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 107: ‘But that isn’t true’

December 4, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

The Proposition 2 campaign. DA candidates pledge a comprehensive review of non-unanimous jury verdicts. The OPSB races. And rising COVID cases in schools.

Behind The Lens episode 106: No Thanks

November 20, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

NOPD using facial recognition software. Religious schools facing additional legal scrutiny after taking PPP loans. And non-unanimous jury verdicts — we haven't quite gotten past them.

Behind The Lens episode 105: Fair Share

November 13, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

The Kennedy HS lawsuit. City budget hearings in a tough year. A controversial tax proposal on the ballot. And New Orleans public defenders are demanding parity with the DA's office.

Behind The Lens episode 104: ‘Indefinitely and perpetually’

November 6, 2020 Updated March 11, 2021

A wrap on Tuesday's local elections. (Those have actually ended.) And the Wisner Trust is back in the news again.

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.