Governors of the state and Mayors of the city alike call St. Louis Number One their final home.
Ernest N. "Dutch" Morial was the city's first black mayor. He was also the "first black" at a lot of things: first to graduate from LSU Law School, first in the State Senate, first black judge. Dutch was a strong mayor, and provided solid leadership for the city from 1976 to 1984. Dutch was in charge in 1979 when the police union went on strike at Carnival time. He didn't back down, and the captains of the krewes canceled their parades rather than become hostages to the police union. Because of his influential role in the '84 Worlds Fair, the downtown convention center was named after him. Dutch's success as mayor helped propel his son, Marc, into the same job two years ago.
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