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New Orleans PD Ends Federal Oversight

After 12 years, federal judge moves NOPD to the exit ramp of court oversight

After 12 years under a sprawling, court-enforced reform agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice, the plan is a major step toward independence.

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Judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending federal oversight

NEW ORLEANS -- The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department to wind down the monitoring program.

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US judge rules New Orleans police department can enter sustainment period

The US District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana ruled on Tuesday that the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) can end its longstanding federal oversight, thus approving the sustainment

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New Orleans PD Ends Federal Oversight After Reforms

After nearly a decade under federal oversight due to findings of racial bias and misconduct, the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) is set to regain autonomy. A U.S. District Court judge has ruled in favor of a plan to phase out the oversight program over two years,

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New Orleans Police Department granted 2-year sustainment period, signaling beginning of the end of consent decree

Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.

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New Orleans Police can begin the process of ending federal oversight

NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice ...

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New Orleans police officers who shot, killed Bourbon Street attacker speak for 1st time

New Orleans police released a video Friday evening featuring the three officers who shot and killed the man responsible for ...

U.S. Finds Pattern of Excessive Force by Louisiana State Police

A Black man died after a beating by the police in 2019. The assault “demonstrated serious failures,” the Justice Department ...

Louisiana leaders standing with city in effort to end NOPD consent decree

According to the attorney general's office, taxpayers in Orleans Parish have spent millions of dollars and police have spent multiple hours in court instead of working.

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United States

2025 United Statescategory Pence planning to attend Trump's inauguration, New York Times reports 1:38 AM UTC ...

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World News

The effort to hold Mr. Steidl accountable tests a new legal frontier ... For Volodymyr Nikulin, being a wartime police officer means aiding evacuees, surviving a shrapnel wound and tackling ...

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New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation finalizes contract with tactical expert

NOPJF, a nonprofit organization, has contracted Teneo to lead a public safety assessment of the city. The Teneo team will be led by risk and security expert William J. Bratton.

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