Welcome

Thank you for taking the opportunity to visit the Kenner Police Department’s website.  The Kenner Police Department’s mission is to provide our community with the most effective and professional law enforcement and public safety services, and we are proud to be regarded as one of the most progressive law enforcement agencies in the nation. Each year we take steps to implement state-of-the-art technology and train ourselves in the most effective methods of fighting crime.  Currently, we are hiring qualified, dedicated men and women to join our force.  Visit our recruiting section for more information.

As you explore this site, we hope to provide you with an overview of police department operations and introduce you to our proactive community efforts. It is here that you can learn about the many innovative safety and crime prevention programs available to you, such as the Citizens’ Police Academy, Neighborhood Watch and Women’s Self Defense.  

I also encourage you to visit our citizen’s resource webpage for valuable information and links to a variety of local and state agencies. 

I hope you will continue to visit our website and learn more about the Kenner Police Department. For more information, please write to us at 500 Veterans Blvd. Kenner, Louisiana 70062.  If you have a question or concern you’d like to email me about, I can be reached at [email protected]

Keith A. Conley
Chief of Police

officers at park

Career Opportunities

Do you have what it takes to join the team?  We are currently hiring:

Booking Officer                                                                                                      Administrative Assistants 
Correctional Peace Officers
Correctional Officer                                                                                                               Police Officers
Police Communications Officers
Call Takers                                                                                            

Click Here to go to our Career Opportunities Page.

Mission Statement

The Kenner Police Department’s mission is to provide our community with the most effective and professional law enforcement and public safety services.  We recognize and take pride in our continuous contribution to the quality of life in our community.  We will meet the challenge of fulfilling our mission by basing our actions on these guiding principles:

Crime Prevention, Law Enforcement, & Public Safety

We strive to prevent criminal activity by engaging in innovative policing methods.

We preserve the peace and suppress crime by investigating suspected criminal activity. We arrest and incarcerate persons who commit criminal acts.

We protect life and property by effectively responding to all disasters and emergencies.

We promote the efficient flow of traffic, investigate accidents and encourage safe driving habits.

We respond in a timely manner to all service requests.

Community Relations

We educate our citizens about crime prevention.

We educate our youth on the dangers of substance abuse and delinquency.

We work to earn the respect of all the people we serve.  We perform our duties with courtesy, fairness, efficiency, professionalism and respect for diversity.

We promote an open-door policy concerning all matters of public interest.

We recognize and value the members of our community as partners in a unified effort to prevent and reduce crime.

Ethics & Professional Standards

We are committed to uphold our position of trust by maintaining the highest ethical standards.

We value the spirit of teamwork, commitment to duty and training.

We pledge to make maximum effective use of the resources and personnel and demonstrate fiscal responsibility.

Chief Of Police

Keith A. Conley

Marching into a safe Spring season

As we bid farewell to the winter chill and welcome the warmth of Spring, I want to reaffirm to the citizens of Kenner what an honor and privilege it is to lead the Kenner Police Department. March signifies a time of growth and the promise of brighter days ahead. The dedicated men and women of the KPD are here to ensure that every resident feels safe and secure.

Together, we can foster a strong foundation of trust and cooperation. The KPD aims to create an open dialogue between law enforcement and residents. Let’s continue to work hand in hand to make March a month of positive growth and prosperity for this community. 

The Kenner Police Department is beefing up our traffic division. As we continue to grow our patrol division, we will continue to increase our traffic Enforcement division. Our patrol officers are also tasked with traffic enforcement, and we have recently revamped and upgraded our vehicle speed detection devices. Our officers average 450 citations a month. Both patrol and traffic investigate traffic accidents. In January alone officers handled 200 accidents. In 2023 Kenner had two fatalities that involved children. The Kenner Police Department is teaming up with the Jefferson Parish School Board to put a
safety program in place to educate drivers and school students to the dangers of distractions caused by handheld devices, ear buds and speeding.

The 2023 crime statistics show a drop in crimes such as vehicle burglaries (-17.4%), residential burglaries (-44.6%) and robbery (-35.7%). There was an increase in business burglaries and auto thefts. KPD has made several arrests in many of these cases by use of new technology including the Flock camera system as well as depending on our resident’s home surveillance systems. 

On a festive note, I am excited to serve as this year’s Irish Grand Marshal for
the 42
nd annual Irish-Italian Parade in Metairie on March 24. I am
also thrilled to share this prestigious honor with Judge Frank Brindisi, this
year’s Italian Grand Marshal.

