In NOLA a new deployment plan to get more police responding to crime kicked off over the weekend.
Mayor LaToya Cantrell said in a statement that the city has officially added more highly trained officers to help patrol neighborhoods and reduce overall response times.
This comes just days after NOPD Superintendent Shaun Ferguson outlined patrol shifts and civilian hiring plans.
Under the new plan, officers assigned to administrative roles and specialized units now spend some of their time on patrol and responding to calls. That also includes high ranking officers from headquarters.
