Cecil Elvir-Quinonez, who is still breastfeeding her youngest child, is awaiting deportation in a Louisiana ICE facility states away from her family and children. […]
As the state limits sharing of independent data, the Trump administration is delaying new testing requirements for dozens of chemical plants around the Mississippi River Basin. […]
A new report critical of the rapid data-center ramp-up across the South describes it as ‘Big Tech, following in the footsteps of Big Oil.’ […]
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Experts and residents decry hazards to people and lack of regulations, transparency […]
Delaney Dryfoos on what the Alabo Street Wharf development may mean for neighbors. Matthew Wollenweber on NOPD’s use of surveillance, including 5,000 cameras and partnerships that use facial recognition technology. […]
Read More… from Behind the Lens episode 279: ‘Incompetent or lying’
“After years of FOIA requests and research, I know that NOPD is lying about their unlawful use of Project NOLA and facial-recognition software,” says the writer. The surveillance-camera issue is slated to be discussed at 10 a.m. today (Monday) at the City Council’s criminal-justice committee meeting. […]
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At a meeting, community members raise questions about the police department’s newest surveillance technology. […]
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Some advocates worry it could lead to increased police presence in already under-resourced areas. But the DA’s office says that the data is only a first step. […]
OJJ pays $75 per hour to staffing company for guards. Critics say that contractor seems to be “enriching themselves on the backs of Louisiana’s teenagers and taxpayers’ […]
Apparent Cantrell administration allocation adds $10 million from unknown source. Also, architects differentiate their jail design from notorious “panopticon” configuration. […]
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