City surveillance system Archives | The Lens

Government & Politics

Entergy astroturfing fine used to buy surveillance cameras for second time

by Michael Isaac SteinJune 17, 2021June 17, 2021

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

Criminal Justice

ACLU sues Louisiana State Police for access to facial recognition documents

by Michael Isaac SteinFebruary 9, 2021February 9, 2021

Government & Politics

911 board approves multimillion-dollar law enforcement records, analytics system

by Michael Isaac SteinFebruary 3, 2021February 3, 2021

Criminal Justice

City, 911 board pursuing advanced records, data-sharing and analytics system for law enforcement

by Michael Isaac SteinJanuary 27, 2021January 27, 2021

Government & Politics

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

by Michael Isaac SteinDecember 18, 2020January 27, 2021

Criminal Justice

City releases dozens of pages of emails on police use of facial recognition

by Michael Isaac SteinDecember 14, 2020December 14, 2020

Criminal Justice

New Orleans Police Department using facial recognition despite years of denial

by Michael Isaac SteinNovember 12, 2020November 12, 2020

Government & Politics

Surveillance ordinance deferred again

by Michael Isaac SteinOctober 12, 2020October 12, 2020

Criminal Justice

Groups urge City Council to pass limits on surveillance

by Michael Isaac SteinOctober 7, 2020October 7, 2020

Government & Politics

City Council considers ordinance to ban facial recognition and create a public review and approval process for surveillance technology

by Michael Isaac SteinJuly 8, 2020July 8, 2020