NEW ORLEANS -- Peter E. Maggiore has been hired as the chief of the Crescent City Connection police force.
According to a Wednesday news release, Maggiore served as deputy chief for the bridge's police department since 2008.
The bridge police are responsible for providing security and traffic management for 13 miles in and around the Mississippi River Bridge, including all surface streets providing access to the bridge, toll operations and ferry landings.
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