
New Orleans mayor faces renewed criticism despite surviving recall attempt
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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell is still facing criticism despite surviving a recall effort as the city continues down a path of violence and destruction.
"There has been an intentional attempt to discredit my work as mayor. It’s been very clear that it’s coming from multiple angles. I don’t expect anything different," Cantrell said in March after the attempt failed. Teny Sahakian is an Associate Producer/Writer for Fox News. Follow Teny on Twitter at @tenysahakian.
In September, New Orleans briefly became America’s murder capital, recording 52 homicides per 100,000 residents — the highest the city has seen since the early 1990s. Carjackings and homicides in the Big Easy have more than doubled since 2019.
Mary Murdock, who co-owns Betsy's Pancake House in the city, previously told Fox News that some people "won't come into the city because of the crime." She complained that the city's roads had become riddled with potholes in recent years, garbage covering the sidewalks.

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