NEW ORLEANS (WGNO) — A federal judge said she's prepared to end the New Orleans Police Department Consent Decree, if all involved agree to it.

The consent decree was enacted in 2013 after the Department of Justice found patterns of corruption within the NOPD. It was enacted in an effort to improve the NOPD and to avoid a government takeover.

The city voluntarily entered the consent decree. When it began, the federal court appointed a monitor to oversee compliance, report any issues to the courts and track the NOPD's progress.

In January, the judge handling the case allowed a two year "exit process," to begin, because the NOPD had made substantial progress.

Judge Susie Morgan said she is ready to sign off on ending the consent decree once all parties involved, including the fifth circui

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