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Behind The Lens episode 137: ‘Until the surge subsides’

Posted July 30, 202100:33:08

NOLA Public Schools backs off closing Singleton. The City Council gets involved in the Phase III fight. And how schools and the courts are handling...

Behind The Lens episode 136: ‘That’s up to you all’

Posted July 23, 202100:34:13

Cantrell tells opponents of her Municipal Auditorium plan to come up with something on their own — with no city assistance. ICE accused of releasing...

Behind The Lens episode 135: ‘A quarter for the Quarter’

Posted July 16, 202100:32:33

A forensic audit reveals new details about Singleton Charter School's background check problems. A dispute over whether hotel rooms should be included...

Behind The Lens episode 134: ‘A strike for better wages and working conditions’

Posted July 2, 202100:37:34

The Orleans school district moves to close Singleton Charter School. City Councilmembers vow not to take Entergy campaign donations and city employees...

Behind The Lens episode 133: ‘That’s actually stated in the statute’

Posted June 25, 202100:36:45

No reports on the arrests of witnesses and crime victims, two years after passage of a law requiring them. Council hears about funding for new Entergy...