From Cantrell v. Breaud, decided Monday by Louisiana Court of Appeal Judge Daniel L. Dysart, joined by Judge Karen K. Herman:
On the afternoon of Sunday, April 7, 2024, from the balcony of her residence at the Upper Pontalba Apartments, Ms. Breaud took photographs of Mayor Latoya Cantrell and NOPD Officer Jeffrey Vappie, a member of the mayor's security detail, while the two were seated at a table on the Chartres Street side balcony of the Tableau Restaurant, located in the French Quarter.
By way of background, Nola.com (John Simerman), reporting on the case, stated that, "the snapshots that roiled New Orleans, revealing Mayor LaToya Cantrell enjoying drinks on a French Quarter balcony with her alleged police officer paramour, Jeffrey Vappie." Vappie is also being prosecuted for alleged fraudulent timecard submission and other false statements related to the alleged affair.
