NOPD, DOJ file motion to end consent decree. Here's what happens next

The consent decree has been in place since 2012, following a federal investigation that uncovered patterns of misconduct within the department.
NOLA.com

After years of reform, NOPD close to exiting federal consent decree: 'It's a new department'

The 2011 federal consent decree changed the course of an NOPD thought of as a national symbol of bad policing. “This ...
The Morning Sun

Only 2.6% on list of 614 ‘Operation Midway Blitz’ arrestees had criminal histories, DOJ records show

But the government’s own data, provided in a filing posted to the public docket Friday, appeared to show otherwise. Of the 16 ...
The Gazette

Judge ends federal oversight of Seattle Police Department, saying city complied with consent decree

A judge ended federal oversight of the Seattle Police Department on Wednesday, more than 10 years after it entered a consent decree with the Department of Justice. In 2012, the Justice Department ...
Talk Business & Politics

More than $50 million in consent decree work approved by Fort Smith Board

The Fort Smith Board of Directors on Tuesday (Nov. 4) approved $50.3 million in sewer system improvements mandated by a ...

New Orleans police, Department of Justice reach deadline to file for end of consent decree

The consent decree has been in place since 2012, following a federal investigation that uncovered patterns of misconduct ...