NEW ORLEANS — For the first time in decades, the New Orleans Police Department will promote officers to the rank of major along with additional rank promotions in a ceremony set to take place on ...

The depleted ranks of the New Orleans Police Department may not be growing just yet, but they are at least no longer shrinking, Superintendent Michael Harrison told a City Council ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Multiple New Orleans Police Department officers are being promoted after a months-long pause. On Monday, Feb. 17, the NOPD hosted a promotion ceremony with New Orleans Mayor ...

In New Orleans, Chaos in the Streets, and in Police Ranks Too by A.C. Thompson , ProPublica, and Brendan McCarthy and Laura Maggi , The New Orleans Advocate/The Times-Picayune Dec. 12, 2009, 11 p ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell has selected a veteran cop who once commanded officers in her City Council district as the city’s next police chief.

What began as a simple salary data search on officers in the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has led to a months-long undercover sting operation and has recently ended with cop suspensions, a ...

The New Orleans Police Department is grappling with a staffing crisis, with officer numbers at their lowest since the 1940s and facing mounting financial penalties for falling short of state-mandated ...

The New Orleans Police Department has added 28 new recruits to its ranks after their graduation from the agency's training academy Friday. The recruits of academy class No. 178 took their oath of ...

NEW ORLEANS — As the city gears up for Jazz Fest and a packed spring of outdoor events, the New Orleans Police Department is rolling out new festival uniforms to help officers stay visible and ...

New Orleans police announced that NOPD Interim Superintendent Michelle Woodfork promoted multiple officers to a higher rank, including three deputy superintendents, four captains, three ...

NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — Multiple New Orleans Police Department officers are being promoted after a months-long pause. On Monday, Feb. 17, the NOPD hosted a promotion ceremony with New Orleans Mayor ...

According to a report from the Louisiana Legislative Auditor's office, between 2019 and 2023, the department lost 26.6% of its staff in police districts, with a total of 776 employees — both ...