orleans City Council - District A elections". Our Elections. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
5. "New Orleans City Council - District E elections". Our Elections. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
6. "New Orleans City Council - District B elections". Our Elections. Retrieved 2010-01-30.
7. "New Orleans City Council - District D elections". Our Elections. Retrieved 2010-01-30.

External links

• New Orleans City Council Homepage