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New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, an NOPD officer who protects her, and a high-ranking staffer spent more than $34,000 in city money on airfare to go to South Korea last month for Cantrell to attend a climate change summit.
WDSU Investigates has also obtained records and receipts from the trip, which show Cantrell and the two others, also upgraded their plane tickets to first class and business class, and a City Hall spokesperson says they do not have to reimburse the city for the added cost.
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The mayor brought a communications aide and a security officer on the five-day trip
Cantrell and two aides charged for first-class flights, which normally aren't permitted under city policies.
The mayor brought a communications aide and a security officer on the five-day trip