Posts tagged #LaToya Cantrell

Video Surfaces of Mayor LaToya Cantrell Flipping Off a Float in NOLA Mardi Gras

Need more proof on whether or not you need to sign the petition to recall New Orleans Mayor, LaToya Cantrell? Well, here is is.

Video surfaced of Cantrell flipping off a float in the Krewe of Tucks parade.

Posted on February 20, 2023 and filed under New Orleans.

Tucker Carlson, Louisiana AG Dub New Orleans A US ‘Murder Capital’

“This is an emergency. There’s no bigger. It’s even worse than global warming or Covid. People are dying at a greater rate than any other place in the United States,” Carlson said after the video played. “So if you’re in charge of New Orleans, you would respond immediately.”

Posted on October 6, 2022 and filed under Jeff Landry, New Orleans.

LaToya "The Destroya" Pulls Out the Race Card

The Democrat mayor of New Orleans is refusing to reimburse the almost $30,000 of taxpayer money she has spent upgrading flights to first class or business class, despite city policy — after she insisted it was for her safety as a black woman.

Mayor LaToya Cantrell told local reporters Thursday she won’t fork over the exorbitant fees she charged for the upgraded tickets, including an $18,000 first-class trip to France over the summer.

Read more: New Orleans mayor won’t pay city back $30K for flights — insisting upgrades needed for ‘health and safety’

Posted on September 12, 2022 and filed under New Orleans.

Mayor Cantrell Could Be on the Hook For Nearly $30k in Travel Upgrades

"My travel accommodations are a matter of safety, not of luxury. As all women know, our health and safety are often disregarded and we are left to navigate alone. As the mother of a young child whom I live for, I am going to protect myself by any reasonable means in order to ensure I am there to see her grow into the strong woman I am raising her to be. Anyone who wants to question how I protect myself just doesn’t understand the world black women walk in."

Read more: Mayor Cantrell could be on the hook for nearly $30k in travel upgrades

Posted on August 31, 2022 and filed under New Orleans.

LaToya the Destroya Fiddles While New Orleans Burns

New documents obtained by WDSU Investigates give a glimpse of how much money New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell spent on her recent trip to Switzerland.

According to the documents, on airfare alone, Cantrell spent nearly $10,000.

Read more: New Orleans mayor spent nearly $10,000 on airfare to Switzerland in trip criticized by community, council

Posted on July 28, 2022 and filed under New Orleans.

Either "The Science" Changed or It's the Old "For Me and Not For Thee" in New Orleans

Photo source: Fox News

Mardi Gras is in full swing in the Big Easy. So is hypocrisy.

New Orleans Mayor LaToya “The DeStroya” Cantrell recently imposed a mask mandate for the city prior to the start of Mardi Gras season, “following the science” regarding COVID-19 safety. The full mandate can be found here, but the key points are below:

In response to the exponential growth of new COVID cases and hospitalizations statewide due to the Omicron variant, the City of New Orleans today announced the reinstatement of the indoor mask mandate in Orleans Parish, effective Wednesday, Jan. 12 at 6 a.m. 

The mask mandate will be in place for all public indoor spaces, including all K-12 schools and healthcare facilities throughout Orleans Parish. Masks will also be required for use of public transportation as detailed in the federal guidelines, for all residents ages 2 and older. COVID-19 mitigation measures implemented for certain businesses requiring proof of vaccination or a negative COVID-19 test for entry will remain in place.

With Mardi Gras season in full swing, Cantrell and her cohorts were seen at a recent ball without masks and flaunting her own mandate. Your kids in the city are forced to wear masks throughout the day, but if you are in a leadership position, these rules are not applicable. The response from her administration?

In a statement to Fox News, Cantrell spokesman Beau Tidwell admitted that there was not a "perfect adoption of the guidelines in every instance" over the weekend.

"The mask guidelines and the vaccination requirement will remain in effect thru Mardi Gras," he said. "That has not changed and it will not change. Under the current guidelines, masks may be removed indoors while eating and drinking. While we did not see perfect adoption of the guidelines in every instance over the weekend, we were encouraged overall by the level of masking and vigilance we saw on the parade route and at ball events."

In other words, who are you gonna believe? Us or your lying eyes?

It’s past time for the people of the State of Louisiana to stand up and fight back against these baseless mandates. It’s not about “the science”, but about political superiority.

Read more: New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell held maskless ball after reimposing mask mandate

Posted on February 22, 2022 and filed under Coronavirus, New Orleans.

Boy, The Big Easy Sure Knows How to Pick a Mayor

Photo source: nola.com

Photo source: nola.com

The latest piece out regarding the soon to be sworn in mayor of New Orleans is a scathing one regarding the confidentiality of LaToya Cantrell’s transition into the office.  

As is often the case when elected officials slip behind a curtain of secrecy, Cantrell sought to spin the confidentiality agreements as a way to actually encourage openness.

"It's not to hide anything; it's to give people the opportunity to talk freely and openly," Karen Carvin, a spokeswoman for the Cantrell campaign, said at the time. "The whole idea is to allow people the freedom to be brutally honest about their assessment of various departments and each area they're looking at. They are going to be having people interview people who have contracts with the city, and they want them to feel free to be open and transparent about their view of where things stand."

Going from a clown show of a mayor like Mitch Landrieu to this train wreck should be entertaining to say the least. The city deserves so much better, yet elect the worse.  

Read more: What does LaToya Cantrell have to hide? | Opinion