New Orleans Mayor Moves Past Failed Recall Effort, but Unease Persists
NEW ORLEANS — The murder rate in New Orleans had surged, becoming the nation’s highest. Car thefts were nearly constant, basic city services were lagging and critics organized a recall campaign against Mayor LaToya Cantrell, accusing her of giving up on her job. The effort failed in March. But Ms. Cantrell, dogged by personal scandals…