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Behind The Lens episode 160: ‘They knew that the storm was coming’

Posted March 11, 202200:41:19

Oil workers on foreign-flagged ships are subject to fewer protections. BGR says livestreaming public meetings should be adopted permanently. And an...

Behind The Lens episode 159: ‘We have a massive volume, a massive backlog’

Posted February 25, 202200:28:45

Singleton Charter School gets another warning letter from NOLA Public Schools. City may roll back surveillance bans. And with criminal trials set to...

Behind The Lens episode 158: ‘Even though I’ve been released, I’m still not free’

Posted February 18, 202200:50:40

Questions about school COVID data. Entergy's generous shareholder payments. And an interview with special guest Brandon Jackson, who was granted parole...

Behind The Lens episode 157: Eye in the sky

Posted January 28, 202200:41:24

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, 202200:37:54

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...