New Orleans city leaders issued subpoenas to two members of Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s team related to mailers sent out earlier this year.
On Thursday, the council’s Governmental Affairs Committee announced it is issuing subpoenas to the mayor’s Communications Director, Gregory Joseph, and Deputy Communications Director Lesley Thomas.
The investigation relates to brochures sent out at the end of January, as the Feb. 22 recall deadline approached. The flyer, sent out to 106,000 homes, touted Mayor Cantrell’s accomplishments.
Invoices show taxpayers spent nearly $65,000 and Council Vice President Helena Moreno says Cantrell should pay back around $50,000 in taxpayer money spent on designing and mailing out the pamphlets.
Legal experts say the mailers may have violated state law.
