The Perdido Institute

Privacy and accountability for New Orleans

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Findings from public records, updates on complaints and policy, and notes on surveillance in New Orleans.

  • The Perdido Institute Is Open

    The Perdido Institute opened today, November 2, 2026, as a New Orleans nonprofit that protects residents from unlawful surveillance and holds city government to its own laws. Our first tool is RETINA, a public map of 1,117 surveillance cameras and automated license plate readers in New Orleans. We built it from two city datasets, OpenStreetMap,…

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