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A conversation on emergency preparedness as New Orleans waits for Tropical Storm Barry, Entergy’s efforts to lower carbon emissions, and a new approach to give expelled students the tools to return to their regular classroom
A special all-schools episode. Host and producer Jessica Rosgaard talks to education researcher Doug Harris about New Orleans becoming an all-charter city. And we hear from the lawyer for a family suing John F. Kennedy High School.
The latest from John F. Kennedy High School. New abortion restrictions in Louisiana. And immigration detention centers in Louisiana.
Marta Jewson on lead filters in New Orleans schools. Michael Isaac Stein on Entergy regulation. And host and producer Jessica Rosgaard interviews Waveland Mayor Mike Smith about the Bonnet Carre Spillway and its impact on the coast.
We hear from a Kennedy High School senior who still doesn’t know if she graduated. Plus, a plan for ending cash bail. And a new budget crisis for public defenders in New Orleans.
High school administrators scramble to figure out who’s eligible to graduate, even after the ceremony is over. The Orleans school district wants to put a school athletic field on a former toxic dump site. And what’s going on with the Gun Violence Reduction Task Force?
Marta Jewson gives us an update on Kennedy High School. And Jessica Rosgaard talks to the Army Corps of Engineers about the Morganza Spillway.
Marta Jewson on the four-day week at Friends of King Schools. Michael Isaac Stein on an affordable housing development in Bywater. And Lens co-founder Karen Gadbois on Ken Charity, who faces federal charges related to the collapse of First NBC Bank.
A major vote on short-term rentals at the City Council. Asbestos in New Orleans schools. And an interview with Brian Knighten of the Broad Theater about flooding and drainage in the city.
Marta Jewson on the resignation of a charter school network’s CEO. Michael Isaac Stein on the latest recommended fines against Entergy New Orleans. And some highlights from The Lens’ most recent public records workshop.
