Council approves funding to blanket French Quarter with surveillance cameras
The funding will more than triple the number of cameras in the French Quarter.
Tag: City surveillance system
French Quarter could be blanketed in city surveillance cameras under new plan
The proposal would more than triple the number of city crime cameras in the neighborhood.
Council committee opposes Cantrell request to loosen local surveillance restrictions
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.
Mayor Cantrell moves to reverse bans on facial recognition, predictive policing and other surveillance tech
Privacy advocates say the city would be taking a step in the wrong direction.
City crime cameras used to dispute workers’ comp claim and justify firing three city workers
Firefighters’ union president says the Real Time Crime Center camera network shouldn’t be used for city employment matters.
Neighborhoods Watched: A discussion with the reporters
Reporters Michael Isaac Stein and Caroline Sinders talk about their five-part series on surveillance in New Orleans.
Neighborhoods Watched: The Rise of Urban Mass Surveillance
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.
Entergy astroturfing fine used to buy surveillance cameras for second time
Mayor LaToya Cantrell originally said that all the money from the fine should go to the Sewerage and Water Board.
ACLU sues Louisiana State Police for access to facial recognition documents
According to suit, the State Police falsely claimed it did not have records on facial recognition. Emails released by the city of New Orleans prove that wasn't true, the ACLU says.
911 board approves multimillion-dollar law enforcement records, analytics system
The contractor was selected without a public bidding process.
