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The New Orleans police were highly militarized from the late 1700s onwards, as it policed large concentrations of slaves. [6] New Orleans police were in stark contrast to police in the Northern United States at the time, which were far less militarized. [6] On November 8, 1803, Mayor Etienne de Boré held the first council meeting, and appoints ...
Kirkpatrick was appointed interim superintendent of the New Orleans Police Department by Mayor LaToya Cantrell in September 2023, and after confirmation by the city council [10] [11] was sworn in as Superintendent in November 2023. [12] In August 2024, she struck two pedestrians with her car while on duty. [13] [14]
LaToya Cantrell (née Wilder; born April 3, 1972) [1] is an American politician serving as the Mayor of New Orleans, Louisiana since May 7, 2018. A Democrat, Cantrell is the first woman to hold the office. Before becoming mayor, Cantrell represented District B on the New Orleans City Council from 2012 to 2018. [2] [3]
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police ...
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell and other city and parish officials walk in the French Quarter on Jan. 2, 2024. ©New Orleans Police Department | Facebook
New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell told reporters over the weekend that she wanted to use a "tactical expert" to review the city's security capabilities prior to the Super Bowl LIX, which will be ...
And in a city that's just over 50% Black, nearly 90% of police uses of force targeted Black people last year, the city’s Office of the Independent Police Monitor reported. A court-appointed federal monitors reviewed the NOPD's use of force and concluded there was no evidence of bias based on Justice Department analysis.
Landrieu was elected Mayor of New Orleans on February 6, 2010, garnering 66 percent of the citywide vote and claiming victory in 365 of the city's 366 voting precincts. He was reelected mayor on February 1, 2014, with nearly 64 percent of the vote in a three-candidate field [ 3 ] and became the first Mayor to win both elections without a runoff ...