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Will Sutton: What's next for 'forever' NOPD Chief Michelle Woodfork? She might leave New Orleans.
Opinion

Will Sutton: What's next for 'forever' NOPD Chief Michelle Woodfork? She might leave New Orleans.

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Mar 7, 2024

Forever New Orleans Police Chief Michelle Woodfork has been doing whatever she wants since her retirement started Saturday. For the first time in 33 years, she didn't have a department-issued firearm. For the first time in some time, she didn't have a work phone.

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Will Sutton: Interim NOPD chief must answer many questions before getting council's nod
Opinion

Will Sutton: Interim NOPD chief must answer many questions before getting council's nod

  • BY WILL SUTTON | Staff columnist
  • Oct 10, 2023

If all goes as anticipated, Interim New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick will make her case before the City Council on Wednesday. Citizens will have a chance to weigh in, and we’ll be on the way to the city’s legislative body approving Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s pick as permanent police chief soon.

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One NOPD chief candidate killed a man in 2014 after partying off duty. Here's what happened.
Crime/Police

One NOPD chief candidate killed a man in 2014 after partying off duty. Here's what happened.

  • BY JOHN SIMERMAN | Staff writer
  • Jul 20, 2023

One of the six remaining candidates for New Orleans police superintendent is a former local officer who moved to Texas after Hurricane Katrina, and later killed a man after a fight while partying off duty.

Letters: Short-staffed New Orleans police overwhelmed by crime
Letters

Letters: Short-staffed New Orleans police overwhelmed by crime

  • LETTERS TO THE EDITOR
  • Jul 7, 2022

A recent Nola.com article pointed out that a survey conducted by the New Orleans Crime Coalition showed that “satisfaction with the New Orlean…

Lafayette police chief search nets nine applicants; see who’s in the running
Crime/Police

Lafayette police chief search nets nine applicants; see who’s in the running

  • BY KATIE GAGLIANO | Staff writer
  • Jun 19, 2022

Nine candidates have put their names forward to become the next chief of the Lafayette Police Department, as it struggles to establish consist…

How does Lafayette police chief's salary compare to others?
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How does Lafayette police chief's salary compare to others?

  • BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer
  • Jun 13, 2022

Lafayette Mayor-President Josh Guillory wants more money to attract more applicants for police chief.

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City Council rejects request to increase police chief salary to $170,000
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City Council rejects request to increase police chief salary to $170,000

  • BY CLAIRE TAYLOR | Staff writer
  • Jun 8, 2022

The Lafayette City Council has shot down a request to increase the city police chief's potential salary to $170,000 from the current $132,000.

Former Baton Rouge Police officer dumped guns that were evidence, faces arrest, chief says
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Former Baton Rouge Police officer dumped guns that were evidence, faces arrest, chief says

  • By JAMES FINN | Staff writer
  • Jun 6, 2022

Update: Kids found guns dumped by former Baton Rouge officer in trash heap; officer arrested, chief says

Baton Rouge leaders plan police chief advisory council after citizen recommendations
Crime/Police

Baton Rouge leaders plan police chief advisory council after citizen recommendations

  • BY GRACE TOOHEY | gtoohey@theadvocate.com
  • Sep 17, 2018

Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul and Mayor-President Sharon Weston Broome plan to form a citizen council to advise and support the police …

Small-town police chief in Livingston Parish misused credit card, might've broken law, audit says
Livingston/Tangipahoa

Small-town police chief in Livingston Parish misused credit card, might've broken law, audit says

  • BY CAROLINE GRUESKIN | cgrueskin@theadvocate.com
  • Jan 8, 2018

The former Killian police chief billed for overtime hours he did not work and took a town vehicle on a personal vacation — charging the town f…

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