Cantrell’s quick pick of a new police chief is a departure from the norm
By Kevin Litten, NOLA.com | The Times-Picayune Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s plan to name a permanent police chief from within the department only one week after Superintendent Michael Harrison’s announced departure for a new job in Baltimore is well within her mayoral authority. Her office said Wednesday (Jan. 9) that a replacement would be named Monday.…