This week on Behind The Lens, reporters discuss what to watch for on the criminal justice, environmental and education beats in the new year.
Posted inEnvironment
How ocean wind power could help the Oil industry
The US government wants to lease parcels for offshore wind in the Gulf of Mexico, which the fossil fuel industry welcomes – but for its own needs.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 190:’A big one-time spending spree’
Reporter Nick Chrastil on the state’s backlog of inmates awaiting transfer to the state’s psychiatric hospital, Joshua Rosenberg on an ongoing Lake Maurepas project and Michael Isaac Stein how the city’s managed its federal COVID relief funds.
Posted inEnvironment
Officials, residents voice opposition to company’s plans to pump carbon dioxide under Lake Maurepas
Fears the lake would be permanently damaged by the project drove the conversation.
Posted inCriminal Justice
Many criminal defendants deemed mentally incompetent to stand trial are languishing in parish jails, despite being ordered care at state hospital
The health department says that they are working to address delays in admissions caused by the COVID-19 pandemic.
Posted inCriminal Justice
State seeks to dismiss lawsuit over youth at Angola, as attorneys push for more access and information
Eight kids are currently being held at the Angola facility, state officials say.
Posted inGovernment & Politics
City hasn’t spent bulk of $388 million in federal COVID relief, BGR report finds
The report found transparency issues with how ARPA spending was reported to the public.
Posted inEnvironment
Cantrell offers vision for net-zero carbon emissions by 2050, and the math may follow
Mitch Landrieu was mayor the last time the city offered a climate plan action.
Posted inBehind The Lens
Behind The Lens episode 189:’It opens up this whole new dimension’
The city passed its annual budget — with the surprise addition of millions in one-time funds. More updates on Greenfield’s proposed $400 million grain silo project and a federal judge denied the sheriff’s request for a consent decree NDA.
Posted inOpinion
It is sweet and glorious to die for shag carpet
“Louisiana can once again sun itself in the intellectual power of its state’s representatives.”
