NEW ORLEANS — Aimee McCarron and Jason Hughes are projected to win New Orleans City Council seats.

McCarron defeated Holly Friedman, and Hughes defeated former District E councilmember Cyndi Nguyen.

New Orleans Council District A projected winner Aimee McCarron

McCarron, currently Giarrusso’s policy and budget director, frames her candidacy around practical improvements to neighborhood infrastructure and public safety. She argues that better-maintained streetlights and a stronger response to blight are prerequisites to reducing crime.

She has called for rebuilding law enforcement capacity through expanded civilian staffing, upgraded technology — such as allowing police to take reports via video — and increased crisis-response services. McCarron also emphasises financial oversight, sayi

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