lauren daigle was going to swing in an outdoor venue.demanded dick clark productions replace her with someone named big freda and a co host. >> the first female mayor of new orleans, mayor latoya cantrell. >> this year has been a year of unprecedented challenges, no doubt about it. but what got me through are the people who are celebrating with us this evening. >> yes, baby girl. i hear you. you've been doing a great job keeping us spaced. >> great job. by the way, the taxpayers of new orleans forked over $500,000 for that latoya cantrell show. this is after the mayor fussed around lauren daigle performing. so cantrell picked up the tab. this is a mayor the night before new year's eve shut down indoor bar seasons, forbade citizens to come to the french quarter. you wouldn't know that watching the show. >> what are you looking forward to? >> i can't wait to have me restaurant open and feed the beautiful people of new orleans. >> bartender, what are you looking for? >> loosen up our community and making people happy in my bar. >> this is t

this is after the mayor fussed around lauren daigle performing. so cantrell picked up the tab. this is a mayor the night before new year's eve shut down indoor bar seasons, forbade citizens to come to the french quarter. you wouldn't know that watching the show. >> what are you looking forward to?yo >> i can't wait to have my restaurant open and feed the beautiful people of new orleans. >> bartender, what are you looking for? >> lifting up our community and making people happy in my bar. >> this is total propaganda. she shut down bars and indoor service. big freda admitted to theft of section 8 housing vouchers and she was sentenced to three-years probation and $35,000 fine. this is the one that mayor cantrell wanted to see. the big easy is not the big freebie. >> laura: looked like the big sleazy to me. >> easy, ingram. >> laura: i thought you were going back -- are there no floats? there's no floats, there's no mardi gras? i know that. all right. we have to roll. coming up, biden pushing a new? rock band. the last bite explains. two medical societies have strongly recommended