Three years after Louisiana State Police disbanded a special unit that patrolled the French Quarter in New Orleans, there is some indications a return of state troopers to downtown is close at hand.
Gov.-elect Jeff Landry, who pledged on the campaign trail to address rampant crime in New Orleans, hinted in November plans for a return of troopers while touting a deal with Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams for the attorney general’s office to prosecute State Police arrests within the city limits.
In Mayor LaToya Cantrell's state of the city address last week, she gave a shoutout to state troopers, partially crediting their partnership with an understaffed New Orleans Police Department for a 21% decline in violent crime.
Last week, New Orleans Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told business and civic leaders that Landry “is looking at giving us another full-time troop here in New Orleans.”
The Police Department has yet to confirm any details. (NOLA.com 12/18/23) Louisiana State Police are returning to New Orleans. | Crime/Police | nola.com
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