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Behind The Lens Episode 203: ‘They wanted to go after the grannies in the River Parishes’

Pam Radtke from Floodlight talks about how industry is pushing back against local opposition groups, Lens reporter Nick Chrastil speaks about Louisiana's incarceration rates and reporter Marta Jewson talks about a daycare run by a closing charter school group.
by Carolyne Heldman

Our guests this week are Pam Radtke from Floodlight discussing how chemical companies are pushing back against groups trying to stop the building of more chemical plants along the Mississippi River, reporter Nick Chrastil talking about a report documenting Louisiana’s role in imprisoning people as children and keeping them there as adults and reporter Marta Jewson speaking about the fate of a daycare run by a charter school group.

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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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