New Orleans Magazine, July 1st, 2002
Old country's New Orleans connections
When Mavor RaY Nagin delivered his inaugural address. he singled out a handful of attendees, including memhers of the clergy and City Council, formet Mayor Marc Morial, and. oddly enough, Albanian President Rexhep Meidani. According to Honorary Consul to Albania Bret A. Clesi. President Meidani was in New Orleans to visit the Albanian consulate. "It just coincided with the mayoral inaUguration," Clesi says. "and Mayor Nagin was kind enough to invite the president and his party to the inauguration.
During his three-day visit. Mei(lani also discussed the f...
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