Jimmy Fitzmorris: A uniter who always sought the common good
Clarion Herald Weighed down by the polarization that has infected so much of American politics, those attending the July 7 Funeral Mass for Jimmy Fitzmorris, a former New Orleans city councilman who also served eight years as Louisiana lieutenant governor, probably felt as though they had been transported to a long-forgotten, fairy-tale world. In words of remembrance from family and friends and in Archbishop Gregory Aymond’s homily, story after story emerged of a Louisiana politician, whose calling card was amity and finding common ground. Who ever would have thought that was possible in p...
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