▁Rob ▁Cou h ig ' s ▁Cou h ig ▁Part ners . ▁One ▁of ▁his ▁colle agues ▁at ▁Adams ▁and ▁Re ese ▁was ▁the ▁former ▁Louisiana ▁House ▁Spe aker ▁E . ▁L . ▁" B ub ba " ▁Henry , ▁then ▁of ▁Jones bor o , ▁subsequently ▁of ▁Bat on ▁Rou ge , ▁a ▁fellow ▁Dem ocrat ▁with ▁whom ▁Le Bl anc ▁had ▁served ▁in ▁the ▁legisl ature . ▁Le Bl anc ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁commission er ▁and ▁chairman ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Regional ▁Trans it ▁Author ity . ▁He ▁is ▁a ▁former ▁chairman ▁too ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁Regional ▁Chamber ▁of ▁Com merce . ▁Le Bl anc ▁and ▁his ▁wife ▁served ▁for ▁two ▁years ▁in ▁the ▁Peace ▁Corps ▁in ▁Roman ia . ▁Upon ▁returning ▁to ▁New ▁Orleans , ▁he ▁was ▁appointed ▁as ▁a ▁temporary ▁judge ▁of ▁the ▁United ▁States ▁Court ▁of ▁App e als ▁for ▁the ▁Fif th ▁Circ uit . ▁ ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 , ▁ 1 9 8 6 , ▁Le Bl anc ▁finished ▁in ▁a ▁strong ▁third ▁place ▁in ▁the ▁race ▁for ▁mayor ▁of ▁New ▁Orleans . ▁He ▁pol led ▁ 4 0 , 6 0 6 ▁votes ▁( 2 5 . 3 ▁percent ), ▁but ▁victory ▁in ▁the ▁run off ▁election ▁went ▁to ▁the ▁African - American ▁Sid ney ▁Bart he le my , ▁a ▁Democratic ▁member ▁of ▁the ▁New ▁Orleans ▁City ▁Council , ▁who ▁defeated ▁another ▁black ▁candidate , ▁then ▁State ▁Senator ▁William ▁J . ▁Jefferson , ▁later ▁the ▁successor ▁to ▁Rob ▁Cou h ig '