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Behind The Lens episode 150: ‘I’m the mayor right now’

Last week's election results. City budget hearings wrap up. And alleged special education violations at a Lower 9th Ward charter school.
by Carolyne Heldman

This week on Behind The Lens, we’ll take a look at the results from last week’s election.

Also, the City Council has wrapped up its 2022 city budget hearings. They’ll hammer out the details and take a vote on the final budget in the coming weeks.

And in education news, another local school is facing scrutiny after the New Orleans Public School district alleges violations of special education laws at Dr. Martin Luther King Charter School.

Our guests this week are reporters Marta Jewson, Michael Isaac Stein and Nicholas Chrastil and editor Charles Maldonado.

Carolyne Heldman

Carolyne Heldman has been in media for 35 years, most recently as Executive Director at an NPR member station in Colorado where she was responsible for new multi-platform content initiatives, strategic planning, research, branding, and non-traditional revenue generation. During her tenure she also created and launched four weekly news, public affairs and cultural affairs programs and monthly live Town Hall broadcasts. Heldman moved to New Orleans last summer with her husband and canine companion and they live happily in The Marigny.

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