Mayor-elect holds inaugural events this weekend

Events begin this weekend ahead of the inauguration of New Orleans’ next mayor.

Instead of having a big party for campaign donors, Helena Moreno is calling for public service. The events were initially scheduled for Saturday, but storms forced Moreno and her team to postpone her pre-inauguration events.

“I keep getting questions about, ‘hey, what are the details for the inaugural ball?’ Well, guess what? I’m not having one. I decided not to have an inaugural ball, and instead I wanted to have a community festival,” Moreno said on her Instagram account. “We’re going to have music and food at Lafayette Square . . . from noon to five.”…

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