Episodes

Nick Chrastil on The Lens' lawsuit against the state Office of Juvenile Justice for public records related to its $9.5m emergency staffing contract. And author Matthew Kincaid joins us to talk about his new book: Freedom Teaching. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens episode 227: ‘There’s no real public oversight’ The post Behind The Lens episode 227: ‘There’s no real public oversight’ appeared first on The Lens.

Nick Chrastil on the federal consent decree guiding the jail's construction of a facility called Phase III. Terry Jones from Floodlight on carbon capture and sequestration in the state. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens episode 226: ‘The means to fight this’ The post Behind The Lens episode 226: ‘The means to fight this’ appeared first on The Lens.

Delaney Dryfoos on new land growing along Louisiana's coast. Sara Sneath on Venture Global's tax incentives in Plaquemines Parish and parallels to the mining town of Port Sulphur. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens episode 225: ‘If there’s an accident, it’d be hard to evacuate’ ‘ The post Behind The Lens episode 225: ‘If there’s an accident, it’d be hard to evacuate’ ‘ appeared first on The Lens.

Delaney Dryfoos on St. John Parish's President cutting off advocate Joy Banner during public comment. Now, she's suing for the violation of her First Amendment rights. A judge again barred the parish from changing the zoning on the Greenfield Property. [...] Read More... from Behind The Lens episode 224: ‘Holding power to account’ The post Behind The Lens episode 224: ‘Holding power to account’ appeared first on The Lens.