The Lakeshore, Lake Vista, Lake Terrace and Lake Oaks Property

Owners Associations and the Rotary Club of New Orleans with its satellite club, New

Orleans East Rotary are hosting a New Orleans mayoral candidate forum on Monday,

August 25, 2025. The event at the Lakefront Airport Terminal, 6001 Stars and Stripes

Boulevard, begins at 6:00 p.m. The public is invited. Doors will open at 5:00 p.m.

The one-hour forum will feature New Orleans mayoral candidates State Sen. Royce

Duplessis, District E City Council member Oliver Thomas, and City Council Vice

President Helena Moreno. The discussion will cover citywide issues including

infrastructure, drainage, economic development, public safety and quality of life.

Candidates have been invited to appear based on independent poll results and

campaign fundraising. Broadcast journalist Norman Robinson will serve as moderator.

Watch the live forum on wyes.org through WYES’ YouTube and Facebook pages.

WYES-TV, your local public media station, will also broadcast the forum on Wednesday,

August 27 at 7:00 p.m., Sunday, August 31 at 10:00 a.m. and Tuesday, September 2 at

11:00 p.m.

The event is being underwritten by IV Waste, owner Sidney Torres IV. "As a New

Orleans native and a business owner, I believe it's my responsibility to help improve our

city,” Torres said. “Sponsoring this forum is about empowering our community with the

information it needs to make the best choice for our future."