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WEBSep 2, 2024 · Louisiana sanctions use of pepper spray and mace on detained juveniles. In July, a new state law put all Louisiana pretrial juvenile detention centers under the umbrella of the state Office of Juvenile Justice. Soon after, the agency filed an ‘emergency order’ approving the use of ‘chemical agents’ in those facilities.
Neighborhoods Watched
WEBOct 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.
After an autistic teen’s in-custody death, Jefferson ... - The Lens
WEBNov 10, 2022 · In January of 2020, several deputies with the Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office restrained Eric Parsa, a severely autistic 16-year-old, by sitting on him for over nine minutes while he was handcuffed in the parking lot of a laser tag facility after an autism-related meltdown and altercation with his father.
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WEBEverything in this tool is taken directly from the Land Records Division’s computer system. Those employees may make mistakes when entering sales. Due to the volume of records, we cannot double-check everything against court documents. However, we do look for obvious errors, such as a sale date in the future, and will withhold publication of ...
Neighborhoods Watched: Safety
WEBOct 21, 2021 · Since Hurricane Katrina in 2005, New Orleans’ violent crime and homicide rates have oscillated. Homicides fell to their lowest level in decades in 2019. But in 2020, New Orleans followed a national trend of spiking homicide rates that has continued into 2021. In search of an explanation, some looked at how policing tactics changed in 2020.
Divergent rulings on how to treat old split-jury verdicts could …
WEBNov 11, 2021 · The Advocate series also showed how that legacy appeared to manifest in the modern day. Black defendants, they found, were still more likely to be convicted by a non-unanimous jury than white defendants, and Black jurors were more likely to cast dissenting votes in jury trials.
Author Archives: Keith Twitchell - The Lens
WEBOct 17, 2017 · Author Archives: Keith Twitchell. Keith Twitchell. Keith Twitchell has served as president of the Committee for a Better New Orleans since 2004. He was worked on city budgeting issues since shortly after Katrina, and spoken at national conferences on Participatory Budgeting.
What gives? Too broke to fund schools, Plaquemines cuts ... - The …
WEBMay 5, 2019 · Too broke to fund schools, Plaquemines cuts risky deal with oil exporter. The oil export company would effectively own the land, but the Port — and Plaquemines taxpayers — would still be on the hook financially. Plaquemines Parish’s budget relies on oil and gas revenues. Oil prices have been free- falling since we started producing so ...
NOLA Public Schools, state Dept. of Education want out of ... - The …
WEBNov 12, 2021 · The Louisiana Department of Education and NOLA Public Schools district both say they are ready to exit a nearly seven-year-old federal consent judgment that requires monitoring and reporting on special education services in New Orleans schools. But the Southern Poverty Law Center, which brought the 2010 lawsuit that led to the consent judgment, doesn’t think the agencies are yet able to ...
After past troubled attempts, New Orleans looks to set up new ...
WEBMar 18, 2021 · Years after previous efforts were scrapped due to poor oversight, lack of clear procedures, technological failures, and funding disputes, city officials in New Orleans are once again looking to set up an electronic monitoring program run by public agencies — in partnership with a private vendor — to track the whereabouts of some juvenile and adult defendants who have been let out of jail ...