 Fitzmorris also finished second in the Democratic primary in the next mayoral election, but won election to two terms as lieutenant governor in 1971 and 1975 before falling just short of the general election in the 1979 gubernatorial election.Mayor Schiro considered the arrival of the New Orleans Saints professional football team and the beginning of plans to build the Louisiana Superdome to be two of the foremost achievements of his administration.Also during his administration, formal government-sponsored studies were undertaken to evaluate the feasibility of relocating New Orleans' international airport to a new site, contemporaneous with similar efforts that were ultimately successful in Houston (George Bush Intercontinental Airport) and Dallas (Dallas-Fort Worth International Airport).