New Orleans residents don’t have to attend for hurricanes or extreme storms to lose energy. Within the newest episode of “Behind The Lens,” the main target turns to town’s unusually frequent fair-weather outages and the getting older electrical infrastructure seen throughout New Orleans.

Reporter Vivi Smilgius and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl be a part of the podcast to look at issues about getting older and failing gear all through town and what these circumstances could imply for the reliability of New Orleans’ energy system. The episode additionally explores rising concern amongst Metropolis Council members, who’re calling on Entergy to offer better transparency and take a extra aggressive method to upkeep.

The dialogue appears to be like past particular person outages to the bigger questions surrounding infrastructure, accountability and the situation of the gear New Orleans residents rely on every single day.

Visitor: Reporter Vivi Smilgius and Lens editor Katy Reckdahl

Host: Carolyne Heldman

Theme music by Podington Bear. Extra music, “Get Spinning”.

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