Days after New Orleans court records were found scattered in a landfill, triggering stinging criticism of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration, Gov. Jeff Landry on Friday called for a criminal investigation into the matter and Cantrell’s office offered the most detail yet about how the records were moved.

In a Thursday letter to State Police Col. Robert Hodges that Landry publicized Friday, Landry directed State Police to conduct an investigation “to identify those responsible” so they “can be prosecuted and held accountable.”

“This is a disgusting abuse of power and a slap in the face to crime victims. Those who participated in this deliberate crime must be held accountable,” Landry said on the social media platform X.

After the governor’s statement, newly appointed city Chief Admi

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