Carnival police numbers to drop because of New Orleans budget cuts, chief says

Full story: Times-Picayune

An $11 million proposed cut in the New Orleans Police Department's budget for next year will mean cuts in some of the nonemergency functions of the agency, including police officer coverage during Carnival and other large events, Police Superintendent Warren Riley told the City Council on Wednesday.

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