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| In office May 2, 1994 – May 6, 2002 |
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| Preceded by | Sidney Barthelemy |
| Succeeded by | Ray Nagin |
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| In office 1992 – 1994 |
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| Preceded by | Ben Bagert |
| Succeeded by | Paulette Irons |
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| Born | January 3, 1958 New Orleans, Louisiana |
| Political party | Democratic |
| Spouse | Michelle Miller |
Marc Haydel Morial (born January 3, 1958) is an American political and civic leader and former mayor of New Orleans. The post of Mayor of the city of New Orleans Louisiana has been held by the following individuals since New Orleans came under American administration following the New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Events 1194 - King Richard I of England gives Portsmouth its first Royal Charter. Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Events 1527 - Spanish and German troops sack Rome; some consider this the end of the Renaissance. See also 2002 (disambiguation Year 2002 ( MMII) was a Common year starting on Tuesday of the Gregorian calendar. Sidney John Barthelemy (born March 17, 1942) was a Democratic Mayor of New Orleans from 1986 to 1994 Clarence Ray Nagin Jr (ˈneɪgɨn (born June 11, 1956) is the Mayor of New Orleans. Year 1992 ( MCMXCII) was a Leap year starting on Wednesday (link will display full 1992 Gregorian calendar) Year 1994 ( MCMXCIV) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display full 1994 Gregorian calendar) Bernard John "Ben" Bagert Jr (born December 1943 is a prominent New Orleans Attorney who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Events 1431 - Joan of Arc is handed over to the Bishop Pierre Cauchon. Year 1958 ( MCMLVIII) was a Common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar of the Gregorian calendar. New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana The Democratic Party is one of two major Political parties in the United States, the other being the Republican Party. Michelle Miller is an award winning correspondent for CBS News and has served as a substitute anchor on "The CBS Evening News" Weekend Editions and CBS News The United States of America —commonly referred to as the A mayor (from the Latin māior, meaning "greater" is a modern title used in many countries for the highest ranking officer in a municipal government New Orleans (nʲuːˈɔrliənz nʲuːˈɔrlənz French: La Nouvelle-Orléans) is a major United States port city and the largest city in Louisiana Morial served as mayor from 1994 to 2002.
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Early life and career
Marc Morial grew up in New Orleans, in the 7th ward, a section of the city that came to be known historically as the "creole ward" in New Orleans. He is the son of New Orleans' first African-American mayor, the late Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial, and teacher Sybil (Haydel) Morial. Ernest Nathan Morial (known as Dutch) ( October 9, 1929 - December 24, 1989) was a U He is the second of five children. Morial graduated from Jesuit High School in 1976, then received a bachelor's degree in economics at the University of Pennsylvania in 1980. The University of Pennsylvania (also known as Penn) is a private University located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA. Morial then earned a J. D. degree in 1983 from Georgetown University. Georgetown University is a Jesuit Private university located in Georgetown Washington D He opened a private law practice and served as a board member for the Louisiana American Civil Liberties Union from 1986 to 1988. The American Civil Liberties Union ( ACLU) consists of two separate Non-profit organizations the ACLU Foundation a 501(c(3 organization which focuses After an unsuccessful run for Congress in 1990, Morial spent two years in the Louisiana state senate from 1992 to 1994, then followed in his father's footsteps by twice being elected mayor of New Orleans in the elections of 1994 and 1998. The State of Louisiana ( or, État de Louisiane, pronounced) is a state located in the southern region of the United States of America The New Orleans mayoral election of 1998 was held on February 7 1998 and resulted in the reelection of incumbent Marc Morial to a second term as Mayor of New Orleans One of his opponents in the 1994 mayoral election was Mitch Landrieu, who was also the son of a former mayor. The New Orleans mayoral election of 1994 resulted in the election of Marc Morial as Mayor of New Orleans. Mitchell Joseph Landrieu (born August 16, 1960) is the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana.
He has a daughter, Kemah Dennis-Morial (born 1982). He is married to CBS News correspondent Michelle Miller, and they have a son, Mason Miller Morial (born April 2002) and a daughter Margeaux Marais Morial, born in 2005. CBS News is the news division of American Television and Radio network CBS. Michelle Miller is an award winning correspondent for CBS News and has served as a substitute anchor on "The CBS Evening News" Weekend Editions and CBS News
Morial is a member of Alpha Phi Alpha, the first intercollegiate Greek-letter fraternity established for African Americans. Alpha Phi Alpha ( ΑΦΑ) is the first intercollegiate fraternity established by African Americans Founded on December 4 1906 on the campus of The Greek alphabet (Ελληνικό αλφάβητο is a set of twenty-four letters that has been used to write the Greek language since the late 9th or early Fraternities and sororities (from the Latin words la frater and la soror, meaning "brother" and "sister" respectively are fraternal
Morial as mayor
Morial came into office in 1994 by defeating Donald Mintz with 54% of the vote. Though he campaigned under the promise to “clean out City Hall with a shovel not a broom,” and while the issue of endemic corruption in the city's Police Department was temporarily addressed after Morial hired Richard Pennington as Police Superintendent, Morial himself was faced with charges of corruption during his eight year tenure as mayor. During the first seven years of his time as mayor, Morial’s approval rating stayed at or near 70%, but since he left office his reputation has declined as persistent rumors of corruption among members of his administration have intensified.
Tourism boomed during Marc Morial's mayoralty; the city’s downtown core saw the construction of 14 new hotels during his tenure. Part of this increase was due to the much-publicized reduction in New Orleans’s high crime rate under the jurisdiction of Morial’s police chief Pennington, particularly a 60% reduction in the city’s violent crime rate. Morial also secured bond issues for street improvements, the Canal Street streetcar line, and an expansion of the city’s Convention Center.
Morial continued his father’s focus on building more black-owned businesses, insisting that 35% of the city’s contracts go to black-owned companies. He also enforced the city’s residency rule for police officers and other city workers, which had previously been unevenly enforced.
Two of the most well-known accomplishments of his administration — at least to observers outside the immediate New Orleans area — both dealt with professional sports: He is widely credited with returning NBA basketball to the city by orchestrating negotiations that led to the league's Charlotte Hornets relocating there; and following the September 11, 2001 attacks, Morial persuaded the organizers of a large automotive exposition to change its date so that Super Bowl XXXVI (held at the Louisiana Superdome) could be played one week later than originally scheduled, enabling the NFL to keep its postseason tournament fully intact, as the week of regular-season games slated to be played on the weekend following the attacks had to be postponed and was transferred to the end of the regular season. Basketball is a team Sport in which two teams of five active players each try to score points against one another by propelling a ball through a 10 feet (3 m The New Orleans Hornets are a professional Basketball team based in New Orleans Louisiana, United States. Super Bowl XXXVI was an American football game played on February 3, 2002 at the Louisiana Superdome in New Orleans Louisiana The Louisiana Superdome, often informally referred to simply as the The National Football League ( NFL) is the largest professional American football league.
Based on his record of reducing crime and reforming the police department, Morial easily won re-election to a second term in 1998. But his second term in office was more lacklustre than his first. His second term was supposed to focus on economic development, but growth in tourism did not spread to the rest of the city’s economy. Like his father, Marc Morial made an attempt to amend the city charter in order to allow himself to run for a third term as mayor in 2002, but the effort failed with 61% of voters rejecting the amendment.
From 2000 to 2002, Morial was also President of the United States Conference of Mayors.
After city hall
After leaving the office of mayor, Morial was named President and CEO of the National Urban League, a major African-American advocacy group. A chief executive officer ( CEO) or chief executive is typically the highest-ranking corporate officer ( executive) or administrator The National Urban League ( NUL) formerly known as the National League of black men and women, is a Civil rights organization based in New York City His tenure in these two positions began on May 15, 2003.
In 2005, Morial, certain relatives and former associates became the focus of federal investigations into corruption during his administration. Morial's uncle Glenn Haydel plead guilty to defrauding the Regional Transit Authority of a half-million dollars in a fraudulent bond refinancing scheme. Glenn Haydel's wife, Lillian Smith Haydel pleaded guilty to a scheme involving the New Orleans Public School system. Morial's brother, Jacques Morial, plead guilty to federal tax charges. Morial has not been implicated in any of these dealings. It appears that Morial, although widely believed to be the mastermind of numerous corrupt schemes, may in fact evade justice through the expiration of the statute of limitations for the crimes he is suspected of committing.
External Links/Sources
- Marc H. Morial, Biography
- Entry for Marc Morial at NNDB.
- Marc Morial interview on the Tavis Smiley show
- Campbell-Rock, C. Tavis Smiley (born September 13, 1964) is an author journalist political commentator and Talk show host C. “The Legacy of New Orleans’ African-American Mayors. ” The New Orleans Tribune. January 2004.
- Clanton, Brett. “Mayor measured on management, leadership skills. ” New Orleans CityBusiness, October 15, 2001.
- “Commentary” Gambit Weekly, October 30, 2001.
| Political offices | ||
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| Preceded by Bernard J. "Ben" Bagert, Jr. (D) |
Louisiana State Senator from District 4 (Orleans Parish)
Marc H. Bernard John "Ben" Bagert Jr (born December 1943 is a prominent New Orleans Attorney who was a Democratic member of both houses of the Morial (D) |
Succeeded by Paulette Irons (D) |
| Preceded by Sidney Barthelemy (D) |
Mayor of New Orleans 1994–2002 |
Succeeded by C. Ray Nagin (D) |
| Preceded by H. Brent Coles Boise, ID |
President of the United States Conference of Mayors 2001 – 2002 |
Succeeded by Thomas Menino Boston, MA |
| Preceded by Hugh Price |
President of the National Urban League 2003–present |
Succeeded by incumbent |
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