Behind The Lens episode 157: Eye in the sky
State Police monitored George Floyd protests with drones. COVID cases down in city schools. And the City Council rehires longtime Entergy consultants.
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Behind The Lens episode 156: Surveillance creep
The city finds yet another use for its expanded surveillance network. A dispute between OPSB and the New Orleans City Council over grants. And a wrap of the second week of the David Wade Correctional Center civil rights trial.
Behind The Lens episode 155: Is it peaking yet?
COVID cases at local schools explode with the rise of the omicron variant. Civil rights case against state prison goes to trial. And Bobby Sneed is finally free.
Behind The Lens episode 154: We’re sorry. There are no rapid tests in stock at this location.
School's out again for some students due to omicron. A City Council vote on pedicabs raises concerns about fairness. And a four-year old class-action suit over conditions at a state prison finally goes to trial next week.
Behind The Lens episode 153: ‘An effort at rebranding’
The final round of charter school renewals. Allegations of contract-fixing for the New Orleans "smart cities" plan. And a reform effort in state prisons has not produced the promised results.
Behind The Lens episode 152: Off and running
The municipal runoff is Saturday. We take a look at what's on the ballot in New Orleans. And the state releases 'simulated' performance scores for Louisiana public schools.
Behind The Lens episode 151: ‘The authority to grant or deny parole’
The 2022 city budget passes. A newly proposed tax could expand early childhood education. And Angola prisoner Bobby Sneed is once again denied freedom.
Behind The Lens episode 150: ‘I’m the mayor right now’
Last week's election results. City budget hearings wrap up. And alleged special education violations at a Lower 9th Ward charter school.
Behind The Lens episode 149: ‘I would say that if I was district attorney’
Budget hearings: Orleans Parish DA's office, but not the Sheriff's Office. A 'smart cities' proposal draws some privacy concerns. Renaming Lusher Charter School. And school agencies want out of a long-running consent decree.
Behind The Lens episode 148: ‘Best future use’
The city continues to seek contractors for a plan to turn the Municipal Auditorium into City Hall. Phase III timeline puts FEMA funding at risk. And a look at the upcoming election.
