The NOPD is inviting the public to attend district-centric meetings aimed at providing citizens with updates on the department’s progress in meeting the requirements of the NOPD Consent Decree.
At these meetings, NOPD Deputy Chief Superintendent of Performance, Standards & Accountability Bureaus (PSAB) Nicholas Gernon and other NOPD representatives will be on hand to provide an update on progress made to meet the requirements of the Consent Decree, and to answer questions from the community.
On July 24, 2012, the City, NOPD and the U.S. Department of Justice entered into a Consent Decree which, at the time, was the most expansive such decree in the nation. The Consent Decree contains a broad array of separate tasks and goals detailed in 492 paragraphs; it reflects a shared commitment to effective, constitutional, and professional law enforcement.
Consent Decree meetings will begin Wednesday in the Seventh District and will end Thursday April 27th in the Third District. The schedule is as follows:
Wednesday April 19 Seventh District
6pm-8pm Youth Empowerment Center 12000 Hayne Blvd.
Thursday April 20 Fourth District
4pm-6pm Algiers Public Library 3014 Holiday Dr.
Saturday April 22 First District
11am-1pm Sojourner Truth Community Ctr. 2200 Lafitte Ave.
Saturday April 22 Fifth District
2pm-4pm 5th District Station 3900 N. Claiborne Ave.
Monday April 24 Second District
6pm-8pm City of Love Church 8601 Palmetto St.
Tuesday April 25 Eighth District
6pm-8pm 8th District Station 334 Royal St.
Wednesday April 26 Sixth District
6pm-8pm Booker T Washington Auditorium 1201 S. Roman St.
Thursday April 27 Third District
5pm-7pm Hynes Charter School 990 Harrison Ave. *Entrance on Orleans & French Street