U.S. New Orleans to shut down major homeless encampment
STORY: U.S. New Orleans to shut down major homeless encampment
SHOOTING TIME: Nov. 17, 2023
DATELINE: Nov. 19, 2023
LENGTH: 0:02:19
LOCATION: NEW ORLEANS, U.S.
CATEGORY: SOCIETY
SHOTLIST:
1. various of major homeless encampment
STORYLINE:
New Orleans, the largest city of the U.S. southern state of Louisiana, is permanently closing the Tchoupitoulas Encampment, one of the city's largest homeless camp, this week, as part of a massive effort to reduce homelessness.
The city has posted "Closure Notice" on electric poles and pillars around the encampment, saying that individuals must remove any and all personal property no later than 7:00 a.m. Friday local time, and any personal property remaining will be removed and stored for retrieval.
After 7:00 a.m. Friday, anyone remaining on the site will be reported for violations of the city code, which prohibits trespassing on immovable property, according to the notice.
A first violation of the code could result in a fine of no more than 500 U.S. dollars, and furt
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- 2023/11/19 00:00:00
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