As a result of the strong mayorcouncil system of government that had existed in Laredo for more than eighty years, the revised Laredo City Council in 1979 approved a new city charter which established the still existing City manager government
चौदाव्या लुईने बांधलेल्या येथील शाही राजवाड्यात पुढील अनेक वर्षे फ्रेंच राज्यकर्ते निवास करीत असत व येथूनच फ्रान्सचा राज्यकारभार चालवला जात असे.