Just when you thought things were improving in the Crescent City, along comes the FBI report on the police department of NOLA. Not good. It seems that reform efforts have not accomplished much over the last 10 years. With 2 former officers on death row and fall out from Katrina related incidents lingering on, real improvements are still lacking. The report confirms what many locals know: dealing with the local police force has its own issues, beyond criminal statistics. The local police force is underpaid, overworked, ill trained, and lacking in modern methods. Mayor Landreaux welcomed the report as a starting point for needed reform. No doubt, the Feds will take over in the short term and turn the situation around.
Good Luck to all involved-the Crescent City needs a reliable and respectable force. And it won't be easy, despite all the funds pouring into the city coffers from Federal grants to private donations.
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