JANUARY 2017 Ben Zahn to Become Next Kenner Mayor
Vol. 26, No. 01 Kenner’s Community Newspaper Since 1991 JANUARY 2017 Ben Zahn to become next Kenner mayor On December 10, 2016, Ben Zahn, Jefferson department. I want to accelerate improvements to Parish District 4 Councilman, was elected to become Williams Boulevard and I want to work with The Es- Kenner’s new mayor in a runoff election. Zahn was planade mall to help make it an inviting, innovative in the race against Kenner District 1 Councilman retail destination,” said Zahn. “We need to revitalize Gregory Carroll, the two surviving a field of five in the undervalued neighborhoods to welcome new families November 8, 2016 primary election. Zahn will take of- and it is time to develop Laketown into a sprawling fice as Kenner mayor in mid-January, 2017. complex featuring upscale lakefront living, boutique The official turnout was 29.9 percent of Kenner shopping and energetic entertainment.” registered voters, with 11,619 of 38,848 eligible voting. Zahn, a Republican, started serving his second Zahn received 72 percent of the vote with 8,404 and term last fall as Jefferson Parish District 4 Council- Carroll received 3,215 with 28 percent. man. Prior to being initially elected to the parish “Having experience serving on the city council council in October 2011, Zahn served as Kenner Dis- in the past, I know I can work with the city council trict 3 Councilman starting in 2006, was reelected in and police chief to make positive changes in the city. 2010 and served until he moved to the parish council Photo by Zach Luther I want to make sure our neighborhoods are protected Ben Zahn, center, celebrates his election as Kenner’s mayor with (at left) wife Dawn with a first-class, well-funded police force and fire page 19 and (far right) daughter Blake and son Ben IV.
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