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Mitch Landrieu

Mitch Landrieu – 2017 Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership

Mitch Landrieu, Mayor of New Orleans, was presented with the Preston Robert Tisch Award in Civic Leadership.

Can We Reclaim Civitas in American Society?

Mayor Mitch Landrieu, Michael Steele, Randi Weingarten, David Gergen, and Steve Clemons discuss spirit of civitas.

Ta-Nehisi Coates and Mayor Mitch Landrieu Discuss Whether Violence Is a Function of Culture or the Consequence of History

Landrieu and Coates are both eager to address this issue, but they each had very different ideas about the nature of the problem and how it could be resolved.