Michael Isaac Stein on an economic impact study from UNO. Marta Jewson on asbestos in New Orleans school buildings. And IPNO’s Jee Park on non-unanimous juries in Louisiana. Hosted by Tom Wright.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Louisiana voters: Problems at the polls? Report them to Electionland
Once again, The Lens is partnering with ProPublica’s Electionland coalition to report on long lines, registration problems and other issues that prevent eligible voters from casting a ballot. We need your help.
Posted inGovernment & Politics, Opinion
In rare bipartisan accord, lawmakers backed abolishing split-jury verdicts; now it’s up to voters
Time to end Jim Crow’s last stand in Louisiana law.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
Entergy investigation is delayed for a second time
The new deadline for the investigation into the use of paid actors at City Council meetings is Nov. 2, nearly two months after the original deadline.
Posted inSchools
New data show some colleges are definitively unaffordable for many
Even as net prices begin to fall at some schools, many families are priced out.
Posted inSchools
Asbestos clean-up announced at another Orleans Parish school
Rosenwald was the second school to relocate this summer due to asbestos concerns.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
S&WB billing system contractor didn’t know about problems until this summer, employees say
Utility officials didn’t notify Cogsdale Corp. for more than a year after citywide billing complaints began, executives from the company told city council members.
Posted inInside the News Room
Week in Review: ‘This is more of a poll than a study’
Economists cast doubt on the work of UNO’s Hospitality Research Center. For the first time, OPSB denies industrial tax exemption. The Fourth Circuit Court of Appeal rules for The Lens in public records suit.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 2: ‘A city like New Orleans has an expiration date.’
Producer and host Tom Wright talks to a local climate scientist about global warming and what it means for Louisiana. Attorney Scott Sternberg discusses The Lens’ fake subpoena public records suit.
Posted inSchools
In a first, Orleans School Board denies industrial tax exemption request
Bollinger Algiers wanted a tax break on a capital project.