This week on Behind The Lens, oily waste from the Smitty’s Provide hearth in August has till now been saved and recycled at different websites, however an emergency exemption from the Louisiana Division of Environmental High quality has granted the operator of the power the flexibility to convey a number of the liquid and strong waste to a Jefferson Parish landfill. In its approval letter, a spokesperson stated the waste from Smitty’s Provide “can have no important opposed affect on the general public well being, security, welfare, and the atmosphere.”

The Louisiana Division of Schooling launched faculty efficiency scores and New Orleans acquired a ‘B’ letter grade for the primary time since state colleges returned to native management after Hurricane Katrina. The vast majority of metropolis colleges earned a C and the town nonetheless struggles with checks scores, although college students are displaying a variety of progress. See our breakdown for full outcomes and simply searchable faculty grades.

Our visitors this week are Wesley Muller from the Louisiana Illuminator and Lens reporter Marta Jewson. 

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