Robert Sidney Maestri was mayor of New Orleans from 1936 to 1946 and a key ally of Huey P Long Jr. Although known for his career in politics, Maestri inherited his father's furniture store, C.N. Maestri Furniture Company Ltd. at Customhouse Street ... (continued) #nolasky #nola #neworleans #history
... (Iberville Street) and North Rampart Street, at an early age, and quickly built it up into one of the city's largest. Outside of politics, he invested heavily in real estate, at one time owning the controlling interest in Pelican Stadium following the death of Charles Somers and A.J. Heinemann.