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Special Labor Meeting 6-25-15

  Fraternal Order of Police Crescent City Lodge No. 2 (LA 002)    June 13, 2015       FOP SPECIAL LABOR/DELEGATE MEETING Thursday, June 25, 2015   Lakeview Presbyterian Church Meeting Hall 5914 Canal Blvd. New Orleans, LA 70124… Read More »

Article – The New Nationwide Crime Wave

Click here for the Heather McDonald article "The New Nationwide Crime Wave." Read More »

Cops for Kids Bicycle Registration Event

    For Immediate Release Tuesday, May 12, 2015   FOP TO CO-HOST BIKE REGISTRATION EVENT SUNDAY   The Fraternal Order of Police Crescent City Lodge No. 2 will team up this weekend with NOPD's First, Third and Eighth Districts and… Read More »

April 2015 Meeting Minutes

  Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of April 14, 2015 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile Read More »

Call to Arms for all Public Employees – HB418 and SB204

              The LAFOP is committed to protecting the rights of its members in Louisiana.  Remember that you are part of an organization that represents law enforcement officers from Greenwood to New Orleans and many… Read More »

HB 523 Update

              Last night, Mandeville Lodge # 42 hosted a meeting with Representative John Schroder in attendance to discuss HB 523 and the effects that it would have on State Supplemental pay for police and… Read More »

Fundraiser for St. Charles Parish Deputy Cpl. Burt Hazeltine

                The St. Charles Parish Sheriff’s Office and the St. Charles Fraternal Order of Police #15  have joined together to establish a benefit fund for Corporal Burt Hazeltine through the Louisiana FOP Foundation. … Read More »

Call to Arms for ALL Law Enforcement Officers

              Today begins the 2015 Louisiana Legislative Session and OUR support or opposition to Bills that affect our members, active and retired. HB 523 by Representative Schroder is a Bill that the LAFOP OPPOSES, that can take away… Read More »

Mac Bolden Shooting Award for NOPD Class 171

Sgt. Walter Powers, Jr., President of the Fraternal Order of Police, Crescent City Lodge #2, Superintendent Michael Harrison, and Mayor Mitch Landrieu presented NOPD Recruit Rafael Lopez with the Mac Bolden Precision Shooting Award.  The FOP presents the Mac Bolden… Read More »

March 2015 Meeting Minutes

Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of March 10, 2015 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile Read More »

FOP Journal

Click here for the electronic version of the most recent FOP Journal. Read More »

February 2015 Meeting Minutes

Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of February 10, 2015 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile Read More »

Tulane University Educational Opportunity

Tulane University offers NOPD employees and other city employees a 50% discount on tuition.  In addition, every 7th class is free.  NOPD officers still need to meet educational requirements for promotions. Click here to view Tulane's flyer. Read More »

IMPORTANT ALERT

From NOPD Intelligence: In the last 90 days the New Orleans Police Department has documented at least 15 instances of telephone scams involving allegations of kidnap.  During these calls a male with a slightly detectable foreign accent claims to have… Read More »

Memorial Committee February Report

To All FOP Members: Please keep your thoughts and prayers for our fellow officers who made the ultimate sacrifice. I researched a list of NOPD officers who died in the line of duty in the month of February. Your fellow… Read More »

Hanrahan Fundraiser

On January 31, rthere was a fundraiser at the Irish House for Officer Hanrahan, the Irish police officer shot in a robbery in the 7th Ward.  Here are a couple of photos courtesy of Mike Sarver. Read More »

JoinNOPD – Unique Opportunities Abound

Manpower in the New Orleans Police Department is at historic lows.  There are currently somewhere around 1,100 commissioned members of the NOPD, if you include the recent academy graduates who are currently in field training.  There are two other academy… Read More »

Job Opportunity

The below job announcement was sent to the FOP for consideration of its members. Pinnacle Security and Investigation Inc. is currently seeking current and former POST Certified Law Enforcement Officers to provide armed security services to neighborhoods and businesses throughout… Read More »

FOP Meeting Minutes – January, 2015

Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of January 13, 2015 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile Read More »

Use of Force – A Sergeant’s Perspective

“Use of force”, three words that have become the center of debates across the country in this time of heavy scrutiny, and second guessing of law enforcement actions.  They are also three words that are an everyday reality and part… Read More »

National Law Enforcement Appreciation Day

  A message from FOP National Secretary Pat Yoes    FOP Members, In light of recent negativity directed toward law enforcement nationally, there is a need to show law enforcement officers that our citizens recognize the difficult and sometimes impossible… Read More »

November and December 2014 Minutes

Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of November 11, 2014 (.pdf). Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of December 9, 2014 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile   Read More »

2014 FOP Cops and Kids Santa Breakfast

  On Saturday, December 13, 2014, the Crescent City Lodge of the Fraternal Order of Police, in conjunction with Commander Gary Marchese and the New Orleans Police Department's Third District, hosted a pancake breakfast with Santa for area students under… Read More »

Upcoming Webinars

FLETC Informer Webinar Series 1. Use of Force Legal Refresher 2-hour webinar presented by Tim Miller, FLETC Legal Division This course will cover the Fourth Amendment's objective reasonableness test for seizing free  citizens. It will cover the United States Supreme… Read More »

Thanks to Capt. Louie Dabdoub and Lt. Julie Lea

The leadership of the FOP Crescent City Lodge is always looking for ways to help the men and women of the New Orleans Police Department.  Thanks to Capt. Louis Dabdoub (Ret.) and Lt. Julie Lea, the FOP was able to… Read More »

FOP Meeting Minutes – October, 2014

Click here to view the minutes from the FOP meeting of October 14, 2014 (.pdf). Powered by Conduit Mobile   Read More »

Job Opportunity for FOP Members

Former NOPD officer Chad Perez has asked that we assist him in getting the word out regarding job opportunities for current and retired police officers.  While current NOPD officers are prohibited from for a security firm, other departments may allow… Read More »

Lieutenants Exam – November 15, 2014

The 2014 NOPD Lieutenants Exam will be held on Saturday, November 15, 2014.  Be sure to attend the last FOP Lieutenants Exam prep class on November 1, 2014.  Capt. Dabdoub and Lt. Lea will be focusing on the in-basket portion… Read More »