No, this is not an article about the Super Bowl (I was, however, rooting for New Orleans).  There was an election for Mayor of New Orleans on Saturday.  Mitch Landrieu won in a landslide.  Mr. Landrieu is a conservative Democrat whose first priority is to make the city streets safe.  He is the brother of Louisiana Senator Mary Landrieu. 

The New Orleans Times-Picayune states:

“Landrieu also said he will ask several cabinet secretaries and Gov. Bobby Jindal to embed representatives in his transition team to make sure all recovery efforts are coordinated from the start.”

New Orleans is a very special city.  It needs good leadership to finally get past the incredible damage done to it by Hurricane Katrina.  One of my children and her family lived there during Hurricane Katrina and still own a house there.  In the times that I have been there since Katrina, I have seen evidence of recovery in some places and evidence of hopelessness in other places.  Good leadership from the new Mayor could make a big difference, and I wish him much success.  New Orleans is a beautiful city, and it would be wonderful to see it totally recover from Hurricane Katrina.