Former Mayor Marc Morial met with Mayor-elect Helena Moreno in New Orleans Tuesday, offering counsel as Moreno begins her transition and urging New Orleanians to "unite behind" Moreno following a tumultuous campaign that culminated Saturday in her decisive primary victory.

His remarks also came a day after one of Moreno's competitors in the race, City Councilmember Oliver Thomas, said in an explosive concession speech that she won because "different organizations lined up" to ensure her victory, including news organizations, and that "the devil don't want 99%; the devil want 100%."

"Elections are tough, they're difficult, they're demanding, and they leave some rough feelings," Morial told Moreno and the crowd who gathered at the Ritz-Carlton on Canal Street. "This city needs to turn th

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