March also means it’s time to Spring Forward.
Remember to set your clocks forward by one hour before going to sleep on
Saturday, March 9. Daylight saving time officially begins March 10. 
Let us not forget Easter is quickly approaching. I wish you
all a wonderful holiday with friends and family.

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

The Kenner Police Department is recruiting to fill several positions. Correction Officers, Communication Officers, and Police Officers are all needed. The Kenner Police Department offers competitive salaries and great benefits such as paid health insurance, paid employee life insurance, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, 15 paid holidays a year, pension retirement plan and incentive pay for bi-lingual officers and employees, incentive pay for working a scheduled shift overnight.

We know “YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES” so take the next step. Visit our web page at www.kennerpd.com, call our recruiters at (504) 712-2299 or TEXT “KennerPDJobs” to (504) 788-2614.

 WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Please lock your vehicle’s doors and protect your valuables, NEVER leave a gun in your car! The Kenner Police Department has extra manpower on the streets in the late night and early morning hours to combat property crimes, such as vehicle burglaries. Please dial 9-1-1 if you see anything suspicious or out of the ordinary, our officers will thank you!

Chief Conley can be reached by email at [email protected].  You can also download the free Kenner Police Department mobile app for both Apple and Android devices as well as access the Kenner P.D. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages @kennerpolice for the latest updated crime, traffic, and other law enforcement-related information.

 

Summer Safety for Your Children

During summer vacation, there is less structure to your children’s days and more opportunity to find themselves in unsafe situations.  Summertime can be safe and fun if children understand the rules that can keep them from harm’s way.

Please don’t assume your child knows all these simple rules.  It takes one forgetful moment for a tragedy to occur.  Please review these tips with your children now and over the summer.

The best way to keep a child safe is for parents to be observant and good listeners.  Get to know their friends, learn about their activities, and spend time talking with them every day.  Working together, we can keep children safe.

  • Teach your kids the “check first” rule.  Before going anywhere, they need to check with you or the person in charge.
  • Explain to your children that they must never go to movies, malls, public restrooms, or parks alone.
  • Ask your kids to be careful where they play and to stay away from pools, canals, and lakes unless they are with a trusted adult.
  • Remind your kids not to play on busy streets or in deserted areas.
  • If your child is home alone, he or she must always keep the door locked.  Never tell anyone who calls that they are home alone.  Leave emergency numbers with instructions to dial 9-1-1 in case of an emergency.
  • If your child frequents the Internet (including but not limited to social media, message boards, gaming sites, or chat rooms), advise him or her not to provide any personal information (home address, telephone number, family details, etc.) to anyone unknown.
  • Teach your kids not to get into the car with anyone but you and trusted friends.
  • No matter the length of your journey, please buckle up everyone in your car at all times.
  • All bicycle riders should wear helmets and ride with traffic on the right side of the road.
  • If you own a gun, keep it out of sight and reach of children.  Always keep it unloaded.  Teach your kids the four basic rules of gun safety education: stop; don’t touch; leave the area; tell an adult.

 

YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES

The Kenner Police Department is recruiting to fill several positions. Correction Officers, Communication Officers, and Police Officers are all needed. The Kenner Police Department offers competitive salaries and great benefits such as paid health insurance, paid employee life insurance, paid vacation leave, paid sick leave, 15 paid holidays a year, pension retirement plan and incentive pay for bi-lingual officers and employees, incentive pay for working a scheduled shift overnight.

We know “YOU HAVE WHAT IT TAKES” so take the next step. Visit our web page at www.kennerpd.com, call our recruiters at (504) 712-2299 or TEXT “KennerPDJobs” to (504) 788-2614.

 WE NEED YOUR HELP!

Please lock your vehicle’s doors and protect your valuables, NEVER leave a gun in your car! The Kenner Police Department has extra manpower on the streets in the late night and early morning hours to combat property crimes, such as vehicle burglaries. Please dial 9-1-1 if you see anything suspicious or out of the ordinary, our officers will thank you!

Chief Conley can be reached by email at [email protected].  You can also download the free Kenner Police Department mobile app for both Apple and Android devices as well as access the Kenner P.D. Facebook, Instagram and Twitter pages @kennerpolice for the latest updated crime, traffic, and other law enforcement-related information.