Helena Moreno, mayor-elect of the city of New Orleans, scored a clear victory Saturday with a straightforward message: that she will fix city streets, provide a more responsive government and end the infighting that's been endemic to City Hall.

After four years that included an insurance crisis sparked by Hurricane Ida, a post-pandemic spike in violence and a sense that Mayor LaToya Cantrell had retreated from a public leadership role amid controversies and a federal indictment , Moreno's promise of change — and competence — appears to be what New Orleans voters wanted to hear, and now expect her to deliver.

Moreno will be sworn into office on Jan. 12, giving her three months to select her team and build a formal transition plan.

In interviews Sunday, political analysts and for

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