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Author: Carolyne Heldman

About Carolyne Heldman
Carolyne Heldman Rovira has been in media for 35 years, and is currently the podcast host and producer for Behind The Lens. Heldman served as executive director at Aspen Public Radio, an NPR affiliate, where she launched four weekly news, public affairs, and cultural affairs programs. She has been a guest lecturer at Tulane University, is a frequent guest and moderator for the Aspen Institute, Rocky Mountain Institute, and the American Enterprise Institute.

Behind The Lens episode 103: ‘Safeguarded and removed as far as humanly possible from any form of political influence’

October 23, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021
The OPSB elections. Civil Service and the Mayor's Office. And more material witness warrants connected to a DA candidate.

Behind The Lens episode 102: God save the state and this honorable court

October 16, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021
Material witness warrants and DA candidates. Sidney Torres and Civil District Court. And the possible end of a five-year-old consent decree over the city's schools.

Behind The Lens episode 101: Dual reporting

October 9, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021
A critical report on special education at a New Orleans charter school. Furloughs for thousands of city employees. An ordinance that could limit city surveillance. And a court hearing in the Phase III jail dispute.

Behind The Lens episode 100: Don’t worry, it’s not a clip show

September 25, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021
A new COVID spike at the jail. Laura evacuees arrested in New Orleans. NOLA Public Schools fights subpoena in Kennedy suit. And a rental assistance program has provided little assistance.

Behind The Lens episode 99: This is the way we go to school

September 18, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021
Colleges and elementary schools are back in session. Wait, why is that news? Oh right.

Behind The Lens episode 98: Bonus episode

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

Behind The Lens episode 98: Public resources, public mandates

September 11, 2020 Updated September 11, 2020
Two local HBCU presidents discuss their decision to participate in a vaccine trial. Also, schools, crowds and COVID. Library told to do more with less. And the great jail building debate turns 10.

Behind The Lens episode 97: ‘There are still these gaps’

September 4, 2020 Updated September 4, 2020
Disappearing COVID-19 data. An apparent suicide at the New Orleans jail. And taking attendance without a classroom.

Behind The Lens episode 96: ‘The effects tend to linger’

August 28, 2020 Updated August 28, 2020
Disasters and mental health. A defamation lawsuit from a former New Orleans charter school administrator. And an unusually forceful criminal justice resolution from the City Council.

Behind The Lens episode 95: Save the date

August 21, 2020 Updated August 21, 2020
A Metairie wedding venue with a political connection. The People's DA Coalition unveils a new platform to reduce incarceration. And more.

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