Audio from the opening of the Bonnet Carre spillway. A proposed chemical plant gets pushback from St. James Parish residents. And New Orleans charter school leaders are trying to align their calendars.
This week's Entergy vote. A troubling warning about the wastewater situation in St. James Parish. And The Lens' new series on school closures in New Orleans.
Michael Isaac Stein covers the City Council hearing on Entergy's $5 million fine. Tom Wright updates the Mosaic wastewater crisis. Audubon's Kara Lankford promotes a new vision for Gulf restoration.
Marta Jewson talks about how school closure decisions are made. And Tom Wright goes to Braithwaite to talk about state coastal restoration efforts.
A failing wastewater reservoir threatens St. James Parish. The Orleans school district faces a budget shortfall at Harney elementary, and it can't access federal funds earmarked for the school. And a BGR report backs Mayor LaToya Cantrell's position on hotel taxes in New Orleans.
The podcast wraps a busy end of the week in New Orleans, with breaking news on two fronts: Louisiana's new abortion restrictions and the NOPD consent decree.
Tom Wright talks to State Health Officer Jimmy Guidry about Louisiana's aging water systems. Michael Isaac Stein on what's next in the Entergy saga. And Marta Jewson recounts a busy Orleans Parish School Board meeting.
Scott Sternberg has a wrap-up of The Lens' fake subpoena lawsuit. Charles Maldonado talks short-term rental regulations. And reporter Julie Dermansky talks about Louisiana politics and climate change.
Editor Charles Maldonado talks about tourism taxes, jobs and data with Stephen Perry. And education reporter Marta Jewson discusses one of her latest stories, a collaboration with HuffPost on the Center for Resilience.
Happy New Year from Behind The Lens.
