Key to the City of New Orleans
Custom commission for Helena Moreno, 2026
Created for Helena Moreno at the beginning of her mayoral tenure, this contemporary expression of the Key to the City signals a new chapter in New Orleans. The piece reinterprets a traditional key to the city into a tangible work celebrating New Orleans’ iconography and landscape.
Designed by J. Ruffino | Property of T. Adler, LLC |
Photography by Paul Morse
Ceremonial key in gold plated pewter, featuring a fleur-de-lis encircled by a crescent moon, with a shaft depicting the Mississippi River leading to the New Orleans skyline. The reverse is engraved with Mayor Helena Moreno’s signature.
