Eddie Compass
Eddie Compass
Edwin P. Compass, III is a former Chief of Police of the New Orleans Police Department...
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Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins,
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Every man in a leadership position knows when it's time to hand over reins to someone else. I'll be retiring as superintendent of police and will be going on in another direction God has for me.
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I served this department for 26 years and have taken it through some of the toughest times of its history. Every man in a leadership position must know when it's time to hand over the reins.
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it is of vital importance to the citizens of New Orleans to maintain integrity in the process of distributing contracts, and such integrity is best achieved by promoting a transparent process.
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I'm still standing. I'm the ultimate warrior, ... I'm going to be the last person to leave the battlefield.
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who made the ultimate sacrifice for this city.
logistics order
We have our logistics in order and the patrols are going very well.
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We continue to get better day by day,
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We have thousands of people who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time, ... Once they are all out, then we'll concentrate our forces on mandatory evacuation.
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thousands of people, who want to voluntarily evacuate at this time.
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We are definitely in control of this city, ... We've been almost crime free for the last four days.
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We are definitely in control of this city.
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We'll do everything it takes to make this city safe. These people don't understand they're putting themselves in harm's way,
bodies reports
Unfortunately, we have reports of some bodies floating,