The New Orleans mayor faces 11 charges in connection to her security card, who she was having an affair with, according to FBI documents.

It’s irritating for her and her supporters, but that’s the best strategy for her from a legal standpoint,” WWL Louisiana Political Analyst Clancy DuBos said.

Friday's indictment of New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was huge news, but it wasn't a surprise, Faimon Robertst writes. Even before she was mentioned in another indictment, her arrogance led her astray.

“This is the first time that a sitting mayor has actually been indicted by federal or state charges,” said former Assistant U.S. Attorney Matt Coman, who successfully prosecuted former Mayor Ray Nagin in 2014 in a case that proved Nagin received tens of thousands of dollars in bribes.