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Behind The Lens episode 281 part I: ‘Completely inadequate’

Longtime Times-Picayune environmental reporter Mark Schleifstein on the federal flood after the U.S. Army Corps' levees failed and flooded 80 percent of the city in the wake of Hurricane Katrina.
by Carolyne Heldman August 22, 2025 Updated August 26, 2025

Entergy gets green light for three controversial new gas plants

Public service commissioners voted 4-1 for Entergy’s proposal for three gas plants to power new energy-hungry Meta AI data center.
by Delaney Nolan August 21, 2025 Updated August 22, 2025

Trump-fueled gas boom has fenceline Gulf Coast communities on edge

Residents cite pollution, loss of fishing and diminished tax revenue as liquefied natural gas production accelerates here, feeding demand from Europe and Asia.
by Pam Radtke, Evan Simon and Jeffrey Basinger / Floodlight August 20, 2025 Updated August 20, 2025
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Behind The Lens episode 281: ‘Crumbling’

Reporter Marta Jewson, educator Deborah Richardson and advocate Ashana Bigard on John McDonogh High School's demise after a Los Angeles-based charter group took control.
by Carolyne Heldman August 15, 2025 Updated September 2, 2025

Let’s acknowledge the Alabo Wharf’s place in history

In a lawsuit about a slaughterhouse that once stood at the Alabo site, the U.S. Supreme Court first interpreted the 14th Amendment, which later became pivotal in civil rights rulings, and led to four little 9th Ward girls desegregating the first public schools in the Deep South.
by Dr. Mary Berry and Dr. Melinda Chateauvert August 12, 2025 Updated August 18, 2025
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Behind The Lens episode 280: ‘The licensing of Essence’

Bernard Smith on conditions at Angola as heat alerts persist across the country. Gus Bennett on Essence Fest's rapid expansion — and questions about who it's serving.
by Carolyne Heldman August 8, 2025 Updated August 8, 2025

The Cry That Wasn’t Heard Could Be the Cry That Lights the Awakening

That day, I could hear the baby crying. I could hear Nicholas unraveling. Then the phone went dead. Looking back, I see the baby’s death as an indictment.
by Maryam Henderson-Uloho August 6, 2025 Updated August 21, 2025

No Papers! No Fear!

Artist and poet José Torres-Tama created his new Katrina @ 20 exhibition: No Papers! No Fear!, which opens on Friday, to commemorate the immigrants who contributed to an epic New Orleans rebirth — despite the city’s extreme cruelties.
by José Torres-Tama  August 5, 2025 Updated August 3, 2025

The gospel of Chuck

Blessed are the ones who live with vigor | Despite life’s tragic comedy.
by Chuck Perkins August 4, 2025 Updated August 13, 2025
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Behind the Lens episode 279: ‘Incompetent or lying’

Delaney Dryfoos on what the Alabo Street Wharf development may mean for neighbors. Matthew Wollenweber on NOPD's use of surveillance, including 5,000 cameras and partnerships that use facial recognition technology.
by Carolyne Heldman August 1, 2025 Updated August 1, 2025

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