New Orleans mayor picks up a bar shift

New Orleans Mayor Helena Moreno volunteered behind the bar this week at Molly’s on Decatur in support of businesses affected by the French Quarter construction.

Why it matters: It’s not every day the mayor will pour you a shot.

The big picture: Moreno was the guest bartender at media night Wednesday.

  • “You want a beer? I got you,” she joked with Axios in an exclusive interview before her shift.
  • She quickly found her groove, serving Molly’s famous frozen Irish coffees, posing for selfies and pouring Jameson shots for Gambit editor John Stanton and videographer Crista Rock.

Her go-to drink order: “Tito’s and soda. And then I love a good margarita, but who doesn’t?”…

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