Overview
- Video shows a large fight at Spring and Texas streets that spilled into traffic and left at least one man unconscious.
- The City Council set a Tuesday morning special meeting to address loitering, street fights and immediate public-safety measures downtown.
- Mayor Tom Arceneaux called the behavior "absolutely unacceptable" as SPD's weekend plan put at least 20 officers and state troopers in the area.
- Police say three patrol units arrived almost immediately, with a total response time of just over three minutes under the enhanced plan.
- State Rep. Steven Jackson requested a specialized Louisiana State Police weekend presence and urged a unified effort with SPD, the sheriff and the city marshal, while council members weigh a crackdown on unpermitted parties.