Amid still shrinking NOPD ranks, the president of the Police Association of New Orleans has written a letter to the mayor's office and the city council.
"We have been losing commissioned personnel at an unnatural rate," Michael Glasser cried out.
He says the NOPD is designed to operate with 1500-1600, but now has barely 900 officers.
"The attrition facing the NOPD is greater than the national trend."
He says cops are leaving New Orleans for lower paying jobs elsewhere in law enforcement.
"Despite all hiring efforts, financial incentives, and retention plans; the attrition continues," Glasser declared. "No one wants to work in this environment despite hefty bonuses and promises of better management."
Among the issues, the PANO president says, are allegations that the Public Integrity Bureau "has routinely violated the law" with the way investigations are conducted.
He told WWL's Newell Normand that a PANO probe revealed that former PIB head Arlinda Westbrook fabricated evidence against officers, omitted evidence that was helpful to cops and falsified reports.
He says despite Westbrook admitting to these and other violations, there are no consequences.
Glasser urged the council and the administration to step in and take action.
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"The rank and file members of the NOPD see this, know this, and are appalled at the fact that there are no consequence for this behavior."