By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Leave your feedback Share Copy URL https://www.pbs.org/newshour/politics/law-disorder-the-failure-of-nopd-after-katrina Email Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Pinterest Tumblr Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Law & Disorder: The Missteps of NOPD After Katrina Politics Aug 25, 2010 4:00 PM EDT We talked this week with A.C. Thompson, one of the reporters from ProPublica who has been investigating the New Orleans Police Department in the years since Hurricane Katrina. He has been exploring reports of specific acts of excessive force used by the department, as well as the factors that could have created a culture where such abuse could exist. His work is part of a Frontline report airing Wednesday called “Law and Disorder.” Follow Hari on Twitter We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now By — Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan Hari Sreenivasan joined the PBS NewsHour in 2009. He is the Anchor of PBS NewsHour Weekend and a Senior Correspondent for the nightly program. @hari
We talked this week with A.C. Thompson, one of the reporters from ProPublica who has been investigating the New Orleans Police Department in the years since Hurricane Katrina. He has been exploring reports of specific acts of excessive force used by the department, as well as the factors that could have created a culture where such abuse could exist. His work is part of a Frontline report airing Wednesday called “Law and Disorder.” Follow Hari on Twitter We're not going anywhere. Stand up for truly independent, trusted news that you can count on! Donate now