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Backpacks, masks and temperature checks: NOLA Public Schools’ youngest students return to the classroom

Twelve New Orleans public schools are reopening for in-person classes this week. Students have been at home since March.
by Marta Jewson September 17, 2020 Updated September 17, 2020

In DA candidate forum, candidates say they will put an end to tough on crime approach

by Nick Chrastil September 17, 2020 Updated October 27, 2020

Some Tulane students are isolating at Airbnbs after testing positive for COVID-19

Students who spoke to The Lens reported little oversight from the university after opting to stay in an off-campus vacation rental.
by Philip Kiefer September 16, 2020 Updated September 16, 2020

Virtual learning resumes Wednesday, NOLA Public Schools announces

Hurricane Sally delayed the district's plan to return to in-person learning. Schools can open to students Thursday.
by Marta Jewson September 15, 2020 Updated September 15, 2020

City presents jail renovation plan to council committee as an alternative to new mental health facility

Committee members appear to support renovation plans as litigation over a Phase III continues in federal court
by Nick Chrastil September 15, 2020 Updated September 15, 2020

New Orleans doctors, medical researchers adapt to FDA plasma therapy authorization, but questions linger

Emergency use authorization can create an ethical dilemma for doctors interested in advancing science, but wanting to treat severely ill patients.
by Philip Kiefer September 15, 2020 Updated September 15, 2020

NOLA Public Schools cancels virtual class Tuesday due to Hurricane Sally

The first three days of in-person class had already been cancelled. The storm is expected to linger over the Gulf Coast on Tuesday.
by Marta Jewson September 14, 2020 Updated September 14, 2020

‘A very big rain event’: Mayor Cantrell warns that Hurricane Sally will impact New Orleans despite more favorable projections

Hurricane Sally's track has shifted east, but city should still brace for effects.
by Michael Isaac Stein September 14, 2020 Updated September 14, 2020

The Real Name Campaign: Trans-led group fights for accessible ID changes

The Real Name Campaign plans to elevate its fight to advocate for accessible, more expansive gender marker changes by taking on the DMV and the state of Louisiana
by Dylan Sojic-Borne and Mar Ehrlich September 12, 2020 Updated September 12, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 98: Bonus episode

Featuring Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough and Dr. C. Reynold Verret. Interviews by Philip Kiefer.
by Carolyne Heldman September 11, 2020 Updated September 11, 2020

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