Mayor of New Orleans, 1978-1986. A leading civil rights advocate, he was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986. He was the father of Marc Morial, a subsequent New Orleans mayor. His body was moved in 2014 to a new family mausoleum in Saint Louis Cemetery Number 3, having been originally buried in Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1. He has a cenotaph at his original burial location.
Mayor of New Orleans, 1978-1986. A leading civil rights advocate, he was the first black mayor of New Orleans, serving from 1978 to 1986. He was the father of Marc Morial, a subsequent New Orleans mayor. His body was moved in 2014 to a new family mausoleum in Saint Louis Cemetery Number 3, having been originally buried in Saint Louis Cemetery Number 1. He has a cenotaph at his original burial location.
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Mayor of New Orleans 1978-1986
President, United States Conference of Mayors 1985-1986
Judge, Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals
Judge, Juvenile Court Orleans Parish
Louisiana State Representative Wards 1 and 2
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