Is NOPD Sliding Backwards Again on Ending Federal Consent Decree?

October 25, 2024

“Chief Anne Kirkpatrick is double-talking. She said she is ‘all-woman and this is her department’ but now she is cow-towing to Mayor LaToya Cantrell,” said Belden Batiste, community activist and declared candidate for mayor in 2025. Batiste was referring to Kirpatrick’s recent decision to put the brakes on promotions for key NOPD personnel. Kirpatrick admitted […]


Has the NOPD Substantially Improved? They May Be Consent Decree Compliant by July

March 25, 2021

In 2013, a U.S. Department of Justice investigation found that the New Orleans Police Department had established a pattern of unconstitutional policing, including regularly using unjustified force against citizens, making unlawful arrests without probable cause, and discriminating against BIPOC and LGBTQ+ individuals.  As a result of the investigation, a consent decree was put into place […]


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