Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams will no longer investigate the escape of 10 inmates from the Orleans Justice ...

Michelle Woodfork is set to take over as interim New Orleans police chief on Thursday, the first woman ever to do so, after a three-decade career that almost ended in 2017 when a drunk driver ...

Getting more boots on the ground.New Orleans Police Department interim Chief Michelle Woodfork said, "We are making sure that we strategically deploy whatever we have. Whether it be our federal ...

MICHELLE WOODFORK ANNOUNCES HER RETIREMENT FROM NOPD EARLIER THIS YEAR, AND LAST WEEK, SHE CONFIRMED HER NEW ROLE AS DIRECTOR OF FORENSICS AND INTELLIGENCE WITHIN THE ...

The escape took place about two months before qualifying begins on July 11 for all New Orleans municipal elections, including ...

NEW ORLEANS — Before the holidays, Mayor LaToya Cantrell announced Capt. Michelle Woodfork as interim NOPD superintendent and promised a national search for a permanent replacement for former ...

At the time she appointed Michelle Woodfork as Interim Superintendent, Mayor LaToya Cantrell said any national search should begin with Woodfork. “It's a search with a real focus on leadership ...

Facing allegations of a conflict of interest, Orleans Parish District Attorney Jason Williams removed himself this week from ...

Michelle Woodfork, who previously made history as the interim chief of the New Orleans Police Department (NOPD), has embarked on a new professional journey within District Attorney Jason Williams ...

Michelle Woodfork worked as a lieutenant when a drunk motorist crashed into a crowd on the Krewe of Endymion parade route in 2017, breaking her leg and nearly ending her three-decade NOPD career.

NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) - Interim NOPD Superintendent Michelle Woodfork’s strategy to fight crime includes setting up a drone program, using crime data to target hot spots in the city and relying on ...

Williams denied these allegations. Earlier this year, Williams endorsed his employee Michelle Woodfork to replace Hutson as sheriff in 2026. Woodfork declined to comment. In a statement ...