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Behind The Lens

This category offers reflections, artist notes, and behind-the-scenes insights from our photographers and reporters’ perspectives—revealing the thought, emotion, and intention behind the images that define their work.

Behind The Lens episode 191: Looking forward to 2023

This week on Behind The Lens, reporters discuss what to watch for on the criminal justice, environmental and education beats in the new year.
by Carolyne Heldman January 6, 2023 Updated January 6, 2023

Behind The Lens episode 190:’A big one-time spending spree’

Reporter Nick Chrastil on the state's backlog of inmates awaiting transfer to the state's psychiatric hospital, Joshua Rosenberg on an ongoing Lake Maurepas project and Michael Isaac Stein how the city's managed its federal COVID relief funds.
by Carolyne Heldman December 23, 2022 Updated December 23, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 189:’It opens up this whole new dimension’

The city passed its annual budget — with the surprise addition of millions in one-time funds. More updates on Greenfield's proposed $400 million grain silo project and a federal judge denied the sheriff's request for a consent decree NDA.
by Carolyne Heldman December 13, 2022 Updated December 13, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 188: ‘If the city gets its wish’

Reporters discuss asthma-related health data, Orleans Parish Public Defender funding and potential New Orleans city charter changes in 2023.
by Carolyne Heldman December 5, 2022 Updated December 5, 2022

Behind The Lens Episode 187: ‘It looked like JPSO was digging up dirt on this teenager’

Reporter Nick Chrastil looks into the Jefferson Parish Sheriff's Office expansive requests for search warrants of a 16-year-old who died in custody. Reporter Michael Isaac Stein tells us about the New Orleans Office of Inspector General's plans for 2023.
by Carolyne Heldman November 18, 2022 Updated November 18, 2022

Behind The Lens Episode 186: ‘There was a real power struggle at the time’

Environmental reporter Joshua Rosenberg recaps a visit to Lake Charles where shrimpers and activists launched a flotilla outside an LNG conference. City government reporter Michael Isaac Stein recaps the new "Healthy Homes" ordinance and explains the charter change giving City Council more oversight over mayoral appointees.
by Carolyne Heldman November 11, 2022 Updated November 10, 2022

Behind The Lens Episode 185: ‘intended to inflict mental torture’

Nick Chrastil on "inhumane" conditions and mental health care services at David Wade Correctional Center. And Terry Jones joins us from Floodlight News to talk about abandoned well heads.
by Carolyne Heldman November 4, 2022 Updated November 4, 2022

Behind The Lens Episode 184: ‘The price per square-foot is a little more than half what residents expected’

by Carolyne Heldman October 28, 2022 Updated October 28, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 183: ‘a self-tithing business’

by Carolyne Heldman October 21, 2022 Updated October 21, 2022

Behind The Lens episode 182: ‘police aren’t being utilized correctly’

by Carolyne Heldman October 14, 2022 Updated October 14, 2022

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