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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, middle of group, takes photos with U.S. Justice Department lawyers, left, and deputy monitor David Douglass, right center, as she leaves Federal Court on Tuesday, January 14, 2025. U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan placed NOPD under a 2-year "sustainment" period Tuesday after 12 years under a consent decree with the U.S. Justice Department that she said has transformed the city's long-troubled police force. (Photo by Chris Granger, The Times-Picayune)