Gov. John Bel Edwards released the following statement after President Joe Biden named Mitch Landrieu as senior advisor and infrastructure coordinator.
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“As a former Louisiana Lieutenant Governor and Mayor of New Orleans, Mitch Landrieu has a unique firsthand experience with the challenges aging infrastructure presents to our communities and also with how infrastructure improvements and projects can revitalize cities and towns,” said Governor Edwards. “I applaud President Biden for selecting him to be the coordinator for the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act and look forward to working with him to address Louisiana’s many infrastructure needs head on.”
Landrieu, 61, was elected as New Orleans mayor in 2010, five years after Hurricane Katrina devastated the city and exposed its failing levee system and infrastructure.
Biden is expected to sign the infrastructure bill into law on Monday.