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A bus, back right, pulls up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans to transport homeless people to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A bus, back right, pulls up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans to transport homeless people to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Linkoln, right, hurriedly puts his bike parts in a box as he watches Louisiana State Troopers start the process of removing a homeless encampment from underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Linkoln, right, hurriedly puts his bike parts in a box as he watches Louisiana State Troopers start the process of removing a homeless encampment from underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A bus pulls up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans to transport homeless people to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A bus pulls up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans to transport homeless people to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning as Louisiana State Troopers pull up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning as Louisiana State Troopers pull up underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Tyrone Mimitte, bottom, watches as Louisiana State Troopers arrive to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Tyrone Mimitte, bottom, watches as Louisiana State Troopers arrive to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning cold as the blue light from Louisiana State Trooper vehicles light up the night underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning cold as the blue light from Louisiana State Trooper vehicles light up the night underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning cold as the blue light from Louisiana State Trooper vehicles light up the night underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless people wake up in the early morning cold as the blue light from Louisiana State Trooper vehicles light up the night underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Tyrone Mimitte, right, hurriedly gathers his possessions as Louisiana State Troopers prepare to remove a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A wheelchair outside a tent underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A wheelchair outside a tent underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Louisiana State Troopers huddle as they prepare to remove a homeless encampment from downtown New Orleans just before sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Louisiana State Troopers huddle as they prepare to remove a homeless encampment from downtown New Orleans just before sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A homeless person carriers her belongings away from the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A homeless person carriers her belongings away from the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Candice Allison, 63, sorts through her possessions on Wednesday, jan. 15, 2025, after Louisiana state authorities ordered her and others to leave an encampment near the stadium where New Orleans will host the Super Bowl next month. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

Candice Allison, 63, sorts through her possessions on Wednesday, jan. 15, 2025, after Louisiana state authorities ordered her and others to leave an encampment near the stadium where New Orleans will host the Super Bowl next month. (AP Photo/Jack Brook)

A pile of belongings at a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

A pile of belongings at a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans early in the morning of Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless advocates assist people living in tents at a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Homeless advocates assist people living in tents at a homeless encampment underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Two homeless men take their seats in the front of a bus parked underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans as they away transportation to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

Two homeless men take their seats in the front of a bus parked underneath the Pontchartrain Expressway in downtown New Orleans as they away transportation to a new temporary shelter in Gentilly at sunrise on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

The Caesar's Superdome and the Smoothie King Center rise in the background as a homeless person tries to gather his belongings right after waking up as Louisiana State Troopers move an encampment from downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)

The Caesar's Superdome and the Smoothie King Center rise in the background as a homeless person tries to gather his belongings right after waking up as Louisiana State Troopers move an encampment from downtown New Orleans on Wednesday, Jan. 15, 2025. (Chris Granger /The Times-Picayune/The New Orleans Advocate via AP)