New Orleans just made history! LaToya Cantrell was elected the first female mayor of the city. "This win tonight is not for me nor my family. This win tonight is for the city of New Orleans. Yes! Absolutely!" LaToya Cantrell Cantrell won in a landslide victory, garnering 60 percent of the vote! Cantrell defeated Desiree Charbonnet by nearly 20,000 votes.