NOPD News

The National Police Athletic/Activities Leagues will host a virtual town hall meeting on Wednesday, September 9, 2020 at 7 p.m. CT, to discuss the NOPD’s and the City of New Orleans’ response to social justice, racism, law enforcement relations, equality, community reform and much more.

The New Orleans Police Department along with other city agencies are working together to reduce large gatherings generated by the operation of vendors operating without proper permits.

New Orleans – The NOPD is proud to announce its participation in the “Implicit vs. Explicit Bias & the Impact of Social Media” training program led by LSU School of Public Health and RacialBias.org. 

The NOPD and Loyola University of New Orleans College of Law will host the 3^rd Annual Police Peer Intervention Executive Leadership Conference on a virtual platform this year to enable all interested departments to participate.

Dear Community Members,

These are unprecedented times for communities and police departments across the country. There is understandable outrage over police-involved incidents in many cities sparking protests; some peaceful, some chaotic but always fluid. We haven't had a situation like this in New Orleans in decades. We're fortunate that most of our local demonstrations have been peaceful. Dealing with large crowds is nothing new for the New Orleans Police Department, we do it all the time. However, we've never used tear gas or rubber balls to disperse a crowd, and we hope we never have to again. Unfortunately, an unprecedented situation led to unprecedented action by the NOPD last month.