By Kimberly Curth | April 19, 2019 at 5:17 PM CDT – Updated April 19 at 5:31 PM

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – For the first time, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell responds to criticism over her decision to lower the threshold for speeding tickets in school zones. But a local watchdog has concerns about how that response was given and what questions weren’t answered.

This week, Cantrell went on Facebook Live to talk about transportation issues in the city, including the controversial decision to lower the threshold for speeding tickets in school zones.

“It’s a school zone. Slow down, 20 miles per hour is the law. That did not change. We only brought that threshold, the ability for someone to violate the law, from 8 miles to 4, and I don’t apologize for that,” Cantrell said.

The Facebook Live video shows two members of the mayor’s staff with her. But the media isn’t there to ask her questions.

Rafael Goyeneche with the Metropolitan Crime Commission has concerns about that.
“Everyone agreed on what the questions and responses were going to be. That’s not the type of accountability that the public expects from their leaders,” Goyeneche said.
In the video, the Mayor says her decision was based on safety and not revenue.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – For the first time, New Orleans Mayor Latoya Cantrell responds to criticism over her decision to lower the threshold for speeding tickets in school zones. But a local watchdog has concerns about how that response was given and what questions weren’t answered.

This week, Cantrell went on Facebook Live to talk about transportation issues in the city, including the controversial decision to lower the threshold for speeding tickets in school zones.

“It’s a school zone. Slow down, 20 miles per hour is the law. That did not change. We only brought that threshold, the ability for someone to violate the law, from 8 miles to 4, and I don’t apologize for that,” Cantrell said.

The Facebook Live video shows two members of the mayor’s staff with her. But the media isn’t there to ask her questions.

Rafael Goyeneche with the Metropolitan Crime Commission has concerns about that.

“Everyone agreed on what the questions and responses were going to be. That’s not the type of accountability that the public expects from their leaders,” Goyeneche said.

In the video, the Mayor says her decision was based on safety and not revenue.