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.
Will judge wind down federal oversight for New Orleans police?
The federal judge overseeing the New Orleans Police Department’s decade-long consent decree is poised to make a pivotal decision — whether to begin to wind down the reform agreement that has touched nearly every aspect of policing in the city.
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.
New Orleans Police Begin Process to End Federal Oversight
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. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan approved a two-year "sustainment period" on Tuesday.
Judge says New Orleans Police Department can begin process of ending federal oversight
A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan’s ruling Tuesday came in response to a request
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,
New Orleans Police can begin the process of ending federal oversight
The New Orleans Police Department can begin ending its longstanding federal oversight, a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a ...
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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