It’s been a rough go of it for Mike Yenni, a Republican who leaves office January 8 after serving only one term as Jefferson Parish president. Yenni’s political future seemed bright four years ago after he was sworn into the same office his grandfather and uncle once held. Yenni chose not to run for a second term despite coming from one of the most prominent and well-regarded political families in Jefferson Parish history. It was a wise choice. Yenni had little chance of winning reelection.

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