The Fraternal Order of Police wants to have a say in an agreement New Orleans has reached with the Justice Department to overhaul the city's troubled police department.
WVUE-TV reports that the group has asked U.S. District Judge Susie Morgan to allow it to intervene in the matter before the judge signs off on the agreement.
The TV station reports that the FOP has complained in the past that it was left out of the negotiations and that officers need more details about what will be expected of them.
The agreement spells out a series of strict requirements for overhauling the department's policies and procedures for use of force, training, interrogations, searches and arrests, recruitment and supervision.
The judge has set an Aug. 29 hearing to consider the agreement.