Gov. Jeff Landry is still giving Mayor Helena Moreno the cold shoulder nearly three months after a New Orleans grand jury indicted Attorney General Liz Murrill on charges that have since been tossed.
In an interview on WBOK’s Good Morning show Wednesday, Landry reiterated that he would not speak with Moreno and the other five city leaders involved in the indictment until an investigation is complete. But he said he is still maintaining a relationship with District D Councilmember Eugene Green, who has been uninvolved in the proceedings.
Tensions between Landry and city leaders boiled over this summer after Murrill, a close Landry ally, was indicted on 16 felony counts of malfeasance in office and public intimidation related to letters she sent during a dispute with city leaders over state lawmakers’ controversial move this year to combine two court clerks’ offices in Orleans Parish. Moreno and others had pushed for an election for the new combined clerk position, prompting a letter from Murrill saying they were breaking the law and risking their jobs…