AG Liz Murrill about New Orleans: "Friendship is not on the table"

The big picture: The Orleans Parish special prosecutor on Wednesday dismissed 16 felony charges of intimidation and malfeasance against Murrill at the request of Mayor Helena Moreno and other city officials.

• The charges were related to letters Murrill sent this year to Moreno and seven other New Orleans leaders.
• "Extraordinary interference in this situation has been truly unfortunate and we should all hope that it doesn't set a precedent," special prosecutor Laurie White said in a statement to The Times-Picayune about the dismissal.
• White's decision came after the leaders — Moreno, five City Council members, District Attorney Jason Williams and retired judge Calvin Johnson — submitted letters to her Tuesday, saying they weren't intimidated and they wanted the charges dropped.

Zoom in: Williams said in his letter that the indictment "jeopardizes" his office's partnership with the state.

• The prosecution "continues to alienate the city from the rest of the state," Johnson wrote.
• The officials in the letters reiterated they had nothing to do with the grand jury investigation that led to the indictment.

Yes, but: "I don't believe that's true," Murrill responded Wednesday at a press conference with Landry at her side.

• She said she thinks the grand jury investigation started because a largely unidentified "group of people" in New Orleans were unhappy about legislation.
• "What I did was not a crime," Murrill said.
• She's grateful the officials asked for the charges to be dismissed, she said, but she believes they did so to prevent records from becoming public.

Zoom in: "It's not over," Murrill said.

• "Friendship is not really on the table," she said. "Professional courtesy and professional working relationships? Absolutely. We have always extended that to the city of New Orleans and its leadership, no matter how bad their decision-making is."
• Federal and state investigations "are warranted," Landry said, adding that Williams "should have his law license ripped from him."
• A Louisiana State Police investigation is ongoing as well, Landry confirmed.

Plus, Landry said he's considering calling a special legislative session because lawmakers "want to look at ways that they can take more control of the court system in the city of New Orleans."

The friction point: The indictment had financial fallout for the Democrat-led city and made the tense relationship with Republican-led Baton Rouge even more fraught.

• Moreno earlier this month withdrew the city's loan request pending before the State Bond Commission and warned that state leaders may seek to "defund New Orleans to punish, weaken or destroy it."
• Her letter led to a round of public sparring about what New Orleans should and should not be doing.
• "New Orleans thinks they're so special," Landry swiped. Residents quickly embraced the dig, with Moreno asking Dirty Coast to save her a shirt.

Catch up quick: The grand jury indictment stemmed from letters Murrill sent to city leaders over a disagreement about who should serve as the Orleans clerk of court.

• She cited a "usurper law" in the letters, saying she could have had Moreno and the others removed from office if they didn't back off their decision for a special election.
• The letters said Landry would have then appointed their replacements.
• Moreno and the five City Council members responded with videos saying they wouldn't back down and would wait for the court to decide.

Go deeper: Watch Murrill's comments