Moon Landrieu
Moon Edwin Landrieu (born Maurice Edwin Landrieu; July 23, 1930 – September 5, 2022) was an American lawyer and politician who served as the 56th mayor of New Orleans from 1970 to 1978. A member of the Democratic Party, he represented New Orleans' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966, served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970, and was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. president Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981.
Moon Landrieu | |
|---|---|
| 7th United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development | |
| In office September 24, 1979 – January 20, 1981 | |
| President | Jimmy Carter |
| Preceded by | Patricia Roberts Harris |
| Succeeded by | Samuel Pierce |
| 56th Mayor of New Orleans | |
| In office May 4, 1970 – May 1, 1978 | |
| Preceded by | Victor H. Schiro |
| Succeeded by | Ernest Nathan Morial |
| 33rd President of the United States Conference of Mayors | |
| In office 1975–1976 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph Alioto |
| Succeeded by | Kenneth A. Gibson |
| Member of the New Orleans City Council from the at-large district | |
| In office 1966–1970 | |
| Preceded by | Joseph V. DiRosa |
| Succeeded by | James A. Moreau |
| Member of the Louisiana House of Representatives from the 12th district | |
| In office 1960–1966 | |
| Preceded by | J. Marshall Brown |
| Succeeded by | Eddie L. Sapir |
| Judge of the Louisiana Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit | |
| In office 1992–2000 | |
| Succeeded by | Max N. Tobias, Jr. |
| Constituency | 1st district, division D |
| Personal details | |
| Born | Maurice Edwin Landrieu July 23, 1930 New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Died | September 5, 2022 (aged 92) New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S. |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse |
Verna Satterlee (m. 1954) |
| Children | 9, including Mary and Mitch |
| Education | Loyola University New Orleans (BA, JD) |
| Military service | |
| Branch/service | United States Army |
| Years of service | 1954–1957 |
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