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Former New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu talked about his book, In the Shadow of Statues: A White Southerner Confronts History, on his decision to remove four Confederate statues from city…

New Democracy hosted a symposium with current and former elected officials and strategists on the future of the Democratic Party leading up to the 2018 and 2020 elections. In this portion,…

The U.S. Conference of Mayors convened a discussion on public safety issues facing American cities. Mayors and police chiefs talked about ways they can address challenges, such as gun…

New Orleans mayor Mitch Landrieu weighed in on his decision to remove four Confederate statues from city grounds in 2017.

In this portion of U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting, Senator Mark Warner (D-VA) talked about the demographic and economic challenges affecting local communities and the investments…

Speakers in the opening plenary session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors annual winter meeting focused on the future of the workplace and entrepreneurial investment. Speakers included the CEO of…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) addressed the opening session of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Winter Meeting. He said the conference of over 1,400 mayors would not be intimidated or divided by…

Homeland Security Secretary Elaine Duke talked about the importance of disaster preparedness and the 2017 hurricane season. Other speakers were the mayors of Houston, Texas; Key West,…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) told a group of reporters that he would not attend a planned White House meeting with mayors following the release of a Justice Department letter threatening to prosecute mayors of 23…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D), the president of the U.S. Conference of Mayors, spoke about the organization’s agenda. Joining him for the conversation with reporters at the Christian…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) gave a speech on race. He talked about the difficulties his city faced after the decision to remove Confederate monuments from public spaces. In his remarks he said…

A group of mayors talked to the media about their efforts to comply with the Paris Climate Treaty despite President Donald Trump’s decision to withdraw from the accord.

Mayors Mick Cornett (R) of Oklahoma City and Mitch Landrieu (D) of New Orleans talked about how cities intended to work with the incoming Trump administration on issues such as…

Mayors Mick Cornett (R) and New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D), the president and vice president of the U.S. Council of Mayors, held a news conference as the grouo’s winter meeting got underway.…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) and Columbia, South Carolina, Mayor Steve Benjamin (D) talked about gun violence and community relations with police, including recent police killings…

Mayors of Baltimore, New Orleans, and Chicago discussed police reform and public safety in cities with St. Louis Police Chief Samuel Dotson. They discussed community policing and their agenda, “The 2016…

Officers of the U.S. Conference of Mayors and other mayors spoke to reporters at the beginning of the U.S. Conference of Mayors winter meeting to present their agenda, “The 2016 Compact for a…

New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu (D) talked about efforts in his city to reduce both its incarceration and crime rates in tandem, the challenges to those efforts, and the lasting effects of Hurricane Katrina on criminal…

Former President George W. Bush and former first lady Laura Bush traveled to New Orleans and Warren Easton Charter High School to mark the 10th Anniversary of Hurricane Katrina. They made remarks…

Former and current officials, New Orleans residents, faith leaders, and advocates spoke at an event commemorating the tenth anniversary of the landfall of Hurricane Katrina and the region’s recovery…