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Civil Service Commission opens investigation into NOPD promotion lists; evidentiary hearing set for Jan. 10
Summary
After a petition from the Police Association of New Orleans and the Black Organization of Police, the Civil Service Commission voted to investigate whether the city’s pause on promotions from recently published captain and major eligibility lists violated Article 10 and civil service rules; an evidentiary hearing was scheduled and candidate relief was deferred pending the probe.
The Civil Service Commission voted to open an investigation into the New Orleans Police Department’s handling of recent captain and major promotion lists and scheduled an evidentiary hearing for Jan. 10 at 1:30 p.m. The action follows a petition from the Police Association of New Orleans (PANO) and the Black Organization of Police (BOP) alleging political interference after the city paused promotions from lists published this fall.
Petition counsel Eric Hessel said the promotional test was administered in July 2024, lists were published Sept. 23 and two days later the city rescinded CAO policy 143r. He said candidates who “studied for the test” and incurred time and expense were told by the superintendent the lists would not be used. “If that’s not political interference ... I don’t know what is,”…
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