STAFF PHOTO BY BRETT DUKE
An NOPD cruiser makes its way down Convention Center Blvd near the Earnest Morial Convention Center Thursday, September 1, 2005 in New Orleans.

Law & Disorder

August 25 and August 16, 2011 / 56m

Season 2010: Episode 18

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Behind the enduring images of heroic rescues undertaken by the New Orleans Police Department in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina, there is another story of law enforcement in crisis, even out of control. Law & Disorder, a year-long, ongoing collaboration among FRONTLINE, ProPublica and the New Orleans Times-Picayune, investigates charges that NOPD officers inappropriately used lethal force against New Orleans citizens and then tried to cover up their actions. [Explore more stories on the original website for Law & Disorder.]

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