(John Georges) joins a field that already includes officially announced candidates Troy Henry, Ed Murray, James Perry and Nadine Ramsey.
Georges, who ran for governor without a party affiliation, made his announcement at Li’l Dizzy’s cafe on Esplanade Avenue, an establishment owned and operated by Wayne Baquet, whose son is the president of Georges’ chief business, Imperial Trading Co.
The announcement was a mere formality, however. Georges has already held a $1,000-a-head ...read more

New Orleans – New Orleans Mayoral Candidate, John Georges’s campaign has released his campaign’s financial disclosure information today.  According to his campaign, “on the heels of a successful fundraiser and diversely packed announcement”, John Georges has a broad range of support in the city. The campaign said that the Georges for Mayor Campaign has brought in $532,870 in contributions from Democrats and Republicans.
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Draped in a bishop’s gold-embroidered stole, with incense wafting around him, Ecumenical Patriarch Bartholomew and Orthodox clergy from Europe and Asia entered a tomb at St. Louis Cemetery No. 3 on Friday and chanted an ancient prayer for the souls of New Orleans, including those taken by Hurricane Katrina.

Bartholomew and Orthodox clergy from France and Korea arrived at the 155-year-old cemetery shortly after 1 p.m. to ...read more