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Orleans County
Technology presence
The record, by agency
New Orleans Police Department
The New Orleans Police Department owned 46 automated license plate readers as of 2017.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The Times Picayune
The U.S. Department of Justice awarded $237,000 to the New Orleans Police Department in 2015 as part of the Bureau of Justice Assistance's body-worn camera grant program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): U.S Department of Justice
The New Orleans Police Department operates a camera registry through its "SafeCam" program.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): City of New Orleans
The New Orleans Police Department uses Idemia face recognition technology.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): ProtocolPoliticoNew Orleans Police Department
Algiers Development District
The Algiers Development District approved the installation of 10 Flock Safety cameras in 2018.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Algiers Development District
New Orleans Office of Homeland Security
The New Orleans Police Department opened its real-time crime center in November 2017 as a part of the $40-million Citywide Public Safety Improvement Plan. As of December 2018, the RTCC employs a staff of 18 and accesses more than 340 cameras. In February 2018, there were plans to spend another $2.5 million on cameras and installation, including 120 automated license plate readers and up to 250 more cameras.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): The LensNew Orleans Homeland SecurityGovernment Computer News
Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office
The Orleans Parish Sheriff's Office had 125 body-worn cameras, according to a 2019 survey.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
Tulane University Police Department
The Tulane University Police Department had 100 body-worn cameras, according to a 2019 survey.
Sources (via the EFF Atlas): Louisiana Commission on Law Enforcement and Administration of Criminal Justice
Source: EFF Atlas of Surveillance (Electronic Frontier Foundation & University of Nevada, Reno — Reynolds School of Journalism) · CC BY 4.0 · retrieved July 2026