re: Difference between mayor and president?

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Well Metairie is a city

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Metaire is not a city.

(nor a town, nor a village...)


Metairie has no existence whatsoever outside of being a "Census Designated Place" - that's right, were it not for the U.S. Census - Metairie would not even exist.

Metaire WOULD be one of the state's largest cities were it to incorporate - which it won't - this is why the Jefferson Parish government is pretty important compared to a lot of other parish governments, in terms of the numbers of constituents in unincorporated areas I'm guessing it has the most of any Parish.