Cynthia Hedge-Morrell

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Cynthia Hedge- Morrell
New Orleans City Council member for District D
In office
April 2005 – 2014
Preceded byDavid Payton (interim)
Succeeded byJared Brossett
Personal details
Born (1947-09-04) September 4, 1947 (age 76)
Political partyDemocratic
SpouseArthur A. Morrell
ChildrenFour sons, including:
New Orleans, Louisiana, U.S.
Alma materUniversity of New Orleans
Loyola University New Orleans
OccupationEducational administrator

Cynthia Hedge-Morrell (born September 4, 1947)

Democratic politician from New Orleans, Louisiana.[2] She served on the New Orleans City Council
from 2005 to 2014.

Education

Hedge-Morrell holds a Bachelor of Administration in

Elementary Education from the University of New Orleans and a Master of Science from Loyola University New Orleans
.

Political life

Hedge-Morrell was elected to

special election on April 2, 2005. Hedge-Morrell instead defeated a Republican candidate, Eustis J. Guillemet, Jr. (born January 1934), 4,959 votes (84.5 percent) to 912 (15.5 percent).[3] Hedge-Morrell was re-elected in 2006 but with a reduced majority. A number of her colleagues faced voter dissatisfaction stemming from the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina. Mayor Ray Nagin
won re-election only after facing a much tougher challenge than expected before the hurricane and half of the members who wished to stay were not returned to the city council.

In 2007, Hedge-Morrell faced a political scandal when she was pulled over by Louisiana State Police for driving 100 mph on Interstate 10. She yelled at the state trooper, "Do you know who I am? ... What the hell are you stopping me for?"[4] She later apologized for the incident.[5]

She appeared in the documentary political film directed by Leslie Carde America Betrayed (2008).[6]

In 2014, Hedge-Morrell was

Jason Williams.[8]

Personal life

Since 1966, Hedge-Morrell has been married to

When The Levees Broke: A Requiem In Four Acts
.

Morrell is Catholic.[9]

Election history

Councilmember, District D, 2005 Threshold > 50% First Ballot, April 2, 2005

Candidate Affiliation Support Outcome
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Democratic 4,959 (84%) Elected
Eustis A. Guillemet Republican 912 (16%) Defeated

Councilmember, District D, 2006 Threshold > 50% First Ballot, April 22, 2006

Candidate Affiliation Support Outcome
Cynthia Hedge-Morrell Democratic 10,889 (56%) Elected
Louella Givens Democratic 4,194 (22%) Defeated
Others n.a. 4,319 (22%) Defeated

Notes

  1. ^ U.S. Public Records Index Vol 1 & 2 (Provo, UT: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.), 2010.
  2. ^ "New Orleans City Council leaders hope to end impasse". WWNO. 2012-05-17. Retrieved 2022-04-24.
  3. Louisiana Secretary of State
    . April 22, 2005. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  4. ^ Times-Picayune archive. "Cop: Morrell racing down I-10". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  5. ^ Times-Picayune archive. "Hedge-Morrell apologizes for speeding". NOLA.com. Archived from the original on February 3, 2014. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  6. ^ "America Betrayed". DVD Netflix. Netflix, Inc. 2008. Retrieved 8 December 2018.
  7. ^ Jaquetta White. "Experience major factor in race for Division 2 seat". theadvocate.com. Retrieved February 1, 2014.
  8. Louisiana Secretary of State
    . March 15, 2014. Retrieved April 23, 2015.
  9. ^ Schleifstein, Mark (22 January 2010). "New Orleans City Council District D incumbent draws one challenger". NOLA.com. Retrieved 2022-04-24.

Sources

Political offices
Preceded by
David Payton (interim)
 New Orleans City Council member for District D
2005–2014 		Succeeded by
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