Behind The Lens episode 189:’It opens up this whole new dimension’

The city passed its annual budget — with the surprise addition of millions in one-time funds. More updates on Greenfield's proposed $400 million grain silo project and a federal judge denied the sheriff's request for a consent decree NDA.

This week on Behind The Lens, the city passed its annual budget — with the surprise addition of millions in one-time funds. More updates on Greenfield’s proposed $400 million grain silo project, including a side contract to use the site as a borrow pit and new opposition to the company’s land use plan.

A federal judge denied Orleans Parish Sheriff Susan Hutson’s request for a non-disclosure agreement that would consent decree data.

Our guests this week are Lens reporters Michael Isaac Stein, Nick Chrastil and Joshua Rosenberg.

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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.