Kevin Green walked his dog near the Lake Pontchartrain shoreline Sunday morning and, like many residents of New Orleans this weekend, thought about the squandered promise of Mayor LaToya Cantrell.

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

Cantrell, who is slated to leave office in disgrace in approximately five months due to term limits, was once celebrated as the city's first Black female mayor