City Council members were there. So was New Orleans Police Chief Shaun Ferguson, and the recently hired police consultants, former New York Police commander Fausto Pichardo and management guru John Linder. The main item on the menu: public safety. The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation’s annual luncheon Thursday came on the heels of that non-profit organization raising the money to hire Pichardo and Linder in an effort to bolster a depleted police department and launch new crime-fighting strategies. MORE: https://www.wwltv.com/article/news/crime/new-orleans-police-plan-to-curb-crime-wounded-city-wwltv/289-5ed1ec0b-1358-413f-959d-9743b4e662bd