From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two doors in a hallway are labeled "Mayor" and "Council." A box between the doors with illustrations of olive branch, dove, and flowers indicates peaceful communication between the two...
From the AAEC Editorial Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Ernest Morial, Ron Faucheux, and Bill Jefferson, dressed in running clothes, are racing through New Orleans. They are at a corner next to a brick building, and the city skyline can be...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men sit facing each other, talking, on brick steps (stoops? rooftops?). The New Orleans skyline with the Superdome can be seen in the background, along with the moon. One of...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. Two men dressed as American and British Army generals fire cannons at each other from close range. The British general wears a wig, and his coat is labeled "Counci.l" Between...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The gridlines of a graph form the background of the cartoon. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro rides in the back of a chauffeur-driven open car which forms the upward trend line...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. The box of a large truck is labeled, "Unlimited terms express" (on the side) and has a bumper sticker on the back that reads, "We love Dutch." The truck is moving, and its back...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro sits at his desk and appears to be deep in thought. Behind him on the wall is a graph labeled, "City's financial status." The graph line is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro is smoking a large cigar labeled, "Congratulations! It's a start." A stone marker on the ground is engraved with "Corner stone [of] Spanish...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor Schiro is sitting at his desk reading a piece of paper. A very tall stack of papers labeled "Other problems" is beside him on the desk. Outside is a man...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Victor H. Schiro and Louisana governor John J. McKeithen stand on opposite sides of a fireplace with two large stockings hanging from the mantle. One is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial, dressed in overalls, hammers a sign to a brick building. The sign reads, "Every litter bit hurts! New city penalties: municipal court special...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial stirs a large pot (cauldron) over a fire. Inside the cauldron is a book titled "Legislative wish book." Morial looks back over his shoulder at...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial stands near a desk. The floor in front of his feet is labeled, “N.O.'s home rule powers." A saw labeled, "Legislature" is sawing a large circle...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial sits at a desk and answers the phone, saying, "Office of the mayor--also the police department." Superintendent Morris listens in the doorway.
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial is writing on a chalkboard: "Rolling along." Sweat drop show he is relieved. He holds a newspaper with headlines, "Buses moving...Tentative pact...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial is trying to walk a high tightrope strung between two tall poles, with no net underneath. The poles are labeled "Expenditures" and "Revenues,"...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial is standing before a shop with a sign above it labeled, “Swap Shoppe.” A grandfather’s clock is in the window, but not standing straight up...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans mayor Ernest Morial is running with a hammer in one hand and a traffic sign in the other. The traffic sign is labeled, "Committee of 55...Radar enforced." He is...
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial is holding a decorated cake with two lit candles. The cake has "2 yrs. of achievements" written in the icing on its top. Morial appears pleased....
From the AAEC Editorial Cartoon Collection. Cartoon by Eldon Pletcher. New Orleans Mayor Ernest Morial is dressed in shabby clothing with patches sewn on and a torn hat too small for his head. His patches are labeled, "City employee layoffs" and...
