Behind The Lens

Recent Episodes

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

Posted July 26, 2019 • 00:21:38

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, 2019 • 00:26:58

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, 2019 • 00:23:46

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

Behind The Lens episode 39: ‘That’s where the district wants to go’

Posted July 5, 2019 • 00:23:23

A special all-schools episode. Host and producer Jessica Rosgaard talks to education researcher Doug Harris about New Orleans becoming an all-charter...

Behind The Lens episode 38: ‘Completely unable to function’

Posted June 29, 2019 • 00:31:22

The latest from John F. Kennedy High School. New abortion restrictions in Louisiana. And immigration detention centers in Louisiana.