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MSS 329 - New Orleans Municipal Election of 2006 Collection: Inventory

New Orleans MUNICIPAL election of 2006 Collection

(Mss 329)

Inventory

Earl K. Long Library

University of New Orleans

August 2006

 

Summary

 

Size:                        

Geographic

locations:                 New Orleans

Inclusive dates:      October 2005-July 2006

Bulk dates:              February-May 2006

Summary:                Collection of miscellaneous material compiled by staff members of the Louisiana and Special Collections Department relating to the New Orleans municipal election of 2006.  Includes newspaper and magazine clippings, candidates’ pamphlets and flyers, voter guides and organizational endorsements, printouts from candidates’ websites, and campaign signs.  The collection contains material related to the mayor’s race as well as the city council races and elections for other parish officials.

Related

collections:              Louisiana Collection Vertical File (campaign ephemera arranged by election year)

Source:                     Compiled by staff, 2006

Access:                     No restrictions

Copyright:                Physical rights are retained by the Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans.

 

Citation:                    New Orleans Mayoral Election of 2006 Collection, Earl K. Long Library, University of New Orleans

 

 

Historical Note

 

            New Orleans held its first post-Katrina election in two rounds, on April 20 and May 20, 2006.  Not surprisingly, the issues of the hurricane and its aftermath dominated the campaign.  A record 22 candidates emerged to challenge incumbent mayor Ray Nagin; many of these candidates stated that they would not have run for office had it not been for the storm.  New Orleanians became accustomed to seeing a forest of roadside campaign signs for a bewildering array of candidates, sprouting alongside the ubiquitous advertisements for disaster recovery contractors.

 

            The 2006 election was unique in several respects.  It was held less than eight months after Katrina; over half of the city’s pre-storm population had not returned.  The question of how to deal with an electorate that was dispersed across the country became a prominent issue above and beyond the issues raised by the candidates themselves.  It was also widely believed that the city’s race and class demographics had dramatically shifted as a result of the storm, raising the prospects of a shift in political and electoral power and giving some candidates a chance they might otherwise not have had.  In the end, incumbent mayor Ray Nagin defeated his main challenger – Lieutenant Governor Mitch Landrieu – in a surprisingly close race, 52% to 48%.

 

Series and Descriptions

 

Series I.    Newspaper Clippings

                                    Contains clippings concerning the election, assembled from New Orleans publications.  Titles include: New Orleans Times-Picayune, Gambit, Louisiana Weekly, New Orleans CityBusiness, and the New Orleans Tribune.  These clipping files should contain all stories related to the election that were published in these titles, but researchers would be advised to consult other newspapers outside the New Orleans area as well.

 

Series II.        Campaign Literature

                                    Contains pamphlets, flyers, printouts from candidates’ web sites, and other ephemera advocating the candidacies of various aspirants.

 

 

 

Container List

 

Series 1.        Newspaper Clippings

                        Contains clippings concerning the election, assembled from New Orleans publications.  Titles include: New Orleans Times-Picayune, Gambit, Louisiana Weekly, New Orleans CityBusiness, and the New Orleans Tribune.  These clipping files should contain all stories related to the election that were published in these titles, but researchers would be advised to consult other newspapers outside the New Orleans area as well.

 

Box 1

 

329-1                          Clippings, October-December 2005

329-2                          Clippings, January 2006

329-3                          Clippings, February 2006

329-4                          Clippings, March 1-15, 2006

329-5                          Clippings, March 16-31, 2006

329-6                          Clippings, April 1-8, 2006

329-7                          Clippings, April 9-15, 2006

329-8                          Clippings, April 16-22, 2006

329-9                          Clippings, April 23-31, 2006

329-10                        Clippings, May 1-10, 2006

329-11                        Clippings, May 11-19, 2006           

329-12                        Clippings, May 20-July 2006

 

 

Series 2.  Campaign Literature

 

                  Subseries 2.1.  Pamphlets, flyers, plans

 

Box 2

 

329-13                        Pamphlets and Flyers – Mayoral Race

329-14                        Pamphlets and Flyers – Other Races

329-15                        Plans – Johnny Adriani

329-16                        Plans – Ron Forman

329-17                        Plans – Mitch Landrieu

329-18                        Plans – Ray Nagin

329-19                        Voters’ Guides and Electoral Endorsements

329-20                        Website Printouts – Mayoral Candidates – Adriani through Couhig

329-21                        Website Printouts – Mayoral Candidates – Forman through White

329-22                        Website Printouts – Council at Large Candidates

329-23                        Website Printouts – Council District A Candidates

329-24                        Website Printouts – Council District B Candidates

329-25                        Website Printouts – Council District C Candidates

329-26                        Website Printouts – Council Districts D,E Candidates

