 This attempt got as far as recommending a site in New Orleans East; a man-made island was to be created south of I-10 and north of U.S. Route 90 in a bay of Lake Pontchartrain.However, by the early 1970s it had been decided to expand the current airport instead of constructing a replacement.Schiro was ineligible for re-election to a third term in the election of 1969-70, due to a clause in the city charter which had been adopted by voters in 1954 limiting mayors to two consecutive elected terms.