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New Orleans mayor's security cost $22,000 for trips just this year, documents show

In January 2025, Cantrell traveled to Washington, D.C. Records show that trip for security cost more than $2,000. In April, ...

New Orleans mayor indicted over claims of trying to hide relationship with bodyguard

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was indicted Friday in what prosecutors called a yearslong scheme to hide a romantic ...

Cantrell becomes first sitting New Orleans mayor indicted by federal grand jury

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former New Orleans Police Department bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, have been ...

Mayor of New Orleans indicted

Mayor Latoya Cantrell was accused of a criminal cover-up to hide her affair with a police officer assigned to protect her.

This Week in Louisiana Politics: New Orleans mayor indicted, Louisiana AG sues Roblox

A federal grand jury handed down an indictment against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell after an investigation into ...

Federal prosecutors in New Orleans have a strong track record of indicting public officials

DOJ data provides insight into the number of corruption cases filed by the U.S. Attorney's office in New Orleans.
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Blakeview: This Bayou St. John house was named after New Orleans' first American mayor

Built around 1799, the Pitot House is named after the fourth owner of the house — James Pitot, the city's first American ...

The Mayor of New Orleans had a years-long romance with her bodyguard. She’s been indicted for spending city money on hotels and wine tastings with him

The Mayor of New Orleans had a years-long romance with her bodyguard. She’s been indicted for spending city money on hotels and wine tastings with him - Prosecutors allege that it cost New Orleans ...