Now that a crowded New Orleans City Council race for the District A seat has narrowed from five candidates to two, voters will soon choose between both candidates who have worked on staff for outgoing Councilmember Joe Giarrusso.

Holly Friedman and Aimee McCarron will face each other in the Nov. 15 runoff election after no candidate received more than 50% of the vote.

Friedman, who served as Giarrusso's former constituent services director, won 39% of the vote in the October primary. McCarron, who is the current policy and budget director on Giarrusso's staff, earned 32% of the vote.

Both say addressing the city's $160 million budget crisis while improving infrastructure and city services are the top priorities, but they have differing approaches.

Friedman would focus on technology t

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