Former New Orleans city councilman Eddie Sapir’s abrupt withdrawal this afternoon from the City Council at-large race* raises an interesting corollary question: What does this mean for the candidacy of Greg Sonnier, the chef, caterer and untested political candidate whose entry into the race was widely seen as a thumb in the eye of Sapir, with whom Sonnier had a long, bitter battle over his attempt to open a restaurant near Sapir’s Uptown home? (For a thumbnail version of all the dramarama, check this 2007 commentary from New Orleans CityBusiness … or just ask any Uptowner who lives around Henry Clay.)
Reached at his catering business this afternoon, Sonnier wasn’t in the mood to talk; he was preparing food for a party. He knew of Sapir’s withdrawal, but had no comment, nor would he comment about his own plans to stay in the race other than “nothing’s changed.”