329-27                        Wikipedia Article – “New Orleans mayoral election, 2006”

329-28                        Official Election Results

329-29                        Ray Nagin’s Inaugural Speech and Accompanying Booklet

 

                  Subseries 2.2.  Campaign Signs

 

Box 3                         Sheriffs and Clerks

 

329-30                        Paul Valteau – Civil Sheriff

329-31                        Justin Zitler – Civil Sheriff

329-32                        Gerald DeSalvo – Criminal Sheriff

329-33                        Marlin Gusman – Criminal Sheriff

329-34                        Dale Atkins – Clerk, Civil District Court

329-35                        Sanjay Biswas – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-36                        Millard Collins – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-37                        David Kent – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-38                        Juana Marine Lombard – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-39                        Arthur Morrell – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-40                        Bob Murray – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-41                        Patricia Boyd Robertson – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-42                        Autumn Town – Clerk, Criminal District Court

329-43                        Nick Varrecchio – Clerk, Criminal District Court

 

Box 4          Assessors

 

  1. David Baird – First District

                                    Maria Elliott – First District (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Darren Mire – First District
  2. Claude Mauberret – Second District

Errol George – Third District (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Erroll Williams – Third District
  2. Gerard Archer – Fourth District  (2 versions)
  3. Betty Jefferson – Fourth District

Chase Jones – Fourth District  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Al Coman – Sixth District
  2. Edwin “Win” Stoutz – Sixth District

Charlie Bosworth – Seventh District  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Henry Heaton – Seventh District
  2. Braden Robinson – Seventh District

 

Box 5          Mayor

 

  1. James Arey
  2. Virginia Boulet
  3. Manny “Chevrolet” Bruno
  4. Kimberly Williamson Butler
  5. Rob Couhig
  6. Sonja “Lady” DeDais
  7. Ron Forman
  8. Marie Galatas
  9. Greta Gladney
  10. Mitch Landrieu
  11. Ray Nagin  (5 versions)
  12. Mac Rahman
  13. Tom Watson
  14. Peggy Wilson

 

Box 6          Council:  At-Large and District A

 

  1. Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson - At Large
  2. Les Evenchick - At Large
  3. Arnie Fielkow - At Large
  4. Michael Gray - At Large
  5. Alden Hagardorn - At Large
  6. Carlos Hornbrook - At Large
  7. David Lapin - At Large
  8. Rev. Leonard Lucas, Jr. - At Large

Oliver Thomas – At Large  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Roger Wilson - At Large
  2. Jay Batt – District A  (2 versions)

“We ♥ Batt”  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. “Stop Shelley”

“Anybody but Shelley”  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Ray Landeche – District A
  2. Shelley Stephenson Midura – District A

“Anybody but Batt”  (located in Oversize-Box 9)

  1. Sal Palmisano – District A  (2 versions)
  2. Stephen Saussy – District A  (2 versions)
  3. Tom Wagner – District A

 

Box 7:                        Council: Districts B and C

 

  1. Quentin Brown – District B  (2 versions)
  2. Stacy Head – District B
  3. Renee Gill Pratt – District B
  4. Marshall Truehill – District B
  5. “Run Dodie Run” – District B
  6. Jane Ettinger Booth – District C  (2 versions)
  7. James Carter – District C
  8. Julian Doerr – District C
  9. Charles Duffy – District C
  10. Mike Early – District C
  11. Gregg Huber – District C
  12. Kristin Gisleson Palmer – District C  (2 versions)

 

Box 8:                        Campaign Signs – Council: Districts D and E

 

  1. Louella Givens – District D
  2. Cynthia Hedge Morrell – District D
  3. Van Robichaux – District D
  4. Cederick Favaroth – District E
  5. Willie Jones, Jr. – District E
  6. Shawn Lockett – District E
  7. Nolan Marshall – District E
  8. Cynthia Willard-Lewis – District E
  9. “Vote Yes – Lakeview Crime Prevention District”

 

Box 9:                        Campaign Signs – Oversize

 

  1. Maria Elliott – First District Assessor (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  2. Errol George – Third District Assessor (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  3. Chase Jones – Fourth District Assessor (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  4. Charlie Bosworth – 7th Dist. Assessor (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  5. Oliver Thomas – Council At Large  (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  6. “We ♥ Batt” – Council District A  (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  7. “Anybody but Shelley”- Council Dist. A (located in Oversize-Box 9)
  8. “Anybody but Batt”  - Council District A (located in Oversize-Box 9)

 

 

 

 

Index Terms

 

Boulet, Virginia

Couhig, Rob

Forman, Ron

Landrieu, Mitch

Nagin, C. Ray

New Orleans – Elections

Louisiana—New Orleans—History—21st century

Louisiana—New Orleans—Politics and government

Watson, Tom