A federal grand jury has indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, concluding a lengthy corruption probe into the city's first female mayor.

Cantrell's attorney, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned Friday, with her name read aloud in federal court as a defendant. The specific charges have not yet been disclosed.

The indictment caps a years-long investigation into the two-term Democrat, whose tenure has been marked by both early achievements and deep political turmoil. Cantrell, who is term-limited, will leave office in January after surviving a 2022 recall effort and enduring frequent clashes with the City Council during a turbulent second term.

Once a high-profile leader credited with major city initiatives, Cantrell's public presence has

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