French Quarter Task Force future still stalled as safety concerns continue Quarter-cent sales tax passed last month will fund the supplemental police program French Quarter Task Force future still stalled as safety concerns continue By Kaitlin Rust | May 3, 2021 at 10:17 PM CDT - Updated May 3 at 10:17 PM NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Supplemental police patrols in the French Quarter, funded by the sales tax that passed last month, still hang in limbo as violent crime persists and the City calls in overtime officers. “He bit one of the officers, I mean, this guy was really out of control but it was to the credit of the Task Force officer to see that trouble’s going on and call for backup,” Jeff Collins said.