From Nola.com:

Throwing a wrench into a New Orleans mayoral contest that seemed to be all but set on the eve of qualifying, Lt. Gov. Mitch Landrieu appears poised to enter the race for the open seat Tuesday, reversing a mid-summer decision that he would take a pass.

Sources close to Landrieu, who lost a hard-fought runoff to Mayor Ray Nagin in 2006, said the lieutenant governor will attend a Tuesday morning news conference at Cafe Reconcile and urged reporters to be on hand. Landrieu could not be reached for comment.A legislative source said Landrieu told his staff about his plans to run late Monday and a longtime Landrieu supporter said the lieutenant governor was making phone calls to financial backers to inform them that he will be among those who sign up to run for mayor when the three-day qualifying period opens Wednesday.

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