The year was 1890, and New Orleans Police Chief David C. Hennessy had been assassinated. After a series of trials and ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell appointed Kirkpatrick as interim police chief in September of 2023, and she was sworn in as the official police chief in November 2023.

Kirkpatrick joined the Newell Normand show to explain her thoughts on the NOPD’s successes, the NOPD’s need to better address ...

Police vehicles block access to Bourbon Street in New Orleans, Louisiana, Tuesday, Feb. 16, 2021. (Bryan Tarnowski/Bloomberg via Getty Images) Shootings are up slightly from 145 last year to 152 ...

New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police ...

New Orleans evacuees at a shelter in Baton Rouge disagreed over the chief’s legacy and whether he should have resigned. “It’s about time,” said Larry Smit, 52, who owns a construction company.

NEW ORLEANS — The Port of New Orleans announced that they have named Assistant Chief Melanie Montroll as the new Chief of its Harbor Police Department. The 21-year veteran of the force is a New ...