More than 50 civilian employees at the New Orleans Police Department will be furloughed for weeks this year as the city grapples with a $222 million budget deficit incurred by the previous administration.
Furloughed employees must take one day off per pay period under a sliding scale that requires between zero and 22 furlough days. The administration set the scale based on salary, according to Amy Trepagnier, personnel director for the Civil Service Department.
Forty-nine NOPD staffers will take the maximum 22 furlough days in 2026, according to documents obtained by The Times-Picayune through a public records request. Officials estimate the furlough program will save about $4.2 million, said Keristen Holmes, deputy director of communications for the Office of Mayor Helena Moreno…