Behind The Lens

Recent Episodes

Behind The Lens episode 157: Eye in the sky

Posted January 28, 2022 • 00:41:24

State Police monitored George Floyd protests with drones. COVID cases down in city schools. And the City Council rehires longtime Entergy consultants....

Behind The Lens episode 156: Surveillance creep

Posted January 21, 2022 • 00:37:54

The city finds yet another use for its expanded surveillance network. A dispute between OPSB and the New Orleans City Council over grants. And a wrap...

Behind The Lens episode 155: Is it peaking yet?

Posted January 14, 2022 • 00:29:17

COVID cases at local schools explode with the rise of the omicron variant. Civil rights case against state prison goes to trial. And Bobby Sneed is...

Behind The Lens episode 154: We’re sorry. There are no rapid tests in stock at this location.

Posted January 7, 2022 • 00:33:49

School's out again for some students due to omicron. A City Council vote on pedicabs raises concerns about fairness. And a four-year old class-action...

Behind The Lens episode 153: ‘An effort at rebranding’

Posted December 17, 2021 • 00:43:49

The final round of charter school renewals. Allegations of contract-fixing for the New Orleans "smart cities" plan. And a reform effort in state prisons...