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New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell has been indicted by a federal grand jury, making her the first New Orleans mayor to be federally charged while still in office.

Her indictment comes after a lengthy corruption investigation that began in early 2024 and led to a building inspector being charged with conspiring to bribe Cantrell with gifts.

A federal grand jury indicted New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell on Friday.

The indictment is the culmination of a long-running federal corruption investigation into Cantrell, the first female mayor in the city’s 300-year history.

Latoya Cantrell indicted

What we know:

Cantrell’s lawyer, Eddie Castaing, confirmed to The Associated Press that an indictment was returned. He said her name was read aloud by a federal magistrate judge

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