The researcher whose work was used in NOLA for Life, Chicago "heat list" is involved in developing the new program for Cantrell's violence reduction task force. Task force members hope the list will be used to direct residents to social services, not police.
Appeals court affirms 2017 ruling in Orleans Parish Civil District Court. Cannizzaro's office has partially complied with that ruling.
Appealing an earlier ruling for news outlet, Cannizzaro's office says that public records requests for so-called "DA subpoenas" were too broad. The Lens is asking for more records.
The budget committee advanced a proposal to fund eight new cameras through the Gentilly Development District. The cameras would be linked to the city's surveillance hub.
We will focus on criminal justice, from 911 call to court files.
The audit confirms The Lens' findings about the effect of the programs, which allow DAs to keep fines in exchange for dropping traffic tickets.
This is the first indication of how often prosecutors used the bogus documents.
Williams: "We are now beyond the timeline you provided for disclosure."
The activist group filed a formal complaint on Monday spurred by The Lens' investigation into traffic diversion programs.
In a November letter, DA said file review could take “as long as six months.” Spokesman says that was an estimate, not a deadline.
