List of mayors of New Orleans

Mayor of New Orleans
Seal of City of New Orleans
Incumbent LaToya Cantrell since May 7, 2018
Style	The Honorable
Term length	4 years, 2 term limit
Inaugural holder	Étienne de Boré
Formation	1803
Salary	$140,000[1]
Website	Mayor's office website

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The post of Mayor of the City of New Orleans (French: Maire de La Nouvelle-Orléans) has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the Louisiana Purchase — the acquisition by the U.S. of 828,800 square miles (2,147,000 km²) of the French province La Louisiane in 1803.

List

All mayors of New Orleans since 1872 have been Democrats.

#	Mayor	Term start	Term end	Terms		Party
1	Étienne de Boré	December 20, 1803	May 26, 1804	1		None
2	Cavalier Petit	May 26, 1804	June 5, 1804	Acting		None
3	James Pitot	June 6, 1804	July 26, 1805	1		None
4	John Watkins	July 27, 1805	March 8, 1807	1		None
5	James Mather	March 9, 1807	May 23, 1812	1		None
6	Charles Trudeau	May 24, 1812	October 8, 1812	Acting		None
7	Nicholas Girod[2]	October 8, 1812	November 5, 1812	Partial		Democratic-Republican
8	LeBreton Dorgenois	November 6, 1812	December 4, 1812	Acting		Democratic-Republican
(7)	Nicholas Girod	December 5, 1812	September 4, 1815	1 ​1⁄2		Democratic-Republican
9	Augustin de Macarty	September 4, 1815	May 13, 1820	2		Democratic-Republican
10	Louis Philippe de Roffignac	May 14, 1820	May 10, 1828	4		Democratic-Republican
11	Denis Prieur	May 12, 1828	April 9, 1838	6		Democratic
12	Paul Bertus	April 10, 1838	May 12, 1838	Acting		None
13	Charles Genois	May 12, 1838	May 10, 1840	1		Whig[3]
14	William Freret	May 11, 1840	April 4, 1842	1		Native American[4]
(11)	Denis Prieur	April 4, 1842	February 7, 1843	​1⁄2		Democratic
(12)	Paul Bertus	February 7, 1843	February 26, 1843	Acting		None
(14)	William Freret	February 27, 1843	May 12, 1844	Partial		Whig
15	Joseph Montegut	May 13, 1844	April 5, 1846	1		Democratic
16	Abdiel Crossman	May 11, 1846	March 26, 1854	4		Whig
17	John L. Lewis	April 10, 1854	June 17, 1856	1		Democratic
18	Charles M. Waterman	June 17, 1856	June 3, 1858	1		American
19	Henry M. Summers[5]	June 5, 1858	June 21, 1858	Partial		American
20	Gerald Stith	June 21, 1858	June 18, 1860	1		American
21	John T. Monroe	June 18, 1860	May 16, 1862	1		Constitutional Union
Office suspended; city occupied by Union Army
(21)	John T. Monroe	May 12, 1866	March 27, 1867	​1⁄2		Democratic
22	Edward Heath	March 28, 1867	June 10, 1868	​1⁄2		Republican
23	John R. Conway	June 10, 1868	April 4, 1870	1		Democratic
24	Benjamin Flanders	April 4, 1870	November 29, 1872	1		Republican
25	Louis A. Wiltz	November 30, 1872	November 30, 1874	1		Democratic
26	Charles J. Leeds	November 30, 1874	December 19, 1876	1		Democratic
27	Edward Pilsbury	December 19, 1876	November 18, 1878	1		Democratic
28	Isaac W. Patton	November 18, 1878	December 16, 1880	1		Democratic
29	Joseph A. Shakspeare	December 16, 1880	November 20, 1882	1		Democratic
30	William J. Behan	November 20, 1882	April 28, 1884	1		Democratic
31	Joseph V. Guillotte	April 29, 1884	April 23, 1888	2		Democratic
(29)	Joseph A. Shakspeare	April 23, 1888	April 25, 1892	2		Democratic
32	John Fitzpatrick	April 25, 1892	April 27, 1896	2		Democratic
33	Walter C. Flower	April 27, 1896	May 7, 1900	2		Democratic
34	Paul Capdevielle	May 7, 1900	December 5, 1904	2		Democratic
35	Martin Behrman	December 5, 1904	December 6, 1920	3		Democratic
36	Andrew J. McShane	December 6, 1920	May 4, 1925	2		Democratic
(35)	Martin Behrman †	May 4, 1925	January 12, 1926	1		Democratic
37	Arthur J. O'Keefe	January 12, 1926	July 15, 1929	1		Democratic
38	Thomas S. Walmsley	July 15, 1929	June 30, 1936	3 ​1⁄2		Democratic
39	Albert M. Pratt	June 30, 1936	July 15, 1936	Acting		Democratic
40	Fred A. Earhart	July 15, 1936	July 15, 1936	Acting		Democratic
41	Jesse S. Cave	July 15, 1936	August 17, 1936	Acting		Democratic
42	Robert Maestri	August 18, 1936	April 4, 1946	4		Democratic
43	Chep Morrison	April 4, 1946	July 17, 1961	3		Democratic
44	Victor H. Schiro	July 17, 1961	May 2, 1970	2		Democratic
45	Maurice Landrieu	May 2, 1970	May 1, 1978	2		Democratic
46	Ernest N. Morial	May 1, 1978	May 5, 1986	2		Democratic
47	Sidney Barthelemy	May 5, 1986	May 2, 1994	2		Democratic
48	Marc Morial	May 2, 1994	May 6, 2002	2		Democratic
49	Ray Nagin	May 6, 2002	May 3, 2010	2		Democratic
50	Mitch Landrieu	May 3, 2010	May 7, 2018	2		Democratic
51	LaToya Cantrell	May 7, 2018	Incumbent	—		Democratic

See also

• New Orleans mayoral elections


• Timeline of New Orleans

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References

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2. 
   ^ Girod administration at New Orleans Public Library site, accessed 09 Sept 2015.
   


3. 
   ^ Genois administration at New Orleans Public Library site, accessed 09 Sept 2015.
   


4. 
   ^ John Kendall's History of New Orleans, 1922, Chapter IX, accessed 22 Nov 2015.
   


5. 
   ^ Thomas Watkins Campbell, Manual of the city of New Orleans, comprising city charter of 1896, New Orleans, Louisiana City Council
   

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  Cahoon, Benjamin M. "Mayors of U.S. Cities M-W". Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
  


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  Kestenbaum, Lawrence. "The Political Graveyard: Mayors of New Orleans, Louisiana". Retrieved 2008-01-21. 
  

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