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网页2024年9月10日 — Supposedly, the Civil War dismantled the politics that pitted “slave states” against “free states.”. And yet the effect of the punishment-exception clause in the Thirteenth Amendment was to not only sanction the preservation of slavery and involuntary servitude, but also to extend it nationwide. by Deborah G. Plant August 23, 2024.
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How Phase III came to be - The Lens
网页2024年1月2日 — Its price tag doubled. Judges heard – and denied – at least three legal challenges to it in three years. Despite it all, pile-drivers are stationed at Perdido Street to start building it. Phase III is an 89-bed mental health annex to the New Orleans jail with an infirmary, laundry, and a visitation area.
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网页2023年12月31日 — A yellow lawn sign in St. John the Baptist Parish shows opposition to the Greenfield Grain Terminal. Photo by La’Shance Perry / The Lens Credit: La'Shance Perry. Several historic sites would suffer “adverse effects” from construction of gigantic Greenfield Grain Terminal, says review of rural St. John the Baptist Parish – which was recently placed at the top spot of a nationwide list ...
Behind The Lens episode 223: ‘History and art everywhere you look’
网页2023年12月15日 — Behind The Lens episode 223: ‘History and art everywhere you look’. This week on Behind The Lens, the New Orleans Police Department has begun implementing drones to fill gaps in recruitment. The eyes in the sky will be deployed strategically according to officials, but some privacy advocates are concerned. In some areas of the city, the ...
Judge temporarily blocks construction of Phase III jail facility
网页2023年11月6日 — On Monday, a New Orleans judge temporarily blocked construction on a controversial “special needs” jail facility known as Phase III. Work will be halted until after a Wednesday hearing into whether Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s administration violated the city’s charter by allocating $32 million for the facility without the approval of the City Council.
Neighborhoods Watched: Safety
网页2021年10月21日 — 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.
Neighborhoods Watched
网页2021年10月21日 — 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.
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Schools Archives - The Lens
网页2024年6月15日 — by Marta Jewson August 27, 2024. Across the nation, there’s been an increase in programs looking at ways to help lift up young people – and move them from poverty into more secure futures. Administrators at Rooted School saw fewer absences, a jump in reading scores, and a boost in independence for …