NOPD seeks $740K to add more surveillance drones

👀 NOPD wants to expand its drone program and have them docked around the city. It's seeking $740,000 from the French Quarter Management District. (The Times-Picayune 🔒)

• Meanwhile, JPSO has one of the country's largest law enforcement drone programs. (Axios)
• Speaking of surveillance, Project NOLA says it used AI-facial recognition technology to help authorities find the suspect in the Bywater arson fires. (Facebook)

🎤 Congressman Troy Carter hosts a field hearing today at City Hall to hear firsthand accounts about the recent Border Patrol crackdown.

• Mayor Helena Moreno is listed as a witness on the agenda.
• The event is closed to the public, but we'll be in the room covering.

👀 Sen. Bill Cassidy broke with the Republican party again and spoke out after another fatal shooting in Minneapolis. "The credibility of ICE and DHS are at stake." (The Hill)

🎒 The Orleans Parish School Board has a new president and vice president. (Press release)

🛋️ Joe Jaeger's estate sale starts Friday. (Instagram)