"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.

NEW ORLEANS — In a federal courtroom packed with NOPD's top brass and community members, Judge Susie Morgan heard the New Orleans Police Department's plans for a sustainment period. The City of ...

Languages: English. 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 ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Former NYPD Commissioner Bill Bratton is being brought in as a security consultant to assist the NOPD in identifying areas of improvement in security ahead of the Super Bowl ...

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 ...

Anyone with information is urged to contact NOPD. Police responded to the location where it happened just before 9:00 on Saturday. Anyone with information is urged to contact NOPD.

NEW ORLEANS — A federal judge has approved a plan for the New Orleans Police Department to enter a two-year sustainment period, marking a significant step in the city’s efforts to end more ...