Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted
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Photos from Cantrell’s federal indictment show alleged winery trip, private messages with Vappie, and Pontalba apartment visits.
Friday's indictment of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was huge news, but it wasn't a surprise, Faimon Robertst writes. Even before she was mentioned in another indictment, her arrogance led her astray.
“This is the first time that a sitting mayor has actually been indicted by federal or state charges,” said former Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Coman, who successfully prosecuted former Mayor Ray Nagin in 2014 in a case that proved Nagin received tens of thousands of dollars in bribes.