A petition was filed Friday to recall New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell by a former city employee and former mayoral candidate.
Belden “Noonie Man” Batiste is listed as chairman on the petition and Eileen Carter, who said she used to run social media for the city, is listed as vice chair of the recall campaign.
Cantrell defended her recent actions in a press conference.
Batiste and Carter’s petition was endorsed by the Secretary of State Friday.
Cantrell’s administration declined to comment on it.
Turnout to sign the petition was reported to be high on social media over the weekend.
Before the recall could happen, a few requirements must be met. These include securing handwritten signatures from around 53,000 people (equal to 20% of the city’s voting population) within 180 days. Once the signatures are collected and checked, the document would go to the desk of Governor John Bel Edwards for approval, then a recall election would be called.
