THIS IS WDSU NEWS HOUSE AT NOON. THE LIVES OF TWO LAPD OFFICERS WERE SAVED THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN THEY WERE ADMINISTERED NARCAN ON THE JOB. THAT’S ACCORDING TO NEW ORLEANS MAYOR LATOYA CANTRELL, WHO MENTIONED THE INCIDENT IN A PRESS CONFERENCE EARLIER TODAY. WDC REPORTER ELI BRAND HAS MORE ON WHAT HAPPENED. ELI. THAT’S RIGHT. THE MAYOR SAYS THAT THE INCIDENT HAPPENED AROUND THREE WEEKS AGO WHEN SHE SAYS TO AN OPD OFFICERS WERE EXPOSED TO FENTANYL AND ADMINISTERED NARCAN AFTER SHE SAYS THEY PICKED UP A BAG THAT WAS, QUOTE, COVERED IN FENTANYL. SHE SAYS PEOPLE NEED TO BE CAREFUL WHEN PICKING THINGS UP OFF THE STREET. SHE SAYS YOU NEED TO WEAR GLOVES WHEN PICKING UP TRASH AND MAKE SURE YOU’RE AWARE OF YOUR SURROUNDINGS BEFORE YOU PICK UP ANYTHING OFF OF THE STREET. SHE DID ELABORATE A LITTLE BIT ON THE INCIDENT WHEN SHE WAS ASKED, AT ANY RATE, FENTANYL WAS ALL OVER IT AND IT DID REQUIRE OUR OFFICERS TO BE ADMINISTERED NARCAN. AND OF COURSE, WATCHED TO MAKE SURE THAT THEY HAD A FULL RECOVERY. AND THAT HAS HAPPENED. BUT I HAVE TO SAY, IT’S GIVEN ME JUST A LASER FOCUS ON WHERE THIS IS IN OUR COMMUNITY, THROUGH OUR CITY. AND HOW IT IMPACTS OUR PEOPLE. BUT CLEARLY, THE PEOPLE THAT WE DEPEND ON TO RESPOND TO THE NEEDS OF OUR RESIDENTS AND IT. THE MAYOR DID MENTION A FEW OTHER THINGS WHILE SHE WAS AT HER PRESS CONFERENCE AND SHE SAID, FIRST OF ALL, THAT SHE IS STILL CONFIDENT THAT MARDI GRAS WILL GO FORWARD AS PLANNED. SHE SAYS SHE’S CONFIDENT SHE WILL BE ABLE TO KEEP THE CROWDS AND THE CREWS SAFE AS WELL. SHE ALSO COMMENTED ON THE RECALL EFFORT, SAYING THAT SHE’S GOING TO CONTINUE TO DO HER JOB. AND THEN LASTLY, SHE SAID A PLAN WILL BE PUT FORWARD TOMORROW BY NOPD SUPERINTENDENT MICHELLE WOODFORD ON HOW TO ADDRESS STOLEN CARS. REPORTING HE LEIBBRANDT WDSU NEWS.