New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has entered a not guilty plea in a federal courtroom to corruption charges. Cantrell faces 11 criminal counts. Prosecutors allege Cantrell and her police bodyguard bilked the city’s taxpayers out of 70-thousand dollars in a scheme that allowed Cantrell and Jeffrey Vappie to carry out an affair, while the mayor claimed Vappie was performing work as her bodyguard. Loyola University law professor Dane Ciolino says if Cantrell is found guilty, she will likely do time behind bars…
Cut 12 (15) “….her guidelines range”
Cantrell’s trial is expected to start after her term ends in January.
The Saints and the state are closing in on agreeing to a new lease with the Superdome. According to NOLA.com, it would keep the team in New Orleans for at least another decade.
Registered voters in Louisiana will soon get a letter from the Secretary of State informing them about the change to closed party primaries next year for several political races. Deputy Secretary for the Secretary of State’s office Joel Watson says party affiliation is key to participating in party primaries.
Starting next year, registered Republicans can only participate in a Republican primary and registered Democrats in a Democratic Party primary. No party voters can choose which party primary they can vote in.
The Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame has announced its 2026 class. The headliners are former Saints receiver Joe Horn, former LSU Tiger and Atlanta Falcons great Todd McClure and LSU women’s basketball great Sylvia Fowles, who led the Lady Tigers to four straight Final Four appearances in the mid-2000s. Louisiana Sports Hall of Fame Chairman Doug Ireland says Fowles is a winner…
Cut 15 (11) “…at LSU”