A federal judge on Tuesday placed the New Orleans Police Department under a two-year “sustainment” plan, a major step toward independence after 12 years under a sprawling, court-enforced ...
The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has taken a critical step toward ending more than a decade of federal oversight following a damning Department of Justice report dating back to 2011.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell threw a wrench late Friday into plans for the New Orleans Police Department to leave federal court oversight through a two-year “sustainment” period. In a surprise legal ...