NEW ORLEANS — It shouldn’t have taken this long, but New Orleans’ 9-1-1 head Tyrell Morris finally did the right thing. He resigned yesterday, effective immediately.
Late one night in May, Morris drove his city-owned vehicle into another car. He then logged into the Orleans Parish Communications District computer system to change the rule that required him to get a drug and alcohol test after an accident involving a city vehicle. Morris also lied about what happened, claiming the other driver hit his vehicle. A video clearly shows otherwise.
Shame on Morris for lying. And shame on Mayor Cantrell and the district’s board members she appointed for refusing to fire Morris. The 9-1-1 system is supposed to protect citizens, not political cronies.
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