The NOPD Superintendent of Police traditionally wears the “Star and Crescent badge” upside down. This article was produced by the Reuters Fact Check team. Read more about our fact-checking work.

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The New Orleans Police Department is investigating a deadly hit-and-run.Police said this happened Thursday morning at 6:30 a.m. at the intersection of Elysian Fields Avenue at Rapides Drive ...

The ruling marks a new chapter for the NOPD after operating under the federal consent decree for more than ten years. However, a late move by New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and Louisiana ...

(Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP) New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, center, along with her NOPD district chiefs, walks out of Federal Court, Tuesday, ...

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 ...

“The court is tremendously proud of the achievements the NOPD has made,” Morgan said during a hearing. “The hard work of the civilian and sworn members of the NOPD paid off. The NOPD is a ...

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 ...

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 ...

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 ...

"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.