Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
Municipality in Louisiana
United States
East Baton Rouge, LA is equipping all uniformed deputies with body-worn camera devices by 2023
The East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office is equipping all uniformed deputies who police the public with body-worn camera devices by 2023. The sheriff's office has ordered 175 cameras from Arizona-based police equipment maker Axon Enterprise. Patrol deputies will be the first to receive the devices and the office hopes to start training them to use the cameras by September.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
East Baton Rouge, LA considers buying 540 acres of empty land to hold rain runoff and prevent floods
East Baton Rouge is considering buying empty swamps, fields, and woods to hold rain runoff and prevent floods. The city-parish has pooled $45 million in combined federal hazard mitigation and post-2016 recovery dollars to create retention ponds and preserve 540 acres of floodplain areas.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA trains residents to navigate public data with Citizen Data Academy
The city's Information Services team hosts three virtual courses on the Open Data BR, Open Checkbook BR, and EBRGIS systems. Each free course lasts 90 minutes and the courses build from introduction to exploration and problem-solving with data. Residents who complete all three courses are able to conduct spatial analyses and develop visualizations with public data. Baton Rouge's data training creates greater fluency in public decision-making among the general public.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA boosts small business prospects with Retail Revival program
Baton Rouge partnered with eBay to recruit small businesses for the company's e-commerce training program. Each business receives training on how to set up online shops, market their goods, and handle shipping. Business owners also access one-on-one coaching from eBay experts as their shops hit the website. Retail Revival helps Baton Rouge businesses reach international customers while supporting the local economy.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
Baton Rogue-East Baton Rogue, LA launched "Open Data BR" its open data portal
Open Data BR is part of a comprehensive effort by the city to build more effective, responsive, transparent, and digital local government agencies. There are 43 public datasets hosted on the platform and 125 additional datasets have been identified as potential candidates.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA developed the Public Safety Common Operational Platform
The Baton-Rouge Police Department (BRPD) partnered with the Department of Information Services and the Mayor's Office of Homeland Security and Emergency Preparedness to launch the Baton Rouge Public Safety Common Operational Platform (PSCOP). The PSCOP maps out and centralizes public safety-related data. The PSCOP leverages geographical information system technology and dispatch logs to map reports of crime and traffic crashes in real time.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States
Baton Rouge, LA launched their Open Data BR initiative
An initiative that exists as part of a broader effort to turn Baton Rouge into a hub for digital growth and technological innovation. Open Data BR consists of open data, open checkbook, and open budget websites bringing a wealth of information and data on the parish to citizens.
Baton Rouge-East Baton Rouge, LA
United States