New Orleans mayor spent $250,000 on travel expenses, taxpayers foot the bill

New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell has racked up an impressive $250,000 bill over the last year, aides have justified her spending as necessary for "accomplish[ing] political and business goals".

The mayor first came under fire for her lavish travel expenses in 2022, when public records requests revealed that she charged flight and room upgrades to city accounts. — Read the rest

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