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Louisiana just locked in a $192.6 million, 10-year deal with Motorola to overhaul its public safety tech—covering radios, body cams, license plate readers, and disaster-ready emergency networks. After internal testing beat out rival Axon on price, the state expanded Motorola’s existing role nearly fourfold, adding five more years of service. Lawmakers questioned the rushed approval process, but officials insisted they conducted due diligence and chose transparency by bringing it to the legislature. The state will spend $138.2M on radio upgrades and $54.4M on cameras and gear, with a $12.2M annual spending threshold easily met. While lawmakers can terminate early if budgets stall, this is a major long-term push to modernize tech across agencies like State Police and Fire Marshal.

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