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Behind The Lens episode 234: ‘Rabble-rousing at the Big Green’

La'Shance Perry on St. John Parish's vote on rezoning for Greenfield. Delaney Dryfoos on Gov. Landry's Task Force for Sewerage and Water Board. And Katy Reckdahl on union organizing at Tulane University.
by Carolyne Heldman

This week on Behind The Lens, in St. John Parish, a judge denied a request for a temporary injunction, allowing a Council vote to proceed on rezoning that would pave the way for Greenfield Louisiana to construct its proposed grain elevator there.

The beleaguered Sewerage and Water Board of New Orleans has no shortage of critics or suggestions for improvements, and now Governor Jeff Landry has weighed in with a report from a 14 member Task Force.

And a group of non-tenured faculty at Tulane University have begun exploring efforts to unionize, joining a growing trend in higher education. 

Our guests this week are Lens reporters La’Shance Perry, Delaney Dryfoos and co-editor Katy Reckdahl. 

Theme music by Podington Bear. Additional music Roomy by Podington Bear soundofpicture.com. 

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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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