Behind The Lens

Recent Episodes

Behind the Lens episode 266 Carnival Part I: ‘Throw less, throw better’

Posted March 2, 2025 • 00:32:28

Nick Chrastil on how gun laws clash during Carnival, including on the parade route. Delaney Dryfoos on krewes' efforts to make parades greener. And...

Behind The Lens episode 265: ‘That’s just a payday loan’

Posted February 21, 2025 • 00:33:41

Nick Chrastil on records that show plans for Gov. Jeff Landry's "transitional center" were well underway before the terrorist attack. Marta Jewson...

Behind The Lens episode 264 Part II: ‘Our Katrina narrative’

Posted February 17, 2025 • 00:33:38

The Lens spent January talking to Lower 9th Ward residents to tell their stories, narratives a Super Bowl committee wanted to control.

The post...

Behind The Lens episode 264 Part I: ‘Our Katrina narrative’

Posted February 7, 2025 • 00:31:47

The Lens spent January talking to Lower 9th Ward residents to tell their stories, narratives a Super Bowl committee wanted to control.

The...

Behind The Lens episode 263: ‘They never paid’

Posted January 24, 2025 • 00:35:39

Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on a temporary shelter Gov. Jeff Landry opened in the weeks leading up to the Super Bowl and local concerns about the...