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From Police Monitor To Sheriff's Seat: Susan Hutson

Susan Hutson
Historic New Orleans Collection
Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson

After eleven years as independent monitor of the New Orleans Police Department, Susan Hutson became Orleans Parish Sheriff in 2022. In this edition of NOLA Life Stories, the Historic New Orleans Collection's oral history series, Hutson reflects on the experiences that informed her long career in criminal justice.

Joe Shriner is an independent radio producer and audio engineer in New Orleans.
Mark Cave is an oral historian and senior curator at the Historic New Orleans Collection.