New Orleans District Attorney and Other Elected Officials Endorse Austin Badon
State Representative Austin Badon who is a candidate for the New Orleans City Council for District E announced today the endorsement of District Attorney Leon Cannizzaro and other elected officials. Badon said, "I am so proud to have the support of the District Attorney as well as so many of my legislative colleagues. It is heartening to know that as a city council member I will go into the job being able to work with so many important elected officials to get our city working the way it needs to again."
Austin Badon has also received the endorsements of some of the key leaders of the Louisiana Legislature; Speaker Pro Tempore Karen Carter Peterson, State Senate President Joel T. Chaisson II, and Speaker of the House Jim Tucker. Those leaders were joined by fellow state representatives Walker Hines, Frank Hoffmann, Girod Jackson III, Juan LaFonta, Walt Leger III, Anthony V. Ligi, Jr., Neil Abramson, and Reed Henderson and Cameron Henry. State Senators endorsing Badon include Ann Duplessis, A.G. Crowe, and Cheryl A. Gray Evans. Badon is also proud to receive the endorsement of BESE Board Member Louella Givens and Pastor Kevin Boyd of the Church of New Orleans.