A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin the process of ending longstanding federal oversight.

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) has taken a critical step toward ending more than a decade of federal oversight ...

Judge Susie Morgan granted the NOPD a two-year sustainment period, signaling the beginning of the end of the consent decree.

NEW ORLEANS (AP ... though work remains to be done, U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said during a hearing. Morgan approved a two-year “sustainment period” to allow the NOPD to fix ...

A judge says the New Orleans Police Department can begin ... U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said during a hearing. “The court is tremendously proud of the achievements the NOPD has made ...

New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick ... U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan placed NOPD under a 2-year "sustainment" period Tuesday after 12 years under a consent decree with the ...

Mayor LaToya Cantrell threw a wrench late Friday into plans for the New Orleans Police Department ... attorneys for the city asked U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to rule on a long-dormant ...

New Orleans Police officials walk out of Federal ... U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan: "The court is tremendously proud of the achievements the NOPD has made. The hard work of the civilian and ...

NEW ORLEANS — The New Orleans Police Department ... U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan said during a hearing. Morgan approved a two-year “sustainment period” to allow the NOPD to fix ...