On Tuesday, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced that Michelle Woodfork, a 32-year department veteran, will serve as interim superintendent while a search is conducted for a permanent replacement following Shaun Ferguson’s retirement on Thursday.
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Report: Nearly 1 in 5 NOPD Officers Reported for Sexual and/or Intimate Partner Violence
December 19, 2022According to a recent report, sexual violence by New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) officers has become an everyday practice of policing. In fact, on average, there is a complaint of sexual violence filed against an NOPD officer every 10 days.
NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson to Retire; Council Calls for National Search for New Chief
December 7, 2022After a rocky four-year tenure, New Orleans Police Department Superintendent Shaun Ferguson will retire at the end of the year. Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Ferguson’s planned retirement on Tuesday, though she did not give a specific date for Ferguson to step down.
Bastiste Asks City Council To Investigate & Enact New Legislation To Address Police Cover-Up
October 12, 2022In remarks Tuesday to the City Council’s Criminal Justice Committee, activist Belden “Noonie Man” Batiste said that the Council should open an investigation on every New Orleans police officer who was involved in the cover-up during and after the February 2021 altercation between former City Council member Jay Banks and Batiste.
Independent Police Monitor Report Details Police Corruption in Batiste/Banks Confrontation
October 3, 2022In an 18-page report, the OIPM identified numerous instances where NOPD officials repeatedly attempted to intimidate Batiste, provided preferential treatment to Banks, produced inconsistent reports with multiple errors, omissions and contradictory statements, and covered up conflicts of interest by failing to thoroughly and properly investigate Batiste’s many well-founded allegations.
Mayor Threatens Mardi Gras 2023 Cancellation, Blames NOPD Consent Decree
August 19, 2022Over the past week, Cantrell has taken to blaming the federal consent decree – which has been in place since 2013 – for the recent staffing shortages at the NOPD. At a town hall on Thursday, Cantrell said that Mardi Gras 2023 may be canceled, and placed the blame squarely on the consent decree for the shortages.
Deputy Constable Accused of Standing By During French Quarter Rape Suspended
August 13, 2022The elected Constable of Second City Court has confirmed that the man was off duty and working a paid security detail in the French Quarter.
New Orleans ‘Takeover’ By Baton Rouge Car Clubs, Street Racing Groups Outrages Residents, Officials
June 6, 2022A so-called “takeover” of New Orleans streets by several Baton Rouge car clubs and street racing groups has resulted in outrage from both New Orleans officials and residents after several social media videos showing street racers backing up traffic, blocking police vehicles, and then jumping on them when police attempted to get through went viral on Sunday.
It Is Time for a New Version of Public Safety
May 8, 2022In February of this year, The Lens Nola published an article entitled After George Floyd’s murder, the New Orleans City Council created a committee to hear from ‘historically marginalized communities.’ It never met. The committee was formed, in part, as a response to the request by local social justice advocates to examine how the city’s resources […]
Study: Majority of 911 Calls in New Orleans Don’t Require Police
April 15, 2022In an analysis of publicly available 911 data, the Vera Institute of Justice – a nonpartisan group comprised of hundreds of researchers and advocates – found that over 61 percent of 911 calls in New Orleans are for non-criminal situations.
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