Mitch Landrieu – Tickle The Wire

With Fed Indictments & Justice Dept. Intervention: Scandal-Plagued New Orleans Police Dept. at Crossroads

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By Allan Lengel For AOL News In New Orleans, a town known for its jambalaya, jazz and hospitality, it hasn’t been difficult over the years to find folks willing to serve up some harsh words about their often-maligned and scandal-plagued police department. That may change — even with the latest federal indictments for the shootings…

New Orleans Mayor Asks Justice Dept. to Help Reform Troubled Police Dept.

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By Allan Lengel ticklethewire.com Newly minted New Orleans Mayor Mitch Landrieu is asking the Justice Department to step in and help reform the troubled police department that has been plagued by scandal, including the cover up of police shootings right after Katrina in 2005. The New Orleans Times-Picayune reported that Landrieu on Wednesday asked Attorney…