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Nov 1, 2024 · The Port of New Orleans plans to “revitalize” the Alabo Street Wharf into a terminal for organic grain. Neighbors in Holy Cross are concerned about grain dust, pests, rodents and a steady line of railcars passing right outside their doors. by Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens, and Eva Tesfaye, WWNO November 1, 2024. Schools.
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Neighborhoods Watched
Oct 21, 2021 · The city only directly owns 555 cameras, which are plotted on the map below. The other 420 live video feeds come through a program called Safecam Platinum, which allows private residents and businesses to hook up their cameras to the city system. This is a map of 48 participating Safecam Platinum businesses.
Neighborhoods Watched: The Toolbox - The Lens
The Toolbox. A list of the police surveillance tools at the disposal of the city of New Orleans. Project by Michael Isaac Stein, Caroline Sinders and Winnie Yoe. October 21, 2021. One of the biggest hurdles to surveillance oversight is simply accounting for all the tools at the city's disposal. New Orleans’ surveillance apparatus is made up ...
As reality shows face criticism over privacy, ‘Nightwatch,’ which ...
Nov 18, 2020 · The city of New Orleans announced earlier this month that a reality TV show called “Nightwatch,” which follows New Orleans emergency medical technicians working the 4 p.m. to 4 a.m. shift, has resumed filming here following a three-year hiatus.
Cantrell wins second term as mayor - The Lens
Nov 13, 2021 · X. Mayor LaToya Cantrell speaking at a March 15, 2020 press conference regarding the coronavirus crisis. (Michael Isaac Stein/The Lens) New Orleans Mayor LaToya Cantrell was elected to serve a second term on Saturday, defeating 13 challengers to avoid a runoff next month. The outcome is no surprise. The race failed to attract any well-funded or ...
Compare 2019 New Orleans school ratings - The Lens
Nov 6, 2019 · The district highlighted the fact that roughly 75 percent of schools received an A or B in the growth index, in a press release Wednesday morning. Overall, the NOLA Public Schools district received a C letter grade with a district performance score of 67.8. That was a slight uptick from its C rating of 66.2 last year.
NOLA Public Schools centralized admissions process - The Lens
Oct 29, 2021 · NOLA Public Schools’ centralized school enrollment lottery, until recently called OneApp, is scheduled to launch on Monday and for the first time it will include three of the city’s most highly regarded schools.
Neighborhoods Watched: The Cost of a Camera - The Lens
Oct 21, 2021 · The Cost of a Camera. New Orleans has spent millions on surveillance, but the full price tag is unclear. Project by Michael Isaac Stein, Caroline Sinders and Winnie Yoe. October 21, 2021. The upfront cost of a single New Orleans surveillance camera ranges from $1,094 to $8,263, depending on their capabilities — like zoom, pan tilt and ...
Schools Archives - The Lens
Promises Unfulfilled: The Politics of School Choice. by Luis Mirón November 5, 2024. Amid questioning from parents who cannot find good schools to enroll in, school-choice advocates need to find more and more avenues to advance their mantra, to hold on to it.