Officials allege she defrauded the city while trying to keep hidden her relationship with a police officer assigned to protect her.

Cantrell, who is slated to leave office in disgrace in approximately five months due to term limits, was once celebrated as the city's first Black female mayor

Mayor LaToya Cantrell of New Orleans, Louisiana, became the first sitting mayor in the city’s history to be indicted by a federal grand jury Friday. Cantrell — the first woman to serve as mayor in the city’s 307-year history — has been charged on counts of conspiracy,