NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The Fourth Circuit Appeals Court declined to bring back a restraining order filed by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, and ordered her to pay at least $8,000 for her appeal.
Cantrell’s appeal centered around a restraining order she brought against New Orleans resident Anne Breaud that was tossed in Orleans Parish Civil District Court in June 2024.
Judge Bernadette D’Souza also ordered Cantrell to pay $15,393.52 in fees and costs.
Judges Daniel Dysart and Karen Herman affirmed D’Souza’s decisions on Monday (6/9), and granted Breaud $8,000 in attorney’s fees.
In April 2024, Breaud took photos of Cantrell and now-former security officer Jeffrey Vappie dining from her French Quarter balcony.
Vappie has since been indicted for allegedly covering up a romantic relationship with Cantrell.
Cantrell filed a temporary restraining order against Breaud in May 2024 after Breaud’s photos surfaced in a Lee White Investigation.
The appeals judges wrote in part:
“It appears that Mayor Cantrell’s action against Ms. Breaud was clearly designed to suppress, restrain and prohibit her rights provided under the United States and Louisiana Constitutions, including the exercise of taking photos of a public figure in a public place. Further, it was unlikely that Mayor Cantrell’s petition for protection against Ms. Breaud would be successful.”
Judge Joy Lobrano dissented, writing in part:
“By granting the motion to strike without an evidentiary hearing, the district court and now the majority implicitly accept Breaud’s version of events as true and disregard the Mayor’s verified allegations.”
Lobrano called for a full evidentiary hearing on Cantrell’s claims.
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