Behind The Lens episode 138: ‘It’s something we don’t have a specific copy of’

Live outdoor music in question as city delays action on zoning, noise. A rise in COVID cases in prisons leads to reopening of quarantine facility. And many New Orleans high school students will have to be vaccinated to play sports or join clubs.

This week on Behind the Lens, the future is uncertain for many outdoor music venues in New Orleans as zoning and permits remain in question.

As COVID cases rise in state prisons, Camp J, a controversial prison facility at Angola, has reopened for inmates who have tested positive.

And in education news, most New Orleans public high schools will require COVID-19 vaccinations for students who participate in extracurricular activities.

Our guests this week are government and cultural economy reporter Michael Isaac Stein, education reporter Marta Jewson, criminal justice reporter Nick Chrastil and Lens editor Charles Maldonado.

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Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.