Mayor LaToya Cantrell is indicted
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is accused of criminal cover-up to keep affair with officer secret
Officials allege she defrauded the city while trying to keep hidden her relationship with a police officer assigned to protect her.
NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her former New Orleans Police Department bodyguard, Jeffrey Vappie, have been indicted by a federal grand jury on 18 counts, including conspiracy, wire fraud, and lying to a grand jury. This marks the first time in the city’s history that a sitting mayor faces federal criminal charges.
In January 2025, Cantrell traveled to Washington, D.C. Records show that trip for security cost more than $2,000. In April, Cantrell returned to Washington, D.C. That trip for security cost about $1,800.
The federal indictment of Mayor Cantrell and her former security guard Jeffrey Vappie mirrors findings in a series of Fox 8 investigations into how the pair spent time and taxpayer money.
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Mayor of New Orleans indicted
Mayor Latoya Cantrell was accused of a criminal cover-up to hide her affair with a police officer assigned to protect her.
Built around 1799, the Pitot House is named after the fourth owner of the house — James Pitot, the city's first American mayor.
The Mayor of New Orleans had a years-long romance with her bodyguard. She’s been indicted for spending city money on hotels and wine tastings with him - Prosecutors allege that it cost New Orleans taxpayers $70,
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