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Landrieu family of New Orleans, Louisiana

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  Maurice Edwin Landrieu (1930-2022) — also known as Moon Landrieu — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., July 23, 1930. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives 12th District, 1960-66; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1968, 1972, 1976; mayor of New Orleans, La., 1970-78; candidate for Democratic nomination for Vice President, 1972; U.S. Secretary of Housing and Urban Development, 1979-81; Judge, Louisiana Circuit Court of Appeals, 1992-2000. Catholic. French, German, and African ancestry. Died in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., September 5, 2022 (age 92 years, 44 days). Interment at Carrollton Cemetery No. 1, New Orleans, La.
  Relatives: Son of Joseph Geoffrey Landrieu and Loretta (Bechtel) Landrieu; married, September 25, 1954, to Verna Saterlee; father of Mary Loretta Landrieu and Mitchell Joseph Landrieu.
  Political family: Landrieu family of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  See also Wikipedia article — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile — Find-A-Grave memorial
  Mary Loretta Landrieu (b. 1955) — also known as Mary L. Landrieu — of Baton Rouge, East Baton Rouge Parish, La. Born in Arlington, Arlington County, Va., November 23, 1955. Democrat. Real estate agent; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1980-88; delegate to Democratic National Convention from Louisiana, 1980, 2000, 2004, 2008; Louisiana state treasurer, 1988-95; Democratic Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 1992; candidate for Governor of Louisiana, 1995; U.S. Senator from Louisiana, 1997-. Female. Catholic. Member, League of Women Voters; Delta Gamma. Still living as of 2014.
  Relatives: Daughter of Maurice Edwin Landrieu; sister of Mitchell Joseph Landrieu; married 1988 to E. Frank Snellings.
  Political family: Landrieu family of New Orleans, Louisiana.
  See also congressional biography — Govtrack.us page — NNDB dossier — Internet Movie Database profile
  Mitchell Joseph Landrieu (b. 1960) — also known as Mitch Landrieu — of New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La. Born in New Orleans, Orleans Parish, La., August 16, 1960. Democrat. Lawyer; member of Louisiana state house of representatives, 1987-2003; Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana, 2004-10; Democratic candidate for Presidential Elector for Louisiana, 2004 (on behalf of John F. Kerry and John Edwards); mayor of New Orleans, La., 2010-18; defeated, 1994, 2006. Still living as of 2024.
  Relatives: Son of Maurice Edwin Landrieu and Verna (Satterlee) Landrieu; brother of Mary Loretta Landrieu.
  Political family: Landrieu family of New Orleans, Louisiana.
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