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Behind The Lens episode 255: ‘Civil rights at risk’

Delaney Dryfoos on a wharf redevelopment in the Lower 9th Ward. Marta Jewson on Louisiana AG's decision to join a lawsuit targeting transgender men and women, and broader civil rights.
by Carolyne Heldman
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This week on Behind The Lens, the Port of New Orleans announced a plan to revitalize the Alabo Street Wharf in the Lower 9th Ward, approving a new terminal for organic grain imported from Eastern Europe, but residents’ thoughts on the project are decidedly mixed. 

And amidst a flurry of anti-LGBTQ+ legislation, the Louisiana Attorney General joined several other red states in a suit against the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, arguing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is unconstitutional. If the suit is successful it could upend school and workplace protections for people with a wide range of disabilities.

Our guests this week are Lens reporters Delaney Dryfoos and Marta Jewson. 

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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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