Tag: LaToya Cantrell

9 Shootings in Single Day, New Orleans Becomes ‘America’s Murder Capital’ of 2022

The city of New Orleans has seen nine shooting incidents in a span of just 24 hours that has left three people dead, a tragedy that comes at a time when the number of homicides happening in the city is at a level unseen in over a quarter century. The first incident took place on…


New Orleans Mayor Agrees to Pay City Back for $30,000 Spent on First-Class Flights

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has changed her stance and agreed to reimburse the city for nearly $30,000 that she spent on first-class flights. Cantrell, a Democrat, had refused to repay the city, saying that her luxury flights on trips to France and Switzerland were for legitimate city businesses. She initially claimed that the flight…


New Orleans Mayor Agrees to Reimburse City for $30,000 Spent on 1st-Class Flights

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has changed her stance and agreed to reimburse the city for nearly $30,000 that she spent on first-class flights. Cantrell, a Democrat, had refused to repay the city, saying that her luxury flights on trips to France and Switzerland were for legitimate city business. She initially claimed that the flight…


Economy Flights Not Safe for Black Women, Says New Orleans Mayor

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has defended using taxpayers’ money to purchase first-class seats on international flights and insisted she will not pay the money back after previously stating that it is unsafe to fly economy as a black woman. Cantrell, a Democrat, made the comments at a press conference on Sept. 8 where she insisted that she…


New Orleans Mayor Pictured Violating Her City’s Mask Mandate at Indoor Party

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was photographed at an indoor party without wearing a mask on Friday, violating her own mask mandate for the city. The Democratic mayor reinstated the city’s indoor mask mandate on Jan. 11, citing a surge in COVID-19 cases driven by the Omicron variant of the novel coronavirus. The mandate applies…


New Orleans Mayor Sued Over COVID-19 Vaccine Passports

A lawsuit was filed Monday against the mayor of New Orleans and the city’s health department over COVID-19 vaccine mandates that stipulated anyone aged 5 and older have to show proof of vaccination to enter some businesses. More than 100 plaintiffs joined a complaint (pdf), which was obtained by The Epoch Times, against the city…