The Black Informant

And you thought Katrina was messy…

Setting the stage for an epic political battle in a beleaguered city, Louisiana Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu will announce today that he will run against Mayor C. Ray Nagin in the April election, Landrieu’s aides said Tuesday night.

Landrieu’s announcement will come this afternoon at a hotel on the bank of the Mississippi River, said aide Scott Shalett, who has taken a leave of absence as Landrieu’s chief of staff and will be a senior advisor to the mayoral campaign. (more…)

My prediction–

It will be an all-out race war.