NEW ORLEANS (AP) — New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said Monday that she has chosen Anne Kirkpatrick, a former chief of police in Spokane, Washington, and Oakland, California, to head the New Orleans Police Department, a nomination subject to the approval of the City Council.
Kirkpatrick, if approved, would be the permanent replacement for Shaun Ferguson, who retired from the job last year.
The post has been held on an interim basis by Michelle Woodfork, a longtime veteran of the New Orleans department, who had also applied for the job.
She was tapped to help with police reform efforts in Chicago under then-Mayor Rahm Emmanuel in 2017.
Voters approved a measure last year granting the council the right to approve or reject a nominee for police chief.
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LaToya Cantrell, Anne Kirkpatrick, Kirkpatrick, Shaun Ferguson, Michelle Woodfork, Cantrell, Rahm Emmanuel, Helena Moreno, Moreno, ”
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