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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, center, chats with U.S. Justice Department deputy monitor David Douglass, left, following a judges decision 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)