🚔 The NOPD got the OK yesterday to start a two-year process that could end its federal oversight. The department has to prove it can sustain improvements its made since the consent decree started. (WWL)
Of note: The judge declined a request to end oversight immediately. How we got here.
🎤 Snoop Dogg is heading here for the Super Bowl. America's favorite uncle will host the NFL Honors on Feb. 6 at the Saenger. (Press release and more fan events)
💰 New Orleans school leaders say they are still waiting for a $10 million payment from the city that was part of a legal settlement. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)