Skip to content

Focused On

  • Katrina20
  • Justice
  • Living with Industry
  • NOLA Public Schools

Main Navigation

The Lens
  • Subscribe
  • ❤ Donate
The Lens
  • Subscribe
  • ❤ Donate

Focused On

  • Katrina20
  • Justice
  • Living with Industry
  • NOLA Public Schools

Topics

  • Criminal Justice
  • Environment
  • Government & Politics
  • Land Use
  • Schools

Sign Up for the Latest News

  • The Lens Newsletter
  • About The Lens
  • Our Staff

Follow The Lens

  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook

Listen to Behind The Lens Podcast

  • Spotify
  • Katrina20
  • Criminal Justice
  • Schools
  • Opinion
  • In the N.O.
  • Environment
  • Podcast
  • About The Lens
  • Support Us

Category: Health

City rolls out non-police 911 mental-health response

People experiencing a mental-health crisis could be more frequently stabilized and treated, not arrested.
by Nick Chrastil June 1, 2023 Updated June 1, 2023

Louisiana to receive 7,200 more doses of monkeypox vaccine in the coming weeks

On Friday, Louisiana had confirmed 38 cases of monkeypox, 29 of which are in New Orleans or the parishes that immediately surround it. 
by Julie O'Donoghue, Louisiana Illuminator August 1, 2022 Updated August 1, 2022

Orleans judge nixes temporary restraining order on state abortion trigger bans, moves case to Baton Rouge

It appears likely the state’s three abortion clinics will close again.
by Joshua Rosenberg July 8, 2022 Updated July 8, 2022

Louisiana abortion provider wins temporary restraining order, rendering trigger laws unenforceable for now

The ruling comes just days after the U.S. Supreme Court overturned the landmark Roe v. Wade decision that established the fundamental right to abortion.
by Nick Chrastil June 27, 2022 Updated June 27, 2022

After Supreme Court decision, Orleans DA says prosecuting abortions under state trigger law not a priority for his office

Williams called the court decision overturning Roe 'cruel and irresponsible.' His position could lead to conflict with the state's top prosecutor, AG Jeff Landry, who is staunchly anti-abortion and supports prosecution.
by Nick Chrastil June 24, 2022 Updated June 24, 2022

What we know about how schools collect COVID data and make quarantine decisions

The NOLA Public Schools district recently criticized a state policy loosening school quarantine guidelines for unvaccinated contacts.
by Philip Kiefer October 12, 2021 Updated October 12, 2021

Gatherings, evacuations during and after Ida worry epidemiologists as COVID delta surge continues

State shelters are performing COVID tests. But testing is currently scarce in the city.
by Philip Kiefer September 6, 2021 Updated September 9, 2021

Where to get tested for COVID post-Ida

A number of healthcare centers in the area were temporarily closed this week. But some have restarted testing services.
by Philip Kiefer September 5, 2021 Updated September 13, 2021

Health care: Updates on hospital power and what’s open

What we know about available resources as of Friday, Sept. 3.
by Philip Kiefer September 3, 2021 Updated September 5, 2021

‘People are just reaching a breaking point’: New Orleans EMS employees say pay, COVID burnout contributing to turnover and delays in care

City EMS operations lost almost 20 percent of budgeted staff this year.
by Philip Kiefer August 24, 2021 Updated August 25, 2021

Posts navigation

  • «
  • 1
  • 2
  • 3
  • 4
  • 5
  • …
  • 10
  • »

About The Lens

The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's right to know and deeply committed to sharing our knowledge with the community at large. We center human impact in all our work.

Support The Lens

We depend on your support. A generous gift in any amount helps us continue to bring you this service.

Donate Now

Newsletter

Sign up

Most Popular

Leah Chase School principal resignsLeah Chase School principal resignsOctober 9, 2025Marta Jewson and Katy ReckdahlNews
Silence from Smitty’s Supply, EPA’s lagging response leave lasting stainsSilence from Smitty’s Supply, EPA’s lagging response leave lasting stainsOctober 7, 2025Greg LaRose, Louisiana IlluminatorEnvironment
State releases 2023 school performance scores for New Orleans schoolsState releases 2023 school performance scores for New Orleans schoolsNovember 13, 2023Marta JewsonNews
The Lens
The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's right to know and deeply committed to sharing our knowledge with the community at large. We center human impact in all our work.
  • Bluesky
  • Instagram
  • Facebook
INN Member LION Member
© 2024 The Lens. All Rights