Behind The Lens

Behind The Lens


Latest Episodes

Behind The Lens episode 107: ‘But that isn’t true’
December 04, 2020

The Proposition 2 campaign. DA candidates pledge a comprehensive review of non-unanimous jury verdicts. The OPSB races. And rising COVID cases in schools.

Behind The Lens episode 106: No Thanks
November 20, 2020

NOPD using facial recognition software. Religious schools facing additional legal scrutiny after taking PPP loans. And non-unanimous jury verdicts — we haven't quite gotten past them.

Behind The Lens episode 105: Fair Share
November 13, 2020

The Kennedy HS lawsuit. City budget hearings in a tough year. A controversial tax proposal on the ballot. And New Orleans public defenders are demanding parity with the DA's office.

Behind The Lens episode 104: ‘Indefinitely and perpetually’
November 06, 2020

A wrap on Tuesday's local elections. (Those have actually ended.) And the Wisner Trust is back in the news again.

Behind The Lens episode 103: ‘Safeguarded and removed as far as humanly possible from any form of political influence’
October 23, 2020

The OPSB elections. Civil Service and the Mayor's Office. And more material witness warrants connected to a DA candidate.

Behind The Lens episode 102: God save the state and this honorable court
October 16, 2020

Material witness warrants and DA candidates. Sidney Torres and Civil District Court. And the possible end of a five-year-old consent decree over the city's schools.

Behind The Lens episode 101: Dual reporting
October 09, 2020

A critical report on special education at a New Orleans charter school. Furloughs for thousands of city employees. An ordinance that could limit city surveillance. And a court hearing in the Phase III jail dispute.

Behind The Lens episode 100: Don’t worry, it’s not a clip show
September 25, 2020

A new COVID spike at the jail. Laura evacuees arrested in New Orleans. NOLA Public Schools fights subpoena in Kennedy suit. And a rental assistance program has provided little assistance.

Behind The Lens episode 99: This is the way we go to school
September 18, 2020

Colleges and elementary schools are back in session. Wait, why is that news? Oh right.

Behind The Lens episode 98: Bonus episode
September 11, 2020

Featuring Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough and Dr. C. Reynold Verret. Interviews by Philip Kiefer.