Behind The Lens

A podcast by The Lens, New Orleans' first nonprofit investigative newsroom

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Behind The Lens episode 44: ‘This is worse than we thought.’

Posted August 9, 201900:30:37

The New Orleans City Council tightens restrictions on short term rentals, a judge denies emergency transcripts for students caught in the John F. Kennedy...

Behind The Lens episode 43: ‘It’s not fair that to get your children basic educational services in this city that that’s what it has to come to’

Posted August 3, 201900:34:54

A conflict of interest surfaces in light of a new study on short term rentals, a local parent discovers that New Orleans' charter schools aren't legally...

Behind The Lens episode 42: ‘A lot of the city’s essential functions remain underfunded’

Posted July 26, 201900:21:38

Budget gaps in New Orleans won't be fixed by the "fair share" infrastructure deal, and another school puts administrators on leave over alleged grade...

Behind The Lens episode 41: ‘It has been one of the most depressing things that I’ve ever seen in my entire career’

Posted July 19, 201900:26:58

A lawsuit is filed over secret meetings about proposed chemical plant in St. James Parish, a short term rental tax begins making it's way through the...

Behind The Lens episode 40: ‘You don’t know exactly what you’re gonna get until it gets here’

Posted July 13, 201900:23:46

A conversation on emergency preparedness as New Orleans waits for Tropical Storm Barry, Entergy's efforts to lower carbon emissions, and a new approach...