The heavily trafficked thoroughfare did not have vehicle security barriers, known as bollards, at the time of the attack. Moreno also questioned the absence of the New Orleans Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness at the hearing and sought clarity about its role in the security measures leading up to the attack. She said that in previous administrations, the city’s Department of Homeland Security deployed the different security assets. Operations and maintenance are managed by Homeland Security or other departments, he said. The absence of the city Department of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness and its director, Collin Arnold, was criticized during the hearing’s public comment section.

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