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From: Emma North-Best

07/25/2020

Subject: Louisiana Public Records Law Request: Google Alerts (New Orleans Police Department)

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To Whom It May Concern:

Pursuant to the Louisiana Public Records Law, I hereby request the following records:

A. Copies of emailed Google Alert subscription confirmations received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request.

B. Copies of all emailed Google Alerts received between January 1, 2016 and the date of the processing of this request. Google Alerts may be identified by any or all of the following:

1. Containing the phrase "Google Alert" in the Subject line
2. Being sent by an email address with the display name "Google Alerts"
3. Being sent from the email address googlealerts-noreply@google.com

I am a member of the news media and request classification as such. I have previously written about the government and its activities, with some reaching over 100,000 readers in outlets such as Gizmodo, MuckRock, Motherboard, Property of the People, Unicorn Riot, and The Outline, among others. As such, as I have a reasonable expectation of publication and my editorial and writing skills are well established. In addition, I discuss and comment on the files online and make them available through non-profits such as the library Internet Archive and the journalist non-profit MuckRock, disseminating them to a large audience. While my research is not limited to this, a great deal of it, including this, focuses on the activities and attitudes of the government itself. As such, it is not necessary for me to demonstrate the relevance of this particular subject in advance.

As my primary purpose is to inform about government activities by reporting on it and making the raw data available, I request that fees be waived.

The requested documents will be made available to the general public, and this request is not being made for commercial purposes.

In the event that there are fees, I would be grateful if you would inform me of the total charges in advance of fulfilling my request. I would prefer the request filled electronically, by e-mail attachment if available or CD-ROM if not.

Thank you in advance for your anticipated cooperation in this matter. I look forward to receiving your response to this request within 3 business days, as the statute requires.

Sincerely,

Emma Best

From: New Orleans Police Department

07/30/2020

Subject: Your first record request #20-5317 has been opened.

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City of New Orleans

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Hi there

Your first City of New Orleans record request (request number #20-5317) has been submitted.
It is currently unpublished and is not available for the general public to view.

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***UPDATE 3/16/2020***

COVID-19/CORONAVIRUS UPDATE. DELAYS POSSIBLE. LIMITED STAFFING AVAILABLE TO FULFILL REQUESTS

Due to the recent mandates from the Governor and the Mayor requiring persons to stay at home, City government on-site staffing is reduced and services limited to reduce the spread of COVID-19 (commonly referred to as Coronavirus). Accordingly, please be advised that the City may not be able to fulfill your request at this time due to reduced staffing. We appreciate your patience and ask that you visit ready.nola.gov for the most up-to-date information on the City’s response to the COVID-19.

***UPDATE 12/13/2019***

CYBER ATTACK UPDATE. DELAYS POSSIBLE. CERTAIN RECORDS UNAVAILABLE

In light of the City Hall cyber attack on Friday, December 13th, 2019, please be advised that it may take longer than usual to fulfill your request. Please note that many records remain unavailable while City network infrastructure, systems, and applications are offline and inaccessible. If the records you request are not available due to the cyber attack, we will close your request and advise that you resubmit your request at a future date. We appreciate your patience while the Office of Information Technology and Innovation works to restore all City operations to normal.

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Thank you, the City of New Orleans Law Department has received your Public Records Law request.

Your request has been forwarded to the City department or office which is the custodian of the records you requested. The custodian will determine whether responsive records exist, and if so, compile the records for your review.

Please refer to the due date located on the individual "Request #" page for an estimate of when your records, if any, will be available. This estimated due date may be adjusted depending on the nature of your request.

Note also that records may be in active use at this time and therefore not available for immediate review. Additionally, in accordance with the Louisiana Public Records Law, the City of New Orleans strives to promptly release all records which contain only public information and are not otherwise exempt from the Public Records Law. The City must balance its commitment to open access with its legal obligation to review public records for such exceptions and exemptions prior to release.

As soon as the custodian notifies our office that the records have been compiled and are available for review, we will notify you to schedule a mutually agreeable time to review or purchase copies of the records. Thank you for your request, and we look forward to working with you to provide public records in a fair and efficient manner.

Thank you,

City of New Orleans

Request #20-5317.

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From: New Orleans Police Department

08/20/2020

Subject: Your City of New Orleans public records request #20-5317 has been closed.

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City of New Orleans

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Hi there

Record request #20-5317 has been closed. The closure reason supplied was:

Our office has responded to your request and considers this request closed.

New Orleans Police Department715 South Broad StreetNew Orleans, LA 70119(504) 658-5461https://www.nola.gov/nopd/citizen-services/records/

From: New Orleans Police Department

08/20/2020

Subject: [External Message Added] City of New Orleans public records request #20-5317

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City of New Orleans

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Hi there

A message was sent to you regarding record request #20-5317:

We cannot fulfill your request because it is unreasonably burdensome and expensive in light of the City's limited resources and the vast amount of data involved. La. Rev. Stat. § 44:33A(2). Your request contemplates hundreds of email account users, many of whom receive on average 2,500 emails per day. Each email must be reviewed to exclude information exempt from disclosure under the Public Records Law. See La. Rev. Stat. § 44:33; La. Op. Atty Gen. No. 92-0427. Segregating the requested information would be time consuming and tedious. Accordingly, your request as written will not be fulfilled. We encourage you to provide a few email account user names and a short time frame so that we may fulfill your request.

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Tracking #	20-5317
Multi Request	Google Alerts