FOR NEW ORLEANS. TRAVERS AUBRY IS LIVE AT CITY
: HALL WITH THE STORY. AUBRY, WHAT DID SHE HAVE TO SAY? AUBR MAYOR CANTRELL MADE IT
CLEAR. SHE SAYS NEW ORLEANS PLAYED A
CRUCIAL ROLE FOR GOVERNOR
EDWARDS AND SHE HOPES THIS
STRENGTHENS THE BOND WITH TH
GOVERNOR, MAKING SURE CITY NEEDS
ARE MET, ESPECIALLY WHEN IT COMES TO INFRASTRUCTURE.>>I THINK THAT WAS VERY CLEAR. THE TURNOUT HERE, WE PUT OUR
GOVERNOR OVER THE FINISH LINE. AUBRY: AND NOW, NEW ORLEANS
VOTERS WANT TO KNOW WHAT’S NEXT
AFTER PLAYING A BIG ROLE IN THE
GOVERNOR’S RACE.>>INFRASTRUCTURE THINGS, MAKING
SURE WE ARE FOLLOWING THROUGH,
NOT JUST DOING THAT MAKING SURE
WE FINISH THEM.>>THERE ARE PEOPLE OUT THERE
WITH FAMILIES IT SHOULD BE
RAISED TO A FAIR REASONABLE
WAGE. AUBRY: IN ORLEANS PARISH, ABOUT
13,000 PEOPLE VOTED FOR RISPONE. 114,000 VOTED FOR GOVERNOR
EDWARDS. THIS MAP COURTESY OF THE LENS
SHOWS THE STATE WIDE TURN OUT. A LARGE PORTION SHOWS RED FOR
RISPONE. BUT POLITICAL EXPERTS SAY THE
POPULATION IN LARGER PARISHES
THAT VOTED FOR EDWARDS WAS A BIG
FACTOR.>>HAD HE NOT PULLED IT OFF, I
DO BELIEVE NEW ORLEANS WAS GOING
TO BE THE BLAME FOR THAT. MY THING IS TAKE NEW ORLEANS
SERIOUS, YOU KNOW, WHEN WE SAY
WE HAVE A NEED. WE REALLY HAVE A NEED. AND WE ARE WILLING TO PUT OUR
VOICE TOWARDS THAT. AUBRY: SO IN SOM AREAS, EDWARDS
GOT AS MUCH AS 100%. FOR A FULL L