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Our intensive 26-week recruit curriculum combines academic rigor with physical and tactical training. Recruits develop essential patrol officer skills while learning NOPD policies, Louisiana POST requirements, and modern law enforcement practices. Through problem-based learning, we foster teamwork and instill our core values of constitutional, unbiased, ethical, and community-centered policing.
The NOPD Training Academy delivers comprehensive education focused on constitutional and community policing. We prepare officers to serve with professionalism, respect constitutional rights, and build lasting community partnerships.
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