These Shreveport Dumping Sites Need Camera Monitoring

The fight against blight has been a major initiative in Shreveport. Mayor Tom Arceneaux has put a program in place called “block by block”. This has been a concentrated effort in neighborhoods across the community. Yes, it’s a cleanup effort, but it’s also an educational campaign to let people what they can do to help fight blight.

But another tool is coming to address illegal dumping. Shreveport and Caddo Parish are getting some help to clean things up around the community. Keep Louisiana Beautiful (KLB) has awarded the Caddo Parish Sheriff’s Office a Litter Enforcement Surveillance Camera Grant. This grant will support the Sheriff’s efforts to enforce laws against illegal littering and dumping.

Sheriff Henry Whitehorn Sr. says this grant of $10,000 will help his department develop and implement a surveillance camera program aimed at identifying violators and increasing litter citations.

Whitehorn says:

This grant award signifies a strong partnership with KLB, enabling us to purchase cameras, monitoring software, and other essential equipment to enhance our litter enforcement programs.

 

READ MORE: See the latest on the Block by Block Initiative

Where Will the Cameras Be Installed?

Sheriff Whitehorn says these cameras will be placed in known dumping sites throughout the Parish. Shreveport is also planning to put cameras up at dumping sites. These cameras will be linked to the Real Time Crime Center. This will help speed up the response time in getting these dumpers held accountable.

Louisiana Leaders Push to Clean Up Litter

Lt. Governor Billy Nungesser has made clean up a top priority of his office. The state has helped fund this program to the tune of nearly $100,000 in Litter Enforcement Surveillance Camera Grants across eight parishes. Caddo Parish is one of the recipients because the Sheriff’s Office has committed to enforce litter laws and the sheriff has the authority to enforce litter and illegal dumping laws within this region.

Nungesser says:

“We are building partnerships with all enforcement agencies and prosecutors to strengthen litter enforcement. Sixty-eight percent of Louisianians surveyed expressed a desire for more litter enforcement. We are committed to addressing this issue in our state.”

READ MORE: See the cleanup in the Highland Neighborhood

Do you have a dumping site in your area? Download the KEEL App and shoot us a message with a photo and the address of dumping sites in your area. Who knows, that site might soon be getting some high tech attention with new cameras.