NOPD Regulations
To ensure sustained reforms beyond the completion of the Consent Decree, the City adopted regulations mandating the continuation of the foundational reforms of the Consent Decree. You can view the regulations here.
Contact NOPD at (504) 658-5080 with any questions. .
Consent Decree Background
In May 2010, at the invitation of Mayor Mitchell J. Landrieu, the United States Department of Justice (DOJ) began investigating an alleged pattern of civil rights violations and other misconduct by the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD). On March 16, 2011, the DOJ issued a written report alleging unconstitutional conduct by the NOPD and describing the DOJ’s concerns about various NOPD policies and procedures.
On July 24, 2012, the City, the NOPD and the DOJ entered into a Consent Decree, which was the nation’s most expansive Consent Decree. The Consent Decree contains a broad array of separate tasks and goals detailed in more than 490 paragraphs and 110 pages; it reflects a shared commitment to effective, constitutional, and professional law enforcement. The Court approved the Consent Decree on January 11, 2013.
The Consent Decree is a broad, extensive blueprint for positive change, and it encompasses sweeping, department-wide reforms that understandably may require years to accomplish fully.
Within the NOPD, the Professional Standards and Accountability Bureau (PSAB) is tasked with, among other things, facilitating the implementation of the Consent Decree. To contact the Professional Standards and Accountability Bureau, call (504) 658-5080 or email PSAB@nola.gov.
Final Consent Decree Hearing
On November 19, 2025, Judge Susie Morgan officially terminated the NOPD Consent Decree, at the request of both the City of New Orleans and the Federal Consent Decree Monitors.
Please click here to view a recording of the final Consent Decree Hearing, where Judge Morgan accepted the request from both the City of New Orleans and the Federal Consent Decree Monitor to terminate the Consent Decree.
Sustainment Period Documents
The NOPD welcomes Public comment on this draft document. Please email any comments or concerns to policyandplanning@nola.gov
The deadlines contained in the PCAB plan draft are placeholders and may be adjusted based on public feedback
Police Community Advisory Board Compliance and Sustainment Plan
Consent Decree Court Filings
Consent Decree Compliance Status
NOPD Policy
To view a list of chapters have been approved by the Department of Justice and the Office of the Consent Decree Monitor, click here.
Consent Decree Monitor
On August 9, 2013, the law firm of Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton, LLP was appointed, by order of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Louisiana, to establish the Office of the Consent Decree Monitor.
The role of the Consent Decree Monitor is to "assess and report whether the requirements of the Consent Decree have been implemented, and whether this implementation is resulting in the constitutional and professional treatment of individuals by NOPD."
Consent Decree Monitor 2013 Quarterly Reports
Consent Decree Monitor 2014 Quarterly Reports
Consent Decree Monitor 2015 Quarterly Reports
Consent Decree Monitor 2016 Quarterly Reports
Consent Decree Monitor 2017 Annual Reports
Consent Decree Monitor 2022 Annual Report
Consent Decree Monitor 2023 Quarterly Reports
Consent Decree Monitor Special Reports
Visit the Consent Decree Monitor’s website