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New Orleans City Council

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Type
  
Unicameral

Voting system
  
Two-round system

Seats
  
7

Last election
  
December 8, 2012

New Orleans City Council

Council President
  
Stacy Head, Democratic Since April 2012

Council Vice President
  
Jackie Clarkson, Democratic Since November 2007

The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana, United States. There is a member for each of the five council districts as well as two at-large council members. The council members are elected to four-year terms using the two-round system in single-member districts. The President and the Vice President of the Council are chosen by the council after each election.

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Members

The current members of the New Orleans City Council:

Officers:

  • President: Stacy Head
  • Vice President: Jason Williams

    • Earlier members

  • Philip Ciaccio, District E member, 1966-1982
  • A. Brown Moore (Public utilities commissioner, 1950-1954; District A member, 1954-1957)
  • Lionel Ott (Finance commissioner, 1946-1954)

    • References

    New Orleans City Council Wikipedia
    (Text) CC BY-SA