Behind The Lens episode 231: ‘We can’t enable it to fail’
This week on Behind The Lens, the neighborhood misplaced one other nice musician on Mardi Gras morning when Kerry “Fatman” Hunter was killed after he was struck by a automobile. And the Orleans Parish College Board voted final month to…
Behind the Lens episode 246: ‘unreasonable doubt’
On this week’s episode, a panel of judges on the Fifth Circuit Court docket of Appeals discovered that the explanations of two security-district officers who stopped three younger Black males looking for a lacking canine in Uptown lacked the specifics…
Peanut in Limbo | The Lens
For the previous 11 months, New Orleans bandleader Thaddeus Ramsey has been residing in Bermuda, close to a vaunted island seashore – in opposition to his will. It began a 12 months in the past, when he withdrew $8,000 from…
We deserve higher. | The Lens
Have you ever ever questioned who earnings from these further charges once you pay your property tax on-line? Or your Sewerage & Water Board invoice? Or these annoying site visitors digicam tickets? It’s not the Metropolis. However it may be….
Greenfield Terminal Terminated | The Lens
On Tuesday, River Parish residents acquired surprising information: Greenfield Louisiana had halted its plans for an $800 million grain-export facility in Wallace. Greenfield, which focuses on “agricultural infrastructure,” has confronted a collection of delays over the previous three years, attributable…
Behind The Lens episode 245: ‘Adults failed them’
This week on Behind The Lens, the David Wade Correctional Heart has been put beneath federal oversight to deliver the jail as much as constitutional requirements after a choose discovered that corrective measures had not been applied within the two…
Behind The Lens “Sunshine Week” episode 232: ‘It is so highly effective to see’
This week on Behind The Lens. The Louisiana Public Information Act, also referred to as Louisiana’s Sunshine Legislation, was enacted by the state’s legislature in 1952, assuring transparency and disclosure in authorities and enterprise. At The Lens, we’re celebrating Sunshine…
When the Village Fails | The Lens
In early 2006, when New Orleans’ public faculties had been struggling to reopen after Hurricane Katrina’s devastation, my son, then, 10, started collaborating in a program known as “Rethink” – Youngsters Rethink New Orleans Colleges. Publicist Jane Wholey based Rethink…
Do not jeopardize CPRA’s success | The Lens
Louisiana’s Coastal Safety and Restoration Authority (CPRA) has accomplished 157 tasks, benefiting 55,000 acres of coastal wetlands, enhancing 370 miles of levees and developing 70 miles of barrier islands. Now, we really feel like its success could also be in…
Entergy’s quiet energy strikes | The Lens
Recently, public scrutiny has shined a brilliant highlight on Entergy New Orleans’ $1 billion Operation Gridiron. The New Orleans Metropolis Council has been rightfully cautious, given the charges that will hit residents and the current proof of firm deceit in…