Thank You for Attending the 2024 Stake Out for Justice
As a community leader, we truly appreciate you joining the fight to make our neighborhoods safer by attending our only annual fundraiser – the law enforcement event of the year. There is much to celebrate, and we could not do it without your support. Thank you for helping us honor officers who have gone above-and-beyond the call of duty this year.
SPEAKERS, AWARDS, AND ANNOUNCEMENTS
Louisiana State Police – Colonel Robert Hodges
Keynote: LSP strategy and effectiveness of Troop NOLA at 100 days
New Orleans Police Department – Chief Deputy Superintendent Hans Ganthier
Keynote: Third quarter crime reduction and tactics
New Orleans Police Department – Deputy Superintendent Nicholas Gernon
Presenting Consent Decree compliance and sustainment updates
New Orleans Police Department – Canine Officer “Jo”
Retirement ceremony and final call for service
NOPJF – Darrah Schaefer, Board Chair / Elizabeth Boh, Past Board Chair / Melanie Talia, CEO and President
Presenting Awards and Announcements:
Badge of Honor Awards – Trooper David Lowe, Detective James Fyfe, Officers Hosli & Mykulak, Sergeant Andrew Packer
Terry Ebbert Award – John Georges
Corporate Responsibility Award – First Horizon Bank
Announcement – 2024 Champions of Public Safety
Announcement – Support for Emergency Medical Response (EMR) Officer Cross-Training
Announcement – Coordination with New Orleans Health Department on opioid awareness, violence as a public health emergency, and plans for a First Responders Clinic
Voice Your Support to Begin the NOPD Consent Decree Sustainment Plan
The New Orleans Police and Justice Foundation (NOPJF) is asking you to make your voice heard in support of the joint motion from the U.S. Department of Justice and the City of New Orleans to begin the Sustainment Plan of the Federal Consent Decree, to which the New Orleans Police Department has adhered for the last 12 years. The progress made in Constitutional Policing as well as increases in transparency have become a model for police departments across the county.
The Sustainment Plan is a two-year strategy to help the City of New Orleans stay on track with improvements outlined in the Consent Decree. It includes specific tasks for areas like bias-free policing, community engagement, and more. Regular checks, or “audits,” will be done to make sure the City is following the plan. If the City falls short of its obligations, the sustainment period can be paused or extended, ensuring accountability and the continuation of progress. Full Consent Decree history, compliance, and sustainment documents may be found here.
Show your support for the Sustainment Plan by sending in your comments to the Court before October 25, 2024.
EMAIL: clerk@laed.uscourts.gov
MAIL ADDRESSED TO:
Clerk of Court, U.S. District Court, EDLA,
500 Poydras St., Room C-151,
New Orleans, LA 70130
IN-PERSON: The Court will set a date and time for a public Fairness Hearing where you may request to speak.
*Comments received by the Court will be made public and posted on the Court’s website with the author’s name, unless a separate motion to seal is granted.
More Than 500 Lives are Lost Each Year In New Orleans to Overdose
The NOPJF wants to empower you to help save lives. The opioid epidemic has quietly, yet powerfully, crept into our own backyard. Last year, there were 523 deaths from accidental overdose according to the Coroner – that was more than twice the number of homicides last year. However, first responders saved nearly three times that amount by using Naloxone – commonly known as Narcan – to reverse the effects. Today, thanks to the incredible team at the New Orleans Health Department, we are distributing Narcan to you in hopes that you may help add to that number. You’ll find a link to a quick training video below.
What is naloxone (Narcan*)?
Naloxone is a medicine that rapidly reverses an opioid overdose. It is an opioid antagonist. This means that it attaches to opioid receptors and reverses and blocks the effects of other opioids. Naloxone can quickly restore normal breathing to a person if their breathing has slowed or stopped because of an opioid overdose. But, naloxone has no effect on someone who does not have opioids in their system, and it is not a treatment for opioid use disorder. Examples of opioids include heroin, fentanyl, oxycodone (OxyContin®), hydrocodone (Vicodin®), codeine, and morphine.
How is naloxone given?
Naloxone should be given to any person who shows signs of an opioid overdose or when an overdose is suspected. Naloxone can be given as a nasal spray or it can be injected into the muscle, under the skin, or into the veins. Steps for responding to an opioid overdose can be found in the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration’s (SAMHSA) Opioid Overdose Prevention Toolkit.
NARCAN Nasal Spray – How to Use
