New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaks at a COVID-19 memorial service outside the gates of Gallier Hall on January 19, 2021 in New Orleans. (Erika Goldring / Getty Images) New Orleans mayor wants to overturn facial recognition ban New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she wants police to have access to facial recognition systems, one year after a ban was implemented. Feb 22, 2022 By Ryan Johnston
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, second from left, discusses cybersecurity and infrastructure with Los Angeles Mayor Eric Garcetti and other attendees of a U.S. Conference of Mayors meeting. (U.S. Conference of Mayors) Cybersecurity isn’t infrastructure? ‘Like hell it isn’t’ warned New Orleans mayor As the city recovers from a December ransomware attack, Mayor LaToya Cantrell says the unfortunate incident vindicates her earlier comments to the New Orleans City Council. Jan 24, 2020 By Benjamin Freed