Laurence des Cars Resigns as Louvre Head Over $102M Jewelry Theft

Laurence des Cars resigned as the director of the Louvre after Emmanuel Macron accepted her departure following a $102 million jewelry heist and a €10 million ticket fraud scandal.The resignation follows a parliamentary inquiry that revealed systemic security failures, including a lack of cameras and infrastructure issues like water leaks near the Mona Lisa.Emmanuel Macron appointed Laurence des Cars to a new role within the French G7 presidency to oversee international museum cooperation while the facility undergoes modernization.The institution will now implement new security measures including the installation of one hundred external cameras and the establishment of an internal police station.