New Orleans political consultant William Rouselle Jr. has died [Video]

NEW ORLEANS — Longtime New Orleans political consultant William Rouselle Jr. has died at age 77.

“For 40 years, Rouselle and his company provided public relations, marketing, and advertising services to a long list of clients including enduring clients like Liberty Bank, Total Community Action, The City of New Orleans, Entergy, New Orleans Public Schools, and New Orleans East Hospital. One of the City’s leading political strategists, he managed successful campaigns for Public School and City millage elections, as well as numerous political candidates such as Dorothy Mae Taylor, the first Black woman legislator in Louisiana, U. S. Senator – Mary Landrieu, Mayors Ray Nagin, Mitch Landrieu, and the first female African American Mayor of New Orleans, LaToya Cantrell to name a few,” …