This is on nola.com today, for some reason the pic did not survive the transfer;
Anh 'Joseph' Cao beats Rep. William Jefferson in 2nd Congressional District
by Michelle Krupa and Frank Donze, The Times-Picayune
Saturday December 06, 2008, 11:40 PM Matthew Hinton / The Times-Picayune
Anh "Joseph" Cao celebrates with Rep. Steve Scalise, and his wife Hieu "Kate" Hoang, and adopted sister, Minh Doung, after defeating incumbent William Jefferson for Congress.
Indicted U.S. Rep. William Jefferson suffered what may be the final blow of his storied political career in the most improbable way Saturday, when an untested Republican opponent took advantage of Louisiana's new federal voting rules -- and an election delay caused by Hurricane Gustav -- to unseat the nine-term Democrat.
With the upset victory, Anh "Joseph" Cao, a eastern New Orleans attorney who fled war-ravaged Saigon as a child, becomes the first Vietnamese-American in Congress. He will represent a district that was specifically drawn to give African-Americans an electoral advantage and one in which two of every three voters are registered Democrats.
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Way to Go! New Orleans and vicinity is finally coming to its senses. Maybe it's safe to move back.
Sandy
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