He represented New Orleans ' Twelfth Ward in the Louisiana House of Representatives from 1960 to 1966 , served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970 and was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981 .
He served on the New Orleans City Council as a member at-large from 1966 to 1970 . Landrieu was the United States Secretary of Housing and Urban Development under U.S. President Jimmy Carter from 1979 to 1981 .