New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell said during a news conference Wednesday that her decision on who should be the next New Orleans Police superintendent could still be weeks off. The mayor said she does not want to rush the process.
The International Association of Chiefs of Police is helping the administration in its search.
"What I do believe is fair is allowing the consultants, IACP, to do their due diligence, to allow me time to do my due diligence," the mayor said.
The search resulted in 33 applicants that have since been narrowed down to a reported three: current NOPD Interim Chief Michelle Woodfork, Oakland Police Chief Anne Kirkpatrick, and former Henderson, Nevada chief Thedrick Andres.
Despite the hiring of IACP to help in the search, the administration is still being hit with requests to show more about the process. The New Orleans City Council is asking the mayor's office to release details on what criteria were used to come up with the three finalists.
Once the mayor makes her selection, that individual will go through the first-ever city council confirmation process. New Orleans voters overwhelmingly approved requiring some of the mayor's top appointees, including police chief, to be confirmed by a city council vote.
