Rats infesting the New Orleans Police Department headquarters are getting high off of marijuana from the evidence room, authorities said Monday.
The decrepit building is also overrun with cockroaches, mold, defective elevators and out-of-order bathrooms, Police Superintendent Anne Kirkpatrick told city council members at a Criminal Justice Committee meeting.
“When we say we value our employees, you can’t say that, and at the same time, allow people to work in conditions that are not acceptable,” Kirkpatrick said.
Rats overtaking the structure are also eating drugs that are held in the evidence room, she noted.
“The rats are eating our marijuana. They’re all high,” Kirkpatrick said.
