Behind The Lens episode 261: ‘A moment in the year’
The Lens staffers reflect on our work, including favorite stories, in 2024 and look ahead to 2025.
Fighting Act 246 in court
As advocates and lawyers file suit against the state, asking a judge to bar the reclassification of drugs used for medication abortion, women seeking IUDs and needing prenatal care say that they are also feeling the effects of the new law.
City Council committee allows Entergy New Orleans to sell its natural gas system
Though Councilmembers were swayed by job creation, critics said that the jobs pale in comparison to the rate increases and environmental effects that Orleans residents will now shoulder.
Towns across Louisiana clamor to build new juvenile detention centers
Local governments request more than $500 million to build regional and local juvenile-detention facilities — and to repair and construct some adult jails.
Behind The Lens episode 260: ‘Tough Transitions’
Marta Jewson on the annual December announcement of which charter schools will close. Delaney Dryfoos on work to revitalize Maurepas Swamp.
Oil and gaffe
The increased urgency of Planned Parenthood’s work
Like most Americans, most Louisianans support abortion access. And when we show up, especially when it’s difficult and the odds feel stacked against us, we remind our legislative leaders that this government is supposed to work for us and reflect our values.
‘Tis the season for school closures
Four city schools are likely to close. Budget shortfall could top $49 million.
HIV treatment disrupted by climate change
A new analysis finds that New Orleans and other parts of the country with high HIV prevalence are also some of the most at-risk areas for climate disasters
Behind The Lens episode 259: Opinion: ‘The education situation’
In a special episode, Adrinda Kelly, the founding Executive Director of Black Education for New Orleans (BE NOLA), whose mission is to support Black educators and Black-led schools, reflects on two decades of changes in New Orleans education.
