Port of New Orleans Swears In New Harbor Police Chief Melanie Montroll

The Port of New Orleans (Port NOLA) has sworn in Capt. Melanie Montroll as the new chief of its Harbor Police Department (HPD). In doing so, Montroll became the department’s first woman and first African American woman chief. Montroll succeeds Chief Robert Hecker, who retired after leading HPD for more than 26 years.

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