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Council approves funding to blanket French Quarter with surveillance cameras

by Michael Isaac Stein October 6, 2022 Updated October 7, 2022

The funding will more than triple the number of cameras in the French Quarter. […]

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French Quarter could be blanketed in city surveillance cameras under new plan

by Michael Isaac Stein September 8, 2022 Updated September 8, 2022

The proposal would more than triple the number of city crime cameras in the neighborhood. […]

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Council committee opposes Cantrell request to loosen local surveillance restrictions

by Michael Isaac Stein June 16, 2022 Updated June 22, 2022

A majority of a council committee voted to defer the ordinance. But it appears it will still go before the full council as early as next week. […]

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Mayor Cantrell moves to reverse bans on facial recognition, predictive policing and other surveillance tech

by Michael Isaac Stein February 17, 2022 Updated June 16, 2022

Privacy advocates say the city would be taking a step in the wrong direction. […]

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Louisiana State Police used surveillance drones at George Floyd protests in New Orleans and Baton Rouge

by Nick Chrastil January 27, 2022 Updated January 27, 2022

A New Orleans surveillance watchdog group calls the deployment of drones over protests a misuse of technology. […]

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Behind The Lens episode 156: Surveillance creep

by Carolyne Heldman January 21, 2022 Updated January 21, 2022

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. […]

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Neighborhoods Watched: The Rise of Urban Mass Surveillance

by Michael Isaac Stein, Caroline Sinders and Winnie Yoe October 20, 2021 Updated October 21, 2021

New Orleans has spent millions to expand its police surveillance powers. But without formal oversight or regulation, citizens have largely been left in the dark about what tools and techniques the city is using to spy on them. […]

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Entergy astroturfing fine used to buy surveillance cameras for second time

by Michael Isaac Stein June 17, 2021 Updated June 17, 2021

Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board. […]

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New Orleans City Council bans facial recognition, predictive policing and other surveillance tech

by Michael Isaac Stein December 18, 2020 Updated January 27, 2021

The ordinance that was ultimately passed wasn’t as ambitious as the original, but advocates say it’s a good start. […]

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Surveillance ordinance deferred again

by Michael Isaac Stein October 12, 2020 Updated October 12, 2020

Council official says there wasn’t enough time last week to finalize the ordinance as the city was dealing with several pressing issues including Hurricane Delta. […]

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