Officials allege she defrauded the city while trying to keep hidden her relationship with a police officer assigned to protect her.

A federal grand jury returned a criminal indictment Friday against New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, accusing the mayor of pursuing an illicit affair with her police bodyguard on taxpayers’ dime, then lying to federal officials and deleting evidence to hide the relationship.

Baby, the bayou is boiling! New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell — the first woman to ever hold the job — just made history in a way nobody saw coming. Sis has officially been indicted on federal charges, and the allegations sound like a messy season of Scandal mixed with Love & Hip Hop: New Orleans.