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Category: 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 82: The Quarter and beyond

Moratorium on Entergy cutoffs extended. New DCFS data raise questions about suspected child abuse cases; And feature interviews with Dr. MarkAlain Dery and performer Jillian Kay Music.
by Tom Wright May 22, 2020 Updated May 23, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 81: Changes and choices

Phase one of New Orleans' reopening begins, but workers and their bosses have some tough decisions to make now. Also, musician Emeka Dibia on his work with the Brass-A-Holics amid the COVID-19 crisis.
by Tom Wright May 15, 2020 Updated May 15, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 80: That business upriver

Featuring interviews this week with Russel Honore', Marylee Orr and Jeff Asher, along with some of the best news investigators in Louisiana.
by Tom Wright May 8, 2020 Updated May 8, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 79: Mayday, May Day

"War" on coronavirus cases at New Orleans' jail, the COVID slide for schoolkids, and musicians' commentary on surviving the crisis.
by Tom Wright May 1, 2020 Updated May 1, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 78: Podcasting in place

OPSB's rocky online meeting, Convention Center developments, medical waste buildup and Jazz Festing in Place: yet another wild week of news in New Orleans.
by Tom Wright April 24, 2020 Updated April 25, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 77: Got protection?

Local researchers push hard for new innovations and hopefully even a vaccine to fight the COVID-19 outbreak. Also, worrisome economic prospects for New Orleans workers and residents.
by Tom Wright April 17, 2020 Updated April 17, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 76: Past and present

From schools to prisons, homes to businesses, there is nothing in our region that's not impacted by the coronavirus. We'll hear from Lens reporters, covering a community in crisis.
by Tom Wright April 10, 2020 Updated April 10, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 75: Business matters

New Orleans' tourism economy is on hold and the Convention Center is being used as a makeshift hospital. But that's not stopping center management from pursuing a new hotel development. And we'll get a sense of the economic damage from COVID-19.
by Tom Wright April 3, 2020 Updated April 3, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 74: Stay home, stay informed

The federal government approves a major disaster declaration for Louisiana. We're a hot spot for the COVID-19 crisis, but are incoming resources enough to manage the crisis locally?
by Tom Wright March 27, 2020 Updated March 27, 2020

Behind The Lens episode 73: COVID-19 and New Orleans

We talk with a likely sick resident about slow testing, Russel Honore, Dr. MarkAlain Dery and our staff reporters about covering the crisis.
by Tom Wright March 20, 2020 Updated March 23, 2020

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