Helena Nancy Moreno (born September 30, 1977) is a Mexican-American realtor, equestrienne, former journalist, and politician serving as the president of the New Orleans City Council and First Division Councilmember-at-Large.

While covering Hurricane Katrina, Moreno received accolades such as Broadcaster of the Year from the Louisiana Federation of Teachers, though these awards came amid widespread criticism of media coverage during the disaster.

[6] In March 2008, Moreno resigned from WDSU to challenge then-incumbent United States Representative William J. Jefferson in Louisiana's 2nd congressional district Democratic primary election.

[8] Jefferson was subsequently defeated, in the general election, by Republican Joseph Cao, whom Moreno had endorsed along with that of other Democrats such as City Councilwomen Jacquelyn Brechtel Clarkson and Stacy Head.

[15] On October 14, 2002, a Jeep Grand Cherokee driven by Moreno struck another car that had run a red light at Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard and Carondelet Street, according to a police report.

[16] In 2010, her involvement in a fatal traffic accident was publicly scrutinized, with opponents raising allegations of negligent homicide and preferential treatment by law enforcement.

The report states that Moreno "did not display any signs of impairment ... or the odor of alcoholic beverages on her breath," and concludes that if the driver of the other vehicle had "not disregarded the traffic signal, the crash may not have occurred."