NOPD Deputy Superintendent explains why the city is spending an additional $9M on the NOPD crime lab

The New Orleans Police Department (NOPD) crime lab is currently facing significant scrutiny due to severe structural issues in its new $25 million facility, which opened in 2022. Despite the recent building completion, the city is now spending an additional $9 million to renovate and repair the five-story facility on Gravier Street. NOPD Deputy Superintendent Nick Gernon and Dr. Shamika Kelly, Director of the Crime Lab, join Scoot to explain the cost of renovations of NOPD’s crime lab.