NOPD News

The Tunnel to Towers Foundation has presented a major gift to retired NOPD Officer John Passaro, who was injured in the line of duty ten years ago.

This Thanksgiving holiday, the NOPD is teaming up with the U.S. Department of Transportation’s National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) on a high-visibility Click It or Ticket seat belt awareness campaign. From November 18-November 25, the law enforcement community will be working together to reduce the number of fatalities that occur when vehicle passengers fail to buckle up. If they spot you, they will pull you over and issue a ticket.

The NOPD has received a yearlong grant from the Louisiana Highway Safety Commission (LHSC) that will help to fund high visibility traffic safety enforcement activities in 2024.

Friday, November 10, 2023, the New Orleans Police Department held a SWAT graduation consisting of 15 NOPD Officers who recently completed a four-week course of specialized training.

As the New Orleans Metro area and surrounding parishes will be under another dense fog advisory this evening (November 8, 2023) into the morning hours tomorrow (November 9, 2023), the NOPD is working with multiple local, area and state entities to prepare for low visibility conditions. This includes areas that have seen a combination of marsh fire smoke and fog in recent days, in particular in the eastern area of New Orleans.