LaToya Cantrell, a City Council member who first gained a political following as she worked to help her hard-hit neighborhood recover from Hurricane Katrina, won a historic election Saturday that made her the first woman mayor of New Orleans. And New Orleans, we're still making history,' Cantrell told a cheering crowd in her victory speech. As her husband Jason Cantrell, left, cheers, LaToya Cantrell hugs her daughter RayAnn as she celebrates her victory in the New Orleans mayoral election during her election partyLaToya Cantrell celebrates her victory in the New Orleans mayoral election. Her opponent, former municipal Judge Desiree Charbonnet, conceded the race and congratulated Cantrell late Saturday. Voters also made history in a New Orleans City Council race.

Source: Daily Mail November 19, 2017 05:27 UTC