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Behind The Lens episode 151: ‘The authority to grant or deny parole’

The 2022 city budget passes. A newly proposed tax could expand early childhood education. And Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed is once again denied freedom.
by Carolyne Heldman

This week on Behind The Lens, Mayor LaToya Cantrell’s proposed city budget for 2022 is approved by the New Orleans City Council — with a few modifications. 

An appeals court threw out a state judge’s order to release longtime Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed, prompting a lawsuit against the parole board.

And early childhood education in New Orleans could be vastly expanded if a new proposed property tax is approved.

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

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