NEW ORLEANS (WVUE) – The New Orleans Office of Inspector General says in a new letter the NOPD was not reporting millions of dollars in overtime to city officials last year.
The report mirrors details uncovered in FOX 8’s unchecked overtime investigation. The OIG’s report shows some supervisors were not verifying officers actually worked the overtime they claimed on their timesheets.
During a months-long investigation in 2025, a FOX 8 undercover camera captured two of the highest-paid overtime earners with NOPD at home while their timesheets indicated they were on the clock…