Mary Loretta Landrieu is an American entrepreneur and politician who served as a United States senator from Louisiana from 1997 to 2015. A member of the Democratic Party,Landrieu served as the Louisiana State Treasurer from 1988 to 1996,and in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1980 to 1988.
Kathleen Marie Blanco was an American politician who served as the 54th governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2008. A member of the Democratic Party,she was the first and,to date,only woman elected as the state's governor.
Piyush "Bobby" Jindal is an American politician who served as the 55th governor of Louisiana from 2008 to 2016. A member of the Republican Party,Jindal previously served as a U.S. representative from Louisiana from 2005 to 2008,and served as chair of the Republican Governors Association from 2012 to 2013.
Mitchell Joseph Landrieu is an American lawyer and politician who served as Mayor of New Orleans from 2010 to 2018. A member of the Democratic Party,he previously served as Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 2004 to 2010.
This article contains a historical timeline of the events of Hurricane Katrina on August 23–30,2005 and its aftermath.
The first round of the New Orleans mayoral election of 2006 took place on April 22,2006;a runoff between incumbent Mayor Ray Nagin and Louisiana Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu took place on May 20,resulting in reelection for Mayor Nagin. The Mayor of New Orleans is the top official in New Orleans' mayor-council system of government.
The 2007 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on October 20. The filing deadline for candidates was September 6. On the day of the election,all 12 candidates competed in an open jungle primary. Bobby Jindal won the election with 54%. This was the first time since 1968 in which the winner of a Louisiana gubernatorial election was of the same party as the incumbent president.
Karen Carter Peterson is an American lawyer and former politician who served as a member of the Louisiana State House from 1999 to 2010,then as the state senator from the 5th district until her resignation in 2022. She also served as the chair of the Louisiana Democratic Party from 2012 to 2020,becoming the first female chair of the state party. In 2008,Peterson became as Democratic National Committeewoman for Louisiana. In 2017,Peterson was elected vice chair of civic engagement and voter participation for the Democratic National Committee.
The 2008 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 4,2008. This was the first time since the 1970s that Louisiana used primaries for federal races. Incumbent Senator Mary Landrieu won a third term by 6.39 percentage points despite being forecast as one of the most vulnerable Senate Democrats during 2008. She had received praise and wide publicity for her advocacy after Hurricane Katrina,particularly during hearings regarding FEMA's response to the disaster. This is the last time that Democrats won any statewide election in Louisiana other than Governor.
The Louisiana Superdome was used as a "shelter of last resort" for those in New Orleans unable to evacuate from the city when Hurricane Katrina struck on August 29,2005.
Ánh Quang "Joseph" Cao is a Vietnamese–American politician who was the U.S. representative for Louisiana's 2nd congressional district from 2009 to 2011. A member of the Republican Party,he is the first Vietnamese American and first native of Vietnam to serve in Congress.
William Harold Nungesser is an American politician serving as the 54th lieutenant governor of Louisiana since 2016. A member of the Republican Party,Nungesser is also the former president of the Plaquemines Parish Commission,having been re-elected to a second four-year term in the 2010 general election in which he topped two opponents with more than 71 percent of the vote. His second term as parish president began on January 1,2011,and ended four years later.
Dr. Brenda Ann Garibaldi Hatfield is the former Chief Administrative Officer (CAO) of the City of New Orleans,having served under the administration of former Mayor C. Ray Nagin.
If God Is Willing and da Creek Don't Rise is a 2010 documentary film directed by Spike Lee,as a follow-up to his 2006 HBO documentary film,When the Levees Broke:A Requiem in Four Acts. The film looks into the proceeding years since Hurricane Katrina struck the New Orleans and Gulf Coast region,and also focuses on the 2010 BP oil spill in the Gulf of Mexico and its effect on the men and women who work along the shores of the gulf. Many of the participants in Levees were also featured in this documentary.
The 2015 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held on November 21,2015,to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Republican Governor Bobby Jindal was not eligible to run for re-election to a third term because of term limits established by the Louisiana Constitution.
The 2014 United States House of Representatives elections in Louisiana were held on Tuesday,November 4,2014 to elect the six U.S. representatives from the state of Louisiana,one from each of the state's six congressional districts. The elections coincided with those of other federal and state offices,including the United States Senate.
A special election for Louisiana's 5th congressional district was held on November 16,2013,to elect a member of the United States House of Representatives. Incumbent Republican Congressman Rodney Alexander resigned on September 26,2013,to become the Secretary of the Louisiana Department of Veterans Affairs under Governor Bobby Jindal.
The 2019 Louisiana gubernatorial election was held to elect the governor of Louisiana. Incumbent Democratic Governor John Bel Edwards won re-election to a second term,defeating Republican businessman Eddie Rispone. Edwards became the first Democratic Governor of Louisiana to win re-election to a second consecutive term in 44 years since Edwin Edwards in 1975. It was the closest Louisiana gubernatorial election since 1979.
Randal Gaines is an American politician from the state of Louisiana. He serves in the Louisiana House of Representatives and is a member of the Democratic Party.
Ramsey Green is an American former local and state government official from Louisiana who served as chief of infrastructure for the City of New Orleans during the COVID-19 pandemic,Hurricane Ida,continuing problems with drainage in New Orleans,the city's response to climate change,and oversaw the rebuilding of the New Orleans public school system following Hurricane Katrina.
