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NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — As the countdown to the NCAA Men’s Final Four continues, Mayor LaToya Cantrell met officials from the NCAA and New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness (NOSHEP) on Monday afternoon to discuss public safety during the tournament.

Those in attendance included:

  • Mayor LaToya Cantrell 
  • Collin Arnold, Director, NOHSEP 
  • Chief Shaun Ferguson, NOPD Superintendent
  • Chief John Thomas, Director of Public Safety
  • Jeff Rossi, New Orleans Local Organizing Committee 

The NCAA Men’s Final Four tips off in New Orleans on Monday, April 4.