Behind The Lens episode 157: Eye in the sky
State Police monitored George Floyd protests with drones. COVID cases down in city schools. And the City Council rehires longtime Entergy consultants.
Louisiana State Police used surveillance drones at George Floyd protests in New Orleans and Baton Rouge
A New Orleans surveillance watchdog group calls the deployment of drones over protests a misuse of technology.
Convention Center rehires president for another five years, recommitting to massive development projects
Amid ongoing uncertainty in the tourism industry, Sawaya hopes to move forward with expansion plans
DA’s office asks for bigger budget for criminal investigations, prosecutions
Williams wants $1.3 million for more prosecutors, a full-time embed at the city surveillance hub and other priorities.
COVID-19 cases, quarantines drop in NOLA Public Schools
The district is requiring children over 5 to be fully vaccinated by Feb. 1.
Reported COVID cases in Louisiana prisons more than double in a week
Cases among prison staff are also up. The spike follows major increases in the general state, national population due to the omicron variant.
Council rehires longtime utility consultants, but launches search for potential replacements
Behind The Lens episode 156: Surveillance creep
The city finds yet another use for its expanded surveillance network. A dispute between OPSB and the New Orleans City Council over grants. And a wrap of the second week of the David Wade Correctional Center civil rights trial.
School Board praises City Council’s reversal on education grants
The money funds three district programs that serve children in the juvenile justice system and those struggling with attendance, truancy and behavioral issues.
Mental health care at state prison is ‘insufficient, and almost non-existent,’ expert testifies in federal civil rights trial
The case, filed in 2018, is in its second week of trial.
