Mayor Cantrell wants tactical expert to review New Orleans security plan, bollard installation [Video]

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – Mayor LaToya Cantrell said she wants a “tactical expert” to review New Orleans’ security plan and planned installation of new traffic-blocking bollards on Bourbon Street, a project targeted for completion before next month’s Super Bowl LIX at Caesars Superdome.

“We are asking for a tactical expert to be in the city of New Orleans this week to go over all of our plans that have been put in place, by a unified command, that we’ve been working on this literally for months on end,” Cantrell said Sunday (Jan. 5) at a press conference at the FBI New Orleans field office. “So, what we’re wanting to do is to ensure that, that boots on the ground, with that expert advice to determine whether or not these bollards are sufficient.”

A weekend report by NOLA.com quoted two industry experts as saying the type of bollards the city has …