The agency is working to fix the issue, after incorrectly telling some 7,600 clients they would have to pay back thousands of dollars in overpaid benefits.
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Behind The Lens episode 93: The NOLA Music Special
We can enjoy live streams all we want, and the performers do, too. But they need your support now, more than ever, as bars and other stages remain closed across the state of Louisiana.
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Behind The Lens episode 92: ‘Another man’s treasure’
Protesters block access to courts and force City Hall to lock its doors in an anti-eviction demonstration. An appointment at the Mayor’s Office raises eye brows among housing advocates. And we hear from sanitation workers, now in their third month of a labor strike in New Orleans. Their demands: safety and dignity.
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Behind The Lens episode 91: Ripple effects
The mayor of New Orleans announces new bar restrictions. Public schools won’t open to students for in-class learning right away. And the long-time district attorney of Orleans Parish announces his retirement.
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Behind The Lens episode 90: ‘Ring ring goes the bell’
Gov. Edwards hosts a who’s who of White House officials and Republican leaders, including Vice President Mike Pence and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos. We hear more about the federal push to reopen schools, come hell or high water, with columnist Stephanie Grace.
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Behind The Lens episode 89: The pulse of the city?
Louisiana rejoins the list of states with rising case loads of coronavirus. But some politicians are crying foul over pandemic precautions. That’s troubling for medical professionals; so are the growing number of tourists coming to New Orleans. Also, the Lake Pontchartrain Basin Foundation has rebranded itself for changing times. But its mission remains a serious one.
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Behind The Lens episode 88: ‘Having to work 10 times as hard’
“Text me,” maybe! How will data from Mayor Cantrell’s new campaign texts be used? And, a panel discussion on color, coronavirus, and what’s left of the “American Dream”: local broadcaster Don P, community activist Jenny Yanez and Lens columnist Crystal Zheng join the conversation.
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Behind The Lens episode 87: Also, there was a dust storm.
A think tank conservative and an infectious diseases doctor strongly disagree on the merits of quick reopenings. And David Torkanowsky joins our conversation on the live music blues in New Orleans.
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Behind The Lens episode 86: Stories to tell
Award-winning journalist Soledad O’Brien talks about COVID-19, the Trump Administration… and bad news writing. And Ashlin Parker from Trumpet Mafia reacts to the city’s push to offer some live entertainment amid the pandemic.
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Behind The Lens episode 85: ‘Turn and face the strange’
More than a week after the Crescent City Connection incident, New Orleans’ police chief faces tough questions at City Council. And a new survey of New Orleans students supports the idea that the educational experience is split badly along racial lines.