Cynthia Willard-Lewis refuses to concede race for New Orleans City Council
by Michelle Krupa - Times-Picayune (excerpt)

Though she has offered no evidence of potential voting irregularities in Saturday's runoff for an at-large seat on the New Orleans City Council, Cynthia Willard-Lewis still refused to concede the election Tuesday to City Councilwoman Stacy Head, whose narrow win was certified earlier in the day by the city's chief elections officer. Several hours after the certification was completed, a spokeswoman for Willard-Lewis issued a statement that said "in the next few days," the former councilwoman and state legislator will "review options available to the campaign under Louisiana election law." Willard-Lewis offered no further details about her plans. She has until Wednesday to request a reinspection of the voting machines or a recount of mailed and faxed absentee ballots; under state law, those reviews would take place Thursday. She has until May 4 to contest the election before Secretary of State Tom Schedler certifies Head as the winner.