Behind The Lens

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Behind The Lens Episode 185: ‘intended to inflict mental torture’
November 04, 2022

Nick Chrastil on "inhumane" conditions and mental health care services at David Wade Correctional Center. And Terry Jones joins us from Floodlight News to talk about abandoned well heads.

Behind The Lens Episode 184: ‘The price per square-foot is a little more than half what residents expected’
October 28, 2022

This week on Behind The Lens, the Louisiana Supreme Court has declined to grant new trials to the nearly 1,500 prisoners who were convicted by split juries. And a report released last week shows that

Behind The Lens episode 183: ‘a self-tithing business’
October 21, 2022

Marta Jewson and Karen Gadbois on the guilty plea of a local Reverend and charter school board chair. Michael Isaac Stein on the city's work to increase short-term rental enforcement. And Nick explain

Behind The Lens episode 182: ‘police aren’t being utilized correctly’
October 14, 2022

Joshua Rosenberg explains the Army Corps of Engineers' concerns about the potential cumulative environmental and public health impacts a grain elevator project in St. John may impose on the surroundin

Behind The Lens episode 181: ‘This is paradise’
October 07, 2022

A carbon sequestration project has residents worried about the future of Lake Maurepas. A mental health crisis intervention program in New Orleans. And The Lens' newsroom has a new editor.

Behind The Lens episode 180: ‘Time to go back to the drawing board’
September 16, 2022

A DOJ official warns the state against transferring juveniles to Angola. A judge cancels state permits for Formosa. An alleged staff assault on a New Orleans public schools student. And the latest in

Behind The Lens episode 179: ‘Our best option’
September 09, 2022

A three-day court hearing on the state's plan to transfer juveniles to a facility at Angola. And the latest on the planned relocation of Gordon Plaza residents.

Behind The Lens episode 178: ‘It was like they were trying to keep it a secret’
September 02, 2022

New Orleans jail detainees report serious injuries from raid last month. St. James Parish rejects zoning change for site of stalled methanol plant. And the New Orleans City Council takes action on sho

Behind The Lens episode 177: ‘For these reasons, the Court will hold yet another status conference’
August 12, 2022

Alleged violations of special education law at the city's largest charter network. An expensive tax deal in St. John Parish. And yes, we indeed have more Phase III content.

Behind The Lens episode 176: ‘Plaintiffs look to the court to bring this nightmare to an end’
August 05, 2022

Gulf Coast 'dead zone' smaller this year, but still larger than it should be. Council tries to rein in facial recognition. And a lawsuit over the 2019 JFK High graduation scandal is still ongoing.