NEW ORLEANS – Mayor LaToya Cantrell and city officials are discussing public safety as the 2020 Mardi Gras season kicks into high gear.
Watch: Mardi Gras public safety press conference
NEW ORLEANS - FEBRUARY 18: People on a float throw beads during the Pontchartrain Mardi Gras parade February 18, 2006 in the Garden District of New Orleans, Louisiana. New Orleans kicked off the Mardi Gras week with parades by several krewes. (Photo by Justin Sullivan/Getty Images)