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How will a federal prosecutor’s scandal shape LaToya Cantrell’s legal fate? It’s complicated.

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By James Finn Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
Allegations that a veteran federal prosecutor hid a romantic relationship with a workplace subordinate, a source of seething controversy within New Orleans’ U.S. Attorney’s Office, have set legal circles abuzz given the parallels they conjured with the prosecutor’s highest-profile case. Former New Orleans mayor LaToya Cantrell, after all, was charged last August in a criminal indictment packed with details about her own alleged relationship with a city employee.
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NOLA federal prosecutor under investigation for alleged relationship with subordinate, sources say

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By James Finn Verified, John Simerman Verified
| The Advocate (Baton Rouge, LA) Verified
A senior prosecutor in New Orleans’ U.S. Attorney’s Office has been demoted and pulled from a team prosecuting former mayor LaToya Cantrell as the Justice Department launches an internal probe into allegations that he hid a romantic relationship with a subordinate, three people familiar with the matter said. The revelations have roiled U.S. Attorney David Courcelle’s office since they emerged internally last week, in a major twist to Cantrell’s criminal case.
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NOLA federal prosecutor under investigation for alleged relationship with subordinate, sources say

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By James Finn Verified, John Simerman Verified
| The Times-Picayune | The New Orleans Advocate Verified
David Courcelle, right, U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Louisiana, talks about the new collaborative efforts that his department, along with police and security departments from across the region, are taking. Courcelle and other officials spoke during a presser at his office in New Orleans on Tuesday, February 10, 2026. Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill, left, stands next to him. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)
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