INTIMIDATED OR SILENCED. NEW ORLEANS CITY COUNCIL PRESIDENT HELENA MORENO IS OFFICIALLY RUNNING FOR THE MAYOR’S RACE NEXT YEAR. MORENO HAS NOT MADE A FORMAL ANNOUNCEMENT, BUT SHE DID FILE A DISCLOSURE FORM WITH THE LOUISIANA ETHICS BOARD, NOTING THAT SHE WAS SEEKING THE POSITION. MORENO, WHO IS GOING INTO THE FINAL YEAR OF HER SECOND TERM WITH THE COUNCIL, WAS A STATE REPRESENTATIVE AND A JOURNALIST PRIOR TO WINNING HER COUNCIL SEAT. MORENO IS BARRED BY TERM LIMITS FROM SEEKING REELECTION FOR HER AT LARGE SEAT. THE PRIMARY ELECTION FOR MAYOR IS SLATE
New Orleans City Council President Helena Moreno is officially launching her campaign for the mayor’s race. Moreno announced on social media that she would be launching her campaign Tuesday morning. Moreno filed a disclosure form with the Louisiana Ethics Board noting she was seeking the position. The paperwork was filed in August and is a step …