Judge rejects mayor's stalking lawsuit against resident who photographed her dinner with bodyguard

A Louisiana judge has tossed out New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s lawsuit seeking a protective order against a French Quarter resident who photographed her having dinner with her police bodyguard. Cantrell had accused Anne Breaud of stalking her. But New Orleans news outlets report that District Judge Bernadette D’Souza rejected the suit Tuesday. The judge also ordered the mayor to pay Breaud’s attorney’s fees. Breaud was on her apartment balcony when she took pictures of Cantrell and her police security guard on a nearby restaurant balcony April 7. She shared the pictures with a nonprofit watchdog group, which has raised questions about possible violations of police policy.