Anne Kirkpatrick, left, listens as New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell, right, announces Kirkpatrick as her nominee to head the New Orleans Police Department, Sept. 11, 2023, at City Hall in New Orleans. Kirkpatrick, a veteran police official who has served as chief of departments in Spokane, Wash., and Oakland, Calif., won City Council approval as New Orleans' new police chief Thursday, Oct. 19, on a 6-1 vote. (Chris Granger/The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP, File)
