New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell facing scrutiny over her demand for luxury travel, racking up $30,000 in first class costs in 2022 in the name of 'safety'
Mama Bear Group founder Laura Rodrigue joined 'Fox & Friends First' to discuss potential repercussions for Mayor LaToya Cantrell as the city faces a police officer shortage and crime surge. is facing scrutiny over her demand for luxury travel in the name of safety, all at the cost of taxpayers.
Mama Bear Group founder Laura Rodrigue joined"Fox & Friends First" Monday to discuss Cantrell's sky-high flight costs and her refusal to pay back constituents for the steep price tag. "You compare the fact that $30,000 is just the difference in cost from a coach seat versus a first class, and the starting salary of our New Orleans Police Department is $40,000," Rodrigue told"So you have to take that into consideration when we are the murder capital of the country right now with… one of the lowest police department employment rates, we just cannot keep police officers.
Police vehicles block access to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. On Thursday, city leaders voted to reinstate facial recognition technology for police to use as crime continues to increase.In January, Cantrell flew first class to Washington, D.C., for $2,300, in March she flew first class to Miami for $2,800, and in June she traveled to Switzerland first class for $9,800. Democrat LaToya Cantrell, center, listens to campaign donors, Sept. 22, 2017.
Cantrell defended her sky-high travel costs, releasing a statement saying,"My travel accommodations are a matter of safety, not of luxury. As all women know, our health and safety are often disregarded, and we are left to navigate alone."
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