U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan placed NOPD under a 2-year "sustainment" period Tuesday after 12 years under a consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department that she said has transformed the ...

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.

a judge ruled Tuesday in response to a request from the city and the Justice Department to start wrapping up the monitoring program. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said the police department has ...

In 2013, the City of New Orleans agreed to what it called “the nation’s most expansive” federal oversight plan after a U.S. Justice ... department and restore the public's trust, Police Superintendent ...

The police department has become a more transparent and accountable agency, though work remains to be done, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said ... by the city and Justice Department in ...