Mayor LaToya Cantrell gives Beyonce & Jay-Z key to New Orleans

LOS ANGELES, CA – FEBRUARY 12: Jay Z (L) and Beyonce attend The 59th GRAMMY Awards at STAPLES Center on February 12, 2017 in Los Angeles, California. (Photo by Christopher Polk/Getty Images for NARAS)

by: Kenny Lopez

Posted: Sep 18, 2018 / 04:36 PM EDT

Updated: Sep 18, 2018 / 04:47 PM EDT

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NEW ORLEANS– Mayor LaToya Cantrell issued Jay-Z and Beyonce the key to the City of New Orleans when they were here for their “On The Run II Tour” last week.

Cantrell posted a picture of the exchange to her Instagram.

Here she is with Jay-Z saying she gave the Key to the City to The Carters to highlight their humanitarian work and for the scholarship funds they’ve launched to benefit New Orleans.

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When #OTRII came to @CityOfNOLA, I surprised Jay-Z with a Key to the City to highlight both his and @beyonce collective humanitarian work. The Carters recently launched scholarship funds that will benefit cities on their tour. The #CityOfYes embraces you both with love! 📸 @ravieb

A post shared by Mayor LaToya Cantrell (@mayorcantrell) on Sep 17, 2018 at 2:44pm PDT