Morgan approved a two-year “sustainment period” to allow the NOPD to fix outstanding problems and show that reforms remain in place while federal monitoring and support continue. The decision ...

"What a great day this is," said NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, who made compliance with the federal consent decree a top goal when she was tapped to lead the city's police force in late 2023.

NOPD Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick is expected to release details of the department’s plan for the impact on traffic from the drop in temperatures expected to start the week of Jan. 20.