A federal judge has announced her decision on the New Orleans Police Department's yearslong consent decree. Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the ...

"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.

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 ...

The federal oversight agreement that hangs over the New Orleans Police Department is viewed acrimoniously by police officers, ...

Since 2013, the NOPD has been under an expansive consent decree, intended to reshape virtually every aspect of the agency, with court-appointed monitors closely tracking its progress. Now ...

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - A pivotal decision in the future of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is expected Tuesday (Jan. 14) morning as U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan will rule on whether the ...

After years of federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department is entering the final phase of the consent decree.

TUESDAY, JUDGE SUSIE MORGAN AGREED NOPD HAS BEEN COMMITTED TO THE SUSTAINMENT PLAN, BUT CRITICIZED THE CITY FOR WHAT SHE CALLED A LAST MINUTE MOTION TO END THE CONSENT DECREE ALTOGETHER.

Morgan said she would decide if the NOPD is ready to move one step closer to ending its more than a decade-long consent decree on Tuesday at 9 a.m. Morgan recognized that some members of the ...

Jeff Landry and Attorney General Liz Murrill have announced their partnership in an effort to end the New Orleans Police Department's consent decree. "Now is the time to end NOPD’s consent ...

After more than a decade under federal oversight, the New Orleans Police Department will finally have a chance to prove that ...