Speaking with WWL’s Newell Normand this morning, City Council President JP Morrell states the Mayor has not made addressing crime a priority.
Morrell acknowledged the number one issue on the minds of the people of New Orleans is crime. However Morrell explained it’s different when it comes to Mayor Latoya Cantrell.
“About the only person it appears who does not believe that crime is the number one issue is in fact probably the Mayor.”
Morrell says the council is still receiving resistance from City Hall on searching nationwide for a new police chief.
“I think there’s a direct correlation between the in ability for us to have gotten PERF (Police Executive Research Forum) to agree to do the search and the fact that the Mayor does not treat this as a number-one priority in the city of New Orleans,” Morrell doubled down on his initial statement.
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