WASHINGTON – The Department of Justice today announced more than $139 million in grant funding through the Department’s Office of Community Oriented Policing Services (COPS Office) COPS Hiring Program (CHP). The awards provide direct funding to 183 law enforcement agencies across the nation, allowing those agencies to hire 1,066 additional full-time law enforcement professionals. In the Eastern District of Louisiana (4) municipalities were awarded funding totaling more than $8 million.
“We are committed to providing police departments with the resources needed to help ensure community safety and build community trust,” said Attorney General Merrick B. Garland. “The grants we are announcing today will enable law enforcement agencies across the country to hire more than 1,000 additional officers to support vitally important community oriented policing programs.”
“From our District’s eclectic and vibrant urban cityscapes to our quaint and rustic rural localities, we all in some capacity have been affected by violent crime and its secondary effects on our communities,” said U.S. Attorney Duane A. Evans. “These award announcements highlight the commitment from the Department of Justice to afford state and local partners funding to hire the personnel needed to enhance public safety, combat violent crime, and most importantly nurture community relationships through community policing efforts within our District.”
The following cities, towns or municipalities in the Eastern District of Louisiana received awards:
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