Candidates for the upcoming elections in New Orleans and Orleans Parish qualified on Friday, July 11, including higher-profile races for Mayor and Orleans Parish Sheriff.

Lesli Harris, New Orleans Councilmember for District B, Chelsey Richard Napoleon, Civil District Court Clerk and Dwight McKenna, Orleans Parish Coroner and New Orleans all ran unopposed.

Candidates will officially begin qualifying today for the upcoming fall election in New Orleans, with the process running ...