Behind The Lens episode 64: 'It's a direct reaction to what was a big problem at one high school.'

NOLA Public Schools has adopts a new high school credit review program, and plans are moving ahead for the $675 million dollar hotel project at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Also - changing of the podcast guard.

This week on Behind the Lens:


NOLA Public Schools has adopted a new high school credit review program, in the wake of last year’s graduation scandal at John F Kennedy High School. Marta Jewson has the story.

And plans are moving ahead for the publicly-subsidized $675 million hotel project at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center. Michael Isaac Stein has the latest.

Also – Behind The Lens producer and host Jessica Rosgaard departs, and Tom Wright returns.