This week on Behind The Lens, a few month earlier than the Tremendous Bowl, to the shock of many native officers, Gov. Jeff Landry introduced the upcoming development of the “Transitional Heart,” a 200-bed congregate homeless shelter in an uninsulated warehouse. Information present nevertheless that whereas the Metropolis was saved in the dead of night concerning the plans, some outstanding native actual property builders had been in on the discussions for months.

And Final October, Orleans Parish faculty district officers introduced a $36 million deficit for the 2024-25 faculty yr due partly to inside projection errors and unclear tax info from the town. In November, with OPSB staring down the sudden deficit, board members stepped up discussions with the New Orleans Metropolis Council a few pending lawsuit which had resulted from the invention that the town was skimming a portion off of the highest of its tax funds owed to OPSB. The 2 events finally cast a deal staving off the monetary disaster, however quickly after, phrase got here that the mayor deliberate to scuttle the deal saying the town couldn’t afford the settlement.

Our visitors this week are Lens reporters Nick Chrastil and Marta Jewson 

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