Pennington to help pick New Orleans police chief
Atlanta’s former top cop appointed to search committee
He did such a bang-up job here, ya know?
Former Atlanta and New Orleans Police Chief Richard Pennington will help select the Crescent City’s next police chief, according to New Orleans officials.
Mayor-elect Mitch Landrieu has named Pennington among more than two dozen members of the New Orleans Police Department task force charged with conducting a nationwide search for a police chief, according to a statement from Landrieu’s transition team.
The position is unpaid. Pennington will chair the It’s All Good Committee, which will judge a candidate’s ability to remain on vacation during local crises.