Journalism
Prior to graduation from SMU,Moreno completed internships with KTRK-TV and KHOU-TV in Houston. After graduation,she worked for WTOC-TV in Savannah,Georgia. Around 2001,she was recruited by Hearst-Argyle Broadcasting Corporation to move to New Orleans to work at WDSU. [4] There,Moreno became anchor for the morning news. While covering Hurricane Katrina,Moreno received accolades such as Broadcaster of the Year from the Louisiana Federation of Teachers,though these awards came amid widespread criticism of media coverage during the disaster. She was voted best television reporter by Gambit readers for four years and won an Emmy for Hurricane Katrina coverage.
Moreno left her broadcast news career in 2008 to pursue public service. [5]
Politics
In March 2008,Moreno resigned from WDSU to challenge then-incumbent United States Representative William J. Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary election. [6] She received sufficient votes to force the incumbent into a runoff election,which she lost. [7] Jefferson was subsequently defeated in the general election by Republican Joseph Cao,whom Moreno endorsed along with other Democrats such as City Councilwomen Jackie Clarkson and Stacy Head. [8]
In 2010,after the election of Karen Carter Peterson to the Louisiana State Senate,Moreno became a candidate for Peterson's vacated District 93 seat in the Louisiana House of Representatives. [9] The special election primary occurred on 2010 May 1, [10] with Moreno obtaining 27 percent of the vote and entering a runoff election with James Perry,who had 38 percent. [11] Her runoff campaign was overshadowed by personal controversies,including allegations of traffic violations,which were a central focus. [12] However,Perry's handling of the allegations two weeks before the runoff led the Times-Picayune ,which earlier had endorsed Perry,to withdraw its endorsement. [13] Moreno won the election in May 2010 [14] and was re-elected unopposed in 2011.
On October 14,2017,Moreno won the Division 1 at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council,defeating her two opponents by nearly a 2-to-1 margin and avoiding a runoff. [15] [1] She served as city council president from 2019 to 2023,after which she became vice president. [16]
On October 8,2024,Moreno filed paperwork to run for Mayor of New Orleans. [2]
