City of New Orleans asks federal appeals judges to be released from NOPD consent decree
The city claims that the Justice Department negotiated in bad faith because it didn't disclose concurrent negotiations for the jail consent decree.
Tag: NOPD consent decree
Judge names Sheppard Mullin as NOPD monitor, siding with Justice Department
The city preferred Hillard Heintze, headed by a former Chicago police chief.
Live blog: City, Justice Department announce impasse on NOPD consent decree monitor
It's now up to a federal judge to pick one of two companies to track the city's compliance.
Judge extends deadline for city, Justice Department to pick NOPD monitor
If the sides can't agree, a judge will award the contract, worth at least $7 million.
911 operators answer hundreds of calls every day related to police officers’ moonlighting
About 250 times a day, a New Orleans police officer calls the 911 center to check in for a "paid detail" assignment — a private security job paying up to $39 an hour. Meanwhile, some people calling 911 wait so long for an answer, they hang up before reaching anyone.
Live blog: 2 companies vie to monitor reforms to New Orleans Police Department
A committee meets at noon to choose between Hillard Heintze and SheppardMullin.
Finalists to monitor NOPD subject themselves to public scrutiny on Monday
The feds have a favorite and so does Mayor Landrieu. Can they find common ground?
Despite mayor’s flipflop on decree, city winnows list of would-be police monitors
A committee's business today was to winnow the dozen bids for the monitor's job down to a lucky five.
