New Orleans Office of the Mayor
The appointment of Etienne de Bore in 1803 established the office of Mayor of New Orleans, following the Louisiana purchase. To the right is a list of the Mayors of New Orleans grouped by date spans; click the individual mayor’s names to view inventories of their collections, when available. To view all of the records associated with the Office of the Mayor and individual mayors in our collection, see the links below.
| Jean Etienne Bore | 11/30/1803 – 5/26/1804 |
| James Pitot | 6/2/1804 – 7/26/1805 |
| John Watkins | 7/27/1805 – 3/8/1807 |
| James J. Mather | 3/9/1807 – 5/16/1812 |
| Charles Trudeau (Acting) | 5/16/1812 – 10/8/1812 |
| Nicholas Girod | 10/8/1812 – 9/4/1815 |
| LeBreton Dorgenois (Acting) | 11/6/1812 – 12/4/1812 |
| Augustin Macarty | 9/4/1815 – 5/13/1820 |
| Joseph Roffignac | 5/14/1820 – 5/10/1828 |
| Denis Prieur | 5/12/1828 – 4/9/1838 |
| Paul Bertus (Acting) | 4/10/1838 – 5/12/1838 |
| William Freret | 2/27/1843 – 5/12/1844 |
| Joseph E. Montegut | 5/13/1844 – 4/5/1846 |
| Abial D. Crossman | 5/11/1846 – 3/26/1854 |
| John L. Lewis | 4/10/1854 – 6/17/1856 |
| Charles W. Waterman | 6/17/1856 – 6/8/1858 |
| Gerald Stith | 6/21/1858 – 6/18/1860 |
| John T. Monroe | 6/18/1860 – 5/16/1862 |
City government was suspended following the Federal capture of New Orleans in 1862 and did not resume until the end of the occupation period in 1866. All mayors at this time were “Acting” Mayors.
| George F. Shepley | 5/20/1862 – 7/11/1862 |
| Godfrey Weitzel | 7/14/1862 – 9/30/1862 |
| Jonas H. French | 8/6/1862 – 8/20/1862 |
| Godfrey Weitzel | 8/21/1862 – 9/30/1862 |
| Henry C. Deming | 10/2/1862 – 1/30/1863 |
| James F. Miller | 1/30/1862 – 2/2/1864 |
| Stephen Hoyt | 2/9/1864 – 3/21/1865 |
| Hugh Kennedy | 3/21/1865 – 5/5/1865 |
| Samuel Miller Quincy | 5/5/1865 – 6/8/1865 |
| Glendy Burke | 6/8/1865 – 6/28/1865 |
| Hugh Kennedy | 6/28/1865 – 3/18/1866 |
| J. Ad. Rozier | 3/19/1866 – 3/20/1866 |
| George Clark | 3/20/1866 – 5/11/1866 |
| John T. Monroe | 5/12/1866 – 3/28/1867 |
| Edward Heath | 3/28/1867 – 6/10/1868 |
| John R. Conway | 3/10/1868 – 4/4/1870 |
| Benjamin P. Flanders | 4/4/1870 – 11/29/1872 |
| Louis A. Wiltz | 11/30/1872 – 11/30/1874 |
| Charles J. Leeds | 11/30/1874 – 12/19/1876 |
| Edward Pilsbury | 12/19/1876 – 11/18/1878 |
| Isaac W. Patton | 11/18/1878 – 12/16/1880 |
| Joseph A. Shakspeare | 4/24/1888 – 4/25/1892 |
| John Fitzpatrick | 4/25/1892 – 4/27/1896 |
| Walter C. Flower | 4/27/1896 – 5/7/1900 |
| Paul Capdevielle | 5/7/1900 – 12/5/1904 |
| Martin Behrman | 12/5/1904 – 12/6/1920 |
| Andrew J. McShane | 12/6/1920 – 5/4/1925 |
| Martin Behrman | 5/4/1925 – 1/12/1926 Died in office |
| Arthur J. O’Keefe | 1/12/1926 – 3/15/1926 |
| Arthur J. O’Keefe | 3/15/1926 – 2/14/1930 Note: O’Keefe took a leave of absense on 7/15/1929 and later resigend on 2/14/1930. T. Semmes Walmsley acted in his place until taking office in his own right in 1930. |
| T. Semmes Walmsley (Acting) | 7/15/1929 – 2/14/1930 |
| T. Semmes Walmsley | 5/5/1930 – 6/30/1936 Resigned 6/30/1936 |
| A. Miles Pratt (Acting) | 6/30/1936 – 7/15/1936 |
| Fred A. Earhart (Acting) | 7/15/1936 |
| Jesse S. Cave (Acting) | 7/15/1936 – 8/17/1936 |
| Robert S. Maestri | 8/18/1936 – 4/4/1946 |
| deLesseps S. Morrison | 4/4/1946 – 7/17/1961 Resigned 7/17/1961 |
| Victor H. Schiro(Acting) | 7/17/1961 – 7/20/1961 |
| Victor H. Schiro | 7/20/1961 – 5/2/1970 |
| Moon Landrieu | 5/2/1970 – 5/1/1978 |
| Ernest N. Morial | 5/1/1978 – 5/5/1986 |
| Sidney J. Barthelemy | 5/5/1986 – 5/2/1994 |
| Marc H. Morial | 5/2/1994 – 5/6/2002 |
| C. Ray Nagin | 5/6/2002 – 5/2/2010 |
| Mitchell J. Landrieu | 5/3/2010 – 5/7/2018 |
| LaToya Cantrell | 5/7/2018 – present |
Records of the Mayor
Includes records of the Office of the Mayor and records of individual mayoral administrations.
Office of the MayorIndividual MayorsMayors of New Orleans, 1803-1936
Biographical sketches of the city's mayors along with lists of the members of their administrations. Available to view in the City Archives, call number AA411 1803-1936
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