Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (born 1935) is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Clarkson is also the mother of American actress Patricia Clarkson.
Clarkson represented District C on the New Orleans City Council from 1990 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2006, as well as District 102 at the Louisiana House of Representatives. The boundaries of District 102 are roughly the same...
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Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson (born 1935) is the current president of the New Orleans City Council and a former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives. Clarkson is also the mother of American actress Patricia Clarkson.
Clarkson represented District C on the New Orleans City Council from 1990 to 1994 and from 2002 to 2006, as well as District 102 at the Louisiana House of Representatives. The boundaries of District 102 are roughly the same as the Algiers neighborhood (also known as the Fifteenth Ward) in New Orleans. Those of District C include Algiers, as well as the Vieux Carré or French Quarter neighborhood.
During her second tenure on the council, Clarkson advocated a cleaner and safer French Quarter and attempted to restore the Jackson Square Artists Colony, established by the Constitution of the 1920s. A number of her constituents were enthusiastic about her efforts, whereas others, especially street performers and tarot readers, were rather apprehensive. Others were...
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