LaToya Cantrell

Mayor LaToya Cantrell took charge of New Orleans’ highest public office Monday May 7, 2018, becoming the first woman to lead the city in its 300-year history, and telling a large audience at the Mahalia Jackson Theatre that “there’s only you and me and the work before us.” LaToya Cantrell was sworn in on Monday morning in a ceremony presided over by former Democratic … [Read more...] about New Orleans elects first black female mayor: 300 years in the making