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.
