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WEBSep 2, 2024 · At the height of hurricane season, Congressional candidate Devin Davis announces a plan to combat Louisiana’s home-insurance crisis. U.S. Rep. Troy Carter says he’s focused on a more apt federal concern: FEMA’s flood-hazard ratings. by Delaney Dryfoos, The Lens, and Eva Tesfaye, WWNO September 2, 2024.
After troubled pilot program, city moving forward with plan
WEBOct 7, 2022 · Every year, operators and dispatchers at the New Orleans 911 Call Center handle thousands of calls for non-violent mental health crises — calls they say have been steadily increasing in volume since the start of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Council approves 2023 budget with surprise addition of $124M in …
WEBDec 2, 2022 · After a month of budget hearings, the New Orleans City Council on Thursday gave final approval to the city’s roughly $1.5 billion 2023 operating budget.
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.
New Orleans expects 2022 revenues to nearly reach pre ... - The Lens
WEBOct 25, 2021 · Total revenues in 2022 are expected to be $1.4 billion, compared to $1.1 billion in 2019. The jump is mainly due to federal funding from the American Rescue Plan Act, a COVID relief bill passed by Congress in March, according to Cantrell spokesman Beau Tidwell. The city expects to receive $380 million in …
About The Lens’ property sales search tool
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 ...
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.
Neighborhoods Watched: The Toolbox - The Lens
WEBOct 21, 2021 · 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 ...
‘Do I even qualify?’: Deadline looms for $500 FEMA aid following Ida
WEBSep 21, 2021 · After Ida, FEMA rolled out its Critical Needs Assistance program, offering a one-time $500 payment per household intended to cover food, water, prescriptions, medical supplies and other life-saving and life-sustaining items, agency spokesperson Robert Howard told The Lens and Southerly in an email. The financial need following the …
City: School zone cameras are off for summer, despite flashing lights
WEBJun 13, 2022 · Over the last week, several Lens readers submitted photos and videos of lights that were still flashing, despite school being out for the summer. Problems with school zone lights — either being off when they should work or flashing when they shouldn’t — have persisted for years. Earlier this month, city officials confirmed all school zone ...
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