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Mayor LaToya Cantrell
18.8K posts
62nd Mayor of New Orleans
- Today we mourn the loss of one of the mothers of the Civil Rights Movement in New Orleans with the passing of Lucille Bridges โ mother of five, including Ruby Bridges, who as a first-grader in 1960 was one of six black children to integrate the all-white William Frantz School.
- I have been hearing the rumors on the streets. ๐ I don't know if they are true or not. But, I just want @DangeRussWilson & @ciara to know that if these rumors are true. Please know that the City of New Orleans will welcome you and your family with open arms! #nola #whodat
00:00 - Leah Chase was a legend, an icon and an inspiration. It is impossible to overstate what she meant to our City and to our community. At Dooky Chaseโs Restaurant: she made creole cuisine the cultural force that it is today.
- Talk about #blackgirlmagic! ๐ Congratulations to Zaila Avant-Garde, a 14-year-old from Harvey La., for winning the Scripps National #SpellingBee! Sheโs the First African American winner and the First champion from Louisiana!๐ Weโre all so proud of you!!๐โ๏ธ
- Replying to @mayorcantrellLucille insisted, seeing the action as an opportunity to help all Black children, and walked Ruby, with federal marshals, past chanting and taunting white protesters and to the schoolhouse. Mother and daughter both revealed their character and courage.
- Replying to @mayorcantrellToday, folks recall Ruby as the little girl depicted in Norman Rockwell's painting 'The Problem We All Live With,' and more recently might see a reimagining of the image now including Vice President-elect Kamala Harris walking alongside little Ruby.
- Throw up your bโs in your chucks and pearls! Itโs a new day! #MaskUpNOLA x @LAHGRIDDY2x #collab #footwork #chucksandpearls
- I, LaToya Cantrell, Mayor of the City of New Orleans, do hereby proclaim the 19th day of June #Juneteenth in #NewOrleans #CityOfYes โ๏ธ
- Replying to @mayorcantrellI think I speak for all mothers who want the best for their children when I hope for the same moral courage, bravery and love as that of Lucille Bridges. May she rest in God's perfect peace.
- Letโs #GetGriddy @LahGriddy2x x #MaskUpNOLA Canโt go into the new year without knowing the new #NOLA dance that hit @LSU, @NFL and beyond! Griddy started his dance at Landry Walker and we are teaching it to the world with a #NewOrleans twist... #MaskUpNOLA
00:00 - None. If we were given clear direction we would not have had Mardi Gras and I would've been the leader to cancel it."No red flags were given" by the federal government. - New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on why the city moved forward with Mardi Gras celebrations. "If we were given clear direction we would not have had Mardi Gras and I would've been the leader to cancel it."
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