Throwing a wrench into a crowded New Orleans mayoral contest that seemed to be all but set on the eve of qualifying, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu appears poised to enter the race for the open seat today… Read the full story

Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu is reportedly entering the New Orleans mayor’s race despite announcing earlier this year that he would not make another run for the office. Read the full story

Jazz Trumpeter Says Research Doesn’t Support Campaign Read the full story

Wednesday was not exactly a slow news day: A federal judge pinned some 2005 flood damages on the Army Corps of Engineers; former Congressman William Jefferson got to stay out of jail as he appeals his federal corruption conviction; and two members of Congress questioned the ethics of judges across south Louisiana. Read the full story

NEW ORLEANS – With the entrance her entrance this week into the race for New Orleans Mayor, Leslie Jacobs now joins Nadine Ramsey as one of the two women running for the city’s top job.

“New Orleans is at a critical juncture and desperately needs leadership,” Jacobs said.

“I want to see our city come back strong,” Ramsey said, on why she decided to run. “I want to offer the leadership.”

Although the majority of the City Council is made up of women, no woman has never been elected Mayor of New Orleans.

“While it’s interesting that women hold a solid majority on the council, we’ve never had a woman even in the runoff for mayor,” said Eyewitness News political analyst Clancy DuBos. “But maybe this is the year.”

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ASK any New Orleanian whether they are ready for a new mayor, and they will say yes—and soon.  Read the full story

It’s no surprise millionaire businessman John Georges is the fund raising leader in the New Orleans mayor’s race, with more than $530,000 collected so far. Read the full story

In this roller-coaster ride that has become the race for Mayor of New Orleans — with candidates jumping in, dropping out or staying far away — we asked the NOLA.com community for help. Read the full story

Whee! The first debate of the 2010 mayoral brawl was held tonight at the Ambassador Hotel in the CBD, Read the full story

Willie Bean, the canine candidate who made an unsuccessful bid for mayor of Fairhope last fall, is off and running again. Read the full story