Forman Backs Landrieu for New Orleans Mayor
The third-place finisher in the New Orleans mayoral race endorsed the runner-up, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu, over Mayor C. Ray Nagin in next month’s runoff election.
Ron Forman, head of the organization that runs the city’s zoo and aquarium, said Landrieu had his “full support” in the contest to decide who should lead the city in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina.
Landrieu said he was pleased to get Forman’s endorsement. The city “needs all of its people to come together. I cannot do this by myself,” Landrieu said.
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