Filing public records requests is a tedious process that often leads to disappointment and sometimes incremental progress. But on occasion the fates give you a precious gift that can change the course of the future. For me, that was New Orleans Public Records Request 25-20667.
The responsive document to request 25-2067 is nearly 2,000 pages. The document contains hundreds of emails between NOPD and Project NOLA – the massive private spy network tracking your face across New Orleans. It spans from March 2023 throu gh November 2025.
25-20667_Redacted.pdf is the source of most of my work. It is a treasure trove that you need to read.
What’s in Response 25-20667?
- NOPD Using Project NOLA to identify people in custody and find crimes to justify holding them
- 30 GB of Leaked Project NOLA Video Footage
- Login Credentials to the Spy Network
- The Password Scheme for Individual Cameras
- Unlawful NOPD Use of Facial Recognition: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5
- NOPD Coordinating Project NOLA Cameras on City Property
- NOPD Tracking the Homeless (p961)
- And Much Much More!!!
Hold your government accountable. Review the evidence for yourself. File complaints, contact your City Council Member, and email Mayor Helena Moreno.
