BWC Timeline
2014
- September 24
1st discussion of BWCs by the Metro Council
- November 12
Report presented to the Metro Council by Tommy Milazzo (AT&T) with BWC vendor options
2015
- June 12
Louisiana Law Enforcement Body Camera Implementation Task Force Formed
- June 16
BWC Policy and Procedure Effective Date
- June 16
Proposal submitted for funding through the FY 2015 BJA Smart Policing Program
- August 12
Metro Council provides support for a BWC trial
- October 1, 2015 – February 4, 2016
1st BWC Pilot Program
Camera tested: L-3 BodyVision
Number of participating officers: 80
Deployment: First District
Videos captured: 13,034
- December 8
Public Affairs Research Council of Louisiana (PAR) Presentation to BWC Committee
2016
- January 28 – June 16
2nd BWC Pilot Program
Camera tested: Taser Axon Body 2
Number of participating officers: 80
Deployment: First District
Videos captured: 18,214
- April 27
Proposal submitted for the FY 2016 BJA Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program
- June 17 – September 22
3rd BWC Pilot Program
Camera tested: Motorola Si500
Number of participating officers: 80
Deployment: First District
Videos captured: 8,681
- December 16, 2016 – March 19, 2017
4th BWC Pilot Program (WatchGuard Vista Wifi)
Camera tested: WatchGuard Vista Wifi
Number of participating officers: 80
Deployment: First District
Videos captured: 7830
2017
- February 16
Proposal submitted for the FY 2017 BJA Body Worn Camera Policy and Implementation Program
- April 26
Metro Council approves amending the 2017 expense budget to appropriate $2,250,000 for a BWC progam
- June 28
Metro Council approves BWC contract with Taser International
*Metro Council video not available*
View the Original Axon Service Agreement
- August 24-25
Department-wide BWC program begins with the deployment of 650 BWCs
- September 29
Award Notification Letter from BJA
2018
- April 9
Axon Fleet in-car system deployed
- July 1
BRPD officially accepts the award online with BJA
- August 8
Metro Council Approves of Award Acceptance
View the Legislation
- August 20
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul releases a statement indicating that the BWC Policy and Procedures had been updated to provide for faster release of footage.
- October 29
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul approves a new BWC Policy and Procedures Manual
- November 14
Metro Council Approves Evaluation Contract
View the Legislation
- December 7
First Conference Call with BJA Technical Assistance Provider
2019
- February 29
BWC Policy and Policy Scorecard submitted to BJA for review
- March 22
Baton Rouge BWC Policy and Policy Scorecard Approved
- August 21
BWC Public Website Launched
- October 16
Baton Rouge Police Chief Murphy Paul approves an updated BWC Policy and Procedures Manual
2020
- March 10
Baton Rouge Police Department recieves shipment of Axon Body 3 body camera to replace the Axon Body 2 model
- March 16
BRPD begins beta testing the Axon Signal Sidearm with 30-40 officers
- April 1 - May 30
Department-wide deployment of Axon Body 3 for all active sworn officers
- May 30
2020 annual BWC training requirements met