President-elect Trump suggested during his campaign that he equates federal consent decree agreements to "defunding the police," or weakening law enforcement.
Why it matters: The New Orleans Police Department has been under a federal consent decree since 2013 and is trying to end it.
The big picture: Consent decrees are court-ordered agreements, which require police to impose various reforms.
New Orleans has one of the nation's most expansive consent decrees. Read it.
A judge is in the process of deciding if NOPD has improved enough to merit moving to the 2-year winding down phase.
Zoom in: The Louisiana State Police is under federal investigation in response to allegations of racially discriminatory policing and excessive force.
LSP is paying its attorneys $1,000 per hour, according to The Lens.
The investigation hasn't led to a consent decree, and an agreement appears unlikely during Trump's second term.
Catch up quick: During Trump's first term, his administration refused to enter into any consent decrees, even after the murder of George Floyd at the hands of Minneapolis police in 2020.
Project 2025, the plan for Trump's second term put together by dozens of Trump allies, calls for the administration to avoid entering into any more.
