Page/Rice initiative lays out increased funding for 2025 projects to target crime [Video]

BATON ROUGE — A foundation that aims to increase public safety in Baton Rouge said Thursday that it saw significant progress in 2024 because of its recent investments in technology and is hopeful for a more successful 2025.

The Page/Rice Public Safety Initiative included spending $300,000 for hardware and software used by the Baton Rouge Police Department and the East Baton Rouge Parish Sheriff’s Office. The funding helped pay for 88 anti-crime cameras in the parish, the Baton Rouge Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice Foundation said.

The foundation also said artificial intelligence software known as “ZeroEyes” is present on 25 cameras. It can detect firearms within seconds of them bring brandished in the camera’s view, the foundation said.

The Page/Rice initiative is named for Devin Page, Jr., who was killed by a stray bullet in his home in the Fairfields neighborhood, and Allie Rice, who was shot to death in her car at the Government …