About Mardi Gras
The holiday of Mardi Gras is celebrated in all of Louisiana, including the city of New Orleans. Celebrations are concentrated for about two weeks before and through Shrove Tuesday, the day before Ash Wednesday. Usually there is one major parade each day. many days have several large parades. The largest and most elaborate parades take place the last five days of the Mardi Gras season. In the final week, many events occur throughout New Orleans and surrounding communities, including parades and balls.
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LaToya Cantrell
LaToya Cantrell was born on April 3, 1972.
She is an American politician serving as
the
Mayor of
New Orleans, Louisiana, a post
she has held since May 7, 2018.Cantrell, a Democrat, is the firstblack woman to hold the
post.
Before becoming mayor,
Cantrell represented District B onthe New Orleans City Council from 2012–2018.
education
Cantrell was born as LaToya Wilder in Los Angeles.
She moved to New Orleans in 1990 to attend Xavier
University of Louisiana, where she earned a BA in sociology. She attended an executive
training
program at the Harvard Kennedy School.
career
Cantrell declared her candidacy for mayor of New Orleans in March 2017 in a race to replace term-limited mayor Mitch Landrieu. An open primary was held on October 14 and included 18 candidates. Cantrell garnered the most votes, winning 39% of the total. In the November 18 runoff election, Cantrell defeated fellow Democratic opponent Desiree Charbonnet, a former municipal judge, with 60% of the vote. She is the first woman to lead New Orleans in its 300-year history, as well as the first mayor not born in the city since Vic Schiro.