CIty denied a public records request from the defense attorney last summer, claiming it would reveal sensitive information related to terrorism prevention. But civil rights groups representing her say the cameras are, in fact, normally used for routine law enforcement and criminal prosecution. […]
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Plus a year in review from our weekly podcast Behind The Lens. A vote to hand control of McDonogh 35 to a charter group means New Orleans is likely to become the first major city in the country without traditional, direct-run schools. And one of the city’s most desirable elementary schools will not accept new pre-K students next year. […]
Software package can track movement and identify objects and people. The suite also includes “predictive policing” software, but officials say the city isn’t using it. […]
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Surveillance of a drug suspect may have violated his civil rights, his lawyer tells The Lens. Police report claims an undercover officer was on the scene, but that’s not clear. […]
Trash clean-up plan includes at least 10 new cameras linked to the city’s Real Time Crime Monitoring Center. The monitoring center collects footage from more than 300 cameras around the city, the Mayor’s Office said. […]
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Opponents said the cameras would’ve infringed on people’s privacy. […]
“What united us in 1776 was the idea that a country can be defined by a shared belief that freedom and equality are human rights. Without belonging, there can be no true democracy.” […]
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Though Louisiana legislators again introduced the “Medical Freedom Act,” which prohibits vaccine requirements, the version that made it through the Louisiana House was amended so that it did not apply to schools or daycares. There is widespread bipartisan support for school vaccine protocols – and here’s why, says the writer, the co-director of Louisiana Families for Vaccines. […]
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DC and 31 states including Louisiana supported the DOJ’s position that police should be able to use geofence warrants. […]
Louisiana’s child welfare system was built to protect children. For Black girls, it has become another door into the pipeline. […]
