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Lake Charles Boosts Safety with Real-Time Cameras | Lafayette Louisiana News
Lake Charles is ramping up public safety with a new real-time camera monitoring system, funded by $71,437 annually, to tackle “migrating crime” around bars and lakefront hotspots — while also passing a midnight-to-5AM no-loitering law for Bord du Lac Drive. The city’s police are short-staffed, so this partnership with the sheriff’s office ensures better surveillance without pulling officers from patrols. Future tech like license plate readers and facial recognition may come, but for now, the focus is on maximizing existing cameras. Meanwhile, a massive new hurricane-proof sports complex is in…
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