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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 ...

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 ...
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In French Quarter sanitation fight, New Orleans City Council has this authority, court rules

As the sanitation controversy cools, the 4th Circuit is now weighing a similar but less-noticed case that could yet upend the ...

New Orleans mayor asking for pause in civil rights lawsuit against her

The New Orleans mayor is asking for a pause in the federal civil rights lawsuit against her, filed by Anne Breaud.

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, ...

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 ...
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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 ...