NEW ORLEANS – New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell has made history as the first mayor in the City’s 307 year history to be indicted while still holding public office.

According to several news outlets, the indictment follows a series of missteps by Cantrell during her administration which first surfaced in 2022.

According to 4WWL, who takes credit for leading the charge against Cantrell, says the “grand jury started hearing the evidence from federal prosecutors in February 2024 and returned an indictment last September against building inspector Randy Farrell, charging him with conspiring to bribe Cantrell with about $9,000 in gifts in 2019, including NFC Championship Game tickets, a lunch at Ruth’s Chris steakhouse and a cell phone, in exchange for causing the firing of a city official wh

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