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New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick, top center, rubs her head as she and those in attendance to the court's decision on Tuesday, January 14, 2025, stand up and shake hangs moments after the judge stepped out of the courtroom following. 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)