The New Orleans City Council is the legislative branch of the City of New Orleans, Louisiana

Louisiana

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. There is one city council member for each of the five council districts, as well as two at-large council members. The council members are elected to four-year terms using the two-round system

Two-round system

The two-round system is a voting system used to elect a single winner where the voter casts a single vote for their chosen candidate...

 variant of the single-winner voting system. The President and Vice President of the Council are chosen by the council after each election.

Members

The current members of the New Orleans City Council:

Officers:

• President: Arnie Fielkow
  Arnie Fielkow
  Arnie Fielkow is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. In November 2006, he won a seat on New Orleans's City Council as a Member at Large, and served as City Council President. He was reelected in 2010. In fall 2011, he announced his resignation...
  
  
• Vice President: Jackie Clarkson
  Jackie Clarkson
  Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives...
  
  

District	Name
A	Susan G. Guidry
B	Stacy Head Stacy Head Stacy Aline Singleton Head is a member of the New Orleans City Council.-Early Life and Career:Stacy Head was born in 1969 as the daughter of Katherine Hamberlin Singleton and Ernest Lynn Singleton. She grew up in Greensburg, Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana...
C	Kristin Gisleson Palmer
D	Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Cynthia Hedge-Morrell is a teacher, a former school administrator and a Democratic politician from New Orleans.-Education:Hedge-Morrell holds a Bachelor of Administration in Elementary Education from the University of New Orleans and a master of science from Loyola University New...
E	Jon D. Johnson
At-large	Arnie Fielkow Arnie Fielkow Arnie Fielkow is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. In November 2006, he won a seat on New Orleans's City Council as a Member at Large, and served as City Council President. He was reelected in 2010. In fall 2011, he announced his resignation...
At-large	Jackie Clarkson Jackie Clarkson Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives...

Past city councils (7 member, 5 district system)

Year	District
	A	B	C	D	E	At-large	At-large
2010 New Orleans city council elections, 2010 The 2010 New Orleans city council elections were held on February 6, 2010 to determine the seven seats of the New Orleans City Council. Runoff elections for districts A and E were held on March 6, 2010.-At-Large Council Spots:Turnout: 16.3%...	Susan G. Guidry	Stacy Head Stacy Head Stacy Aline Singleton Head is a member of the New Orleans City Council.-Early Life and Career:Stacy Head was born in 1969 as the daughter of Katherine Hamberlin Singleton and Ernest Lynn Singleton. She grew up in Greensburg, Saint Helena Parish, Louisiana...	Kristin Gisleson Palmer	Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Cynthia Hedge-Morrell is a teacher, a former school administrator and a Democratic politician from New Orleans.-Education:Hedge-Morrell holds a Bachelor of Administration in Elementary Education from the University of New Orleans and a master of science from Loyola University New...	Jon D. Johnson	Arnie Fielkow Arnie Fielkow Arnie Fielkow is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. In November 2006, he won a seat on New Orleans's City Council as a Member at Large, and served as City Council President. He was reelected in 2010. In fall 2011, he announced his resignation...	Jackie Clarkson Jackie Clarkson Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives...
2009	Shelley Midura Shelley Stephenson Midura Shelley Stephenson Midura is a resident of New Orleans, Louisiana and a former member of the New Orleans City Council. A Democrat, she represented District A from 2006 to her retirment in 2010. She first won election when she defeated Republican incumbent Jay Batt...		James Carter James Carter (politician) James Carter was elected in 2006 to represent District C on the New Orleans City Council. A native of New Orleans and graduate of both McDonogh 35 High School and New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts , Carter received both his B.A. and juris doctor degrees from Howard University in the...		Cynthia Willard-Lewis Cynthia Willard-Lewis Cynthia W. Willard-Lewis is a Democratic Party member of the Louisiana State Senate, being elected from District 2 in an October 2, 2010 special election to replace Ann Duplesis, who resigned to take a position in Mayor Mitch Landrieu's administration....
2008
2007							Michael Darnell
2006 New Orleans city council election, 2006 New Orleans' city council elections were held on April 22, 2006, and runoff elections were held on May 20, 2006.-At-Large Council Spots:-District A:-District B:-District C:-District D:...							Oliver Thomas Oliver Thomas For the Texas businessman and World War II POW, see Oliver C. Thomas.Oliver M. Thomas, Jr. , is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. He served on the New Orleans City Council from 1994 to 2007...
2005	Jay Batt Jay Batt John "Jay" Batt, Jr. is a local politician from New Orleans, Louisiana. He is the older brother of actor Bryan Batt.-Political career:A Republican, Batt served as the only member of his party on the New Orleans City Council, from 2002 to 2006, having represented District A.District A runs from the...	Renée Gill Pratt Renée Gill Pratt Renée Gill Pratt is a local politician from New Orleans. She was also Director of the Center for Student Retention and Success in Southern University at New Orleans...	Jackie Clarkson Jackie Clarkson Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives...			Unknown
2004				David Payton
2003				Marlin Gusman
2002
2001	Scott Shea	Oliver Thomas Oliver Thomas For the Texas businessman and World War II POW, see Oliver C. Thomas.Oliver M. Thomas, Jr. , is a Democratic politician from New Orleans. He served on the New Orleans City Council from 1994 to 2007...	Troy Carter Troy Carter (politician) Troy Anthony "C" Carter is a former member of the New Orleans City Council.In 1994 he was elected to represent District C on the Council, becoming the first African-American to represent that area of the Council since Reconstruction. He served until 2002, when he unsuccessfully sought the office...				Jim Singleton Jim Singleton James Milton Singleton , a prime mover in the New Orleans political organization BOLD , serves on the nine-member Louisiana Gaming Commission, having been nominated for the position by Xavier University of Louisiana president Norman Francis and appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal.-Role in...
2000				H. Kenneth Johnston			Unknown
1999	Suzanne Haik Terrell Suzanne Haik Terrell Suzanne Haik Terrell is a Louisiana lawyer who failed in a high-profile Republican bid for the U.S. Senate in 2002 and for state attorney general in 2003. She was the state's last commissioner of elections, having served from 2000 to 2004. In 2005, President George W...			Roy E. Glapion, Jr.	Ellen Hazeur-Distance
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1993	Peggy Wilson Peggy Wilson Peggy Wilson is a Republican member of the Alaska House of Representatives, representing the 2nd District since 2000. She is currently serving as Chair of the Transportation Committee, and is a member of the Education Committee, Resources Committee, State Affairs Committee, and the Legislative...	Jim Singleton Jim Singleton James Milton Singleton , a prime mover in the New Orleans political organization BOLD , serves on the nine-member Louisiana Gaming Commission, having been nominated for the position by Xavier University of Louisiana president Norman Francis and appointed by Governor Bobby Jindal.-Role in...	Jackie Clarkson Jackie Clarkson Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives...	Lambert C. Boissiere Jr.	Unknown E
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1982	Bryan Wagner Bryan Wagner Bryan James Wagner is the first Republican since Reconstruction to have been elected to the New Orleans City Council. He filled a vacancy of an unexpired term in District A from May 1980 to April 1982....
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1966						Jimmy Fitzmorris Jimmy Fitzmorris James Edward "Jimmy" Fitzmorris, Jr. , is a New Orleans businessman and civic leader who was the Democratic Lieutenant Governor of Louisiana from 1972–1980...
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1960							Victor H. Schiro Victor H. Schiro Victor Hugo "Vic" Schiro , was an American New Orleans, Louisiana, politician who served on the City Council and as Mayor from 1961 - 1970.- Early life and political career :...
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External links

• New Orleans City Council Homepage