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.
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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. 

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

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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.