+4 Courts Veuve Clicquot, rings from Vappie, more: Prosecutors target Cantrell’s spending in new filing By JONI HESS, JAMES FINN and JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writers Apr 7, 2026 Federal prosecutors have lodged new evidence in their fraud case against former New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and her alleged paramour, Jeffrey Vappie, asserting Cantrell misspent thousands in campaign funds on personal expenses and that both withheld evidence.
NO.usattorney.021126_101.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Feb 10, 2026 David Courcelle, far right, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, stands with FBI Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Tapp, as the…
NO.usattorney.021126_102.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Feb 10, 2026 David Courcelle, right, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, stands with police and security agencies from across the region a…
News NO.usattorney.021126_101.JPG (copy) PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGERUpdated Feb 19, 2026 David Courcelle, far right, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, stands with FBI Special Agent in Charge Jonathan Tapp on Febr…
Courts NO.usattorney.021126_100.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGERUpdated Jun 17, 2026 David Courcelle, right, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, talks about the new collaborative efforts that his department, al…
NO.dookychaseopens.012126_17313.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Jan 20, 2026 Edgar Chase IV, top center, walks around the dining room of Dooky Chase's Restaurant as he both receives and gives rounds of hugs to patrons o…
NO.dookychaseopens.012126_17323.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Jan 20, 2026 Standing near the kitchen, Stella Reese Chase of Dooky Chase's Restaurant, gets a hug from Mayor Helena Moreno as the restaurant reopens for l…
NO.dookychaseopens.012126_17332.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Jan 20, 2026 Standing near the kitchen, Stella Reese Chase of Dooky Chase's Restaurant, center, gets a round of warm hugs from New Orleans Councilmember-At…
NO.dookychaseopens.012126_17350.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Jan 20, 2026 A tray full of signature dishes makes its way through the main dining room at Dooky Chase's Restaurant as it reopens on Tuesday, January 20, 2…
NO.dookychaseopens.012126_17359.JPG PHOTO BY CHRIS GRANGER Jan 20, 2026 The feathers from a Mardi Gras Indian Suit on display in the main dining room near where Dooky Chase's Restaurant waiter Terry Waters, right, …