Mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, Edmond J. Muniz was an American politician who lived from February 10, 1940, to May 20, 2023. In July 2006, he won his first election to succeed outgoing Mayor Phil Capitano. The Krewe of Endymion, which annually holds the biggest parade and party of the New Orleans Mardi Gras season, was also founded by him and he served as its captain.
Edmond J. Muniz was in the first year of his first term as mayor of Kenner, Louisiana, a 75,000-person community located in the northwest part of Jefferson Parish. He was a member of the Jefferson Parish Council from 1987 to 2003. In the run-off election on April 29, 2006, he decided to run for mayor after coming out of political exile.
Edmond J. Muniz cause of death
Muniz, who passed away on Saturday at the age of 83 following years of deteriorating health and dementia, worked his way up in the radio industry to become the owner of many stations, which he later sold. He served as mayor of Kenner and on the Jefferson Parish and Kenner City Councils throughout his 28 years in Jefferson Parish politics.