Transparency has never been a hallmark of Mayor LaToya Cantrells administration. Though the recall only failed because officials were unable to submit enough petitions timely, there is no doubt that many New Orleanians are unhappy with Cantrells leadership. Instead of trying to rebuild trust among the thousands of disgruntled voters who signed the petition, she […]
Recall campaign organizers Eileen Carter and Belden Batiste said today, Thursday March 23, that they turned in approximately 100,000 petitions with signatures of Orleans Parish registered voters far more than the 67,000 petitions Registrar of Voters Dr. Sandra Wilson claimed had been submitted. The announcement came during dual press conferences Wilson and Carter/Batiste held […]
Carol Johnson, President of the Housing Authority of New Orleans, released a statement today, March 17, which directly contradicts a press release issued by City Attorney Donesia D. Turner earlier this week. Turner blamed human error for the release of a zip drive containing interviews with NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie and others which are part […]
Though officials pledged that the audio tapes from the investigation of NOPD officer Jeffrey Vappie were secure, a city employee in the Law Department mistakenly handed a flash drive containing 11 interviews of Vappie and other officers to an unidentified member of HANOs board of directors earlier on Monday, March 13. Though the investigation is […]
Infinity Roofing and Siding, a national company with an office in Metairie, placed a lien on the Broadmoor home of Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her husband Jason Cantrell on February 14, 2023 for allegedly failing to pay a balance of approximately $20,000 for a new roof. In the court filing, the company said they performed […]
Attorneys working for Mayor LaToya Cantrell and co-plaintiff Rev. Willie Calhoun filed twin lawsuits in East Baton Rouge Parish and Orleans Parish today (Tuesday March 14) challenging the settlement reached between Louisiana Secretary of State Kyle Ardoin and NoLaToya.org officials that reduced by 5,000 the number of active voters needed to trigger a recall election. […]
City of New Orleans CAO Gilbert Montano provided a partial response Friday, February 24, to questions posed by City Council President J.P. Morrell and Vice President Helena Moreno regarding Mayor Cantrells recent 2022 recap brochure which the Cantrell administration selectively sent to 106,633 fellow New Orleanians who actively participate in our local democracy in late […]
New Orleans registered voters who have yet to sign the petition that seeks to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell or who have already signed and want to have their names removed from the petition have until 4:30 p.m. on Tuesday, February 28 to complete that process.
Led by recall campaign leaders Belden Batiste and Eileen Carter, ten boxes of petitions believed to be signed by valid Orleans Parish registered voters who want to force a vote on Mayor LaToya Cantrells future were delivered to Registrar of Voters Dr. Sandra Wilson Wednesday afternoon (February 22) less than an hour prior to the […]
The campaign to recall Mayor LaToya Cantrell notified Dr. Sandra Wilson, Orleans Parish Registrar of Voters, that on or no later than February 22 they will be delivering petitions signed by tens of thousands of New Orleans registered voters who want Cantrell out of office. The formal notification came in the form of a letter […]
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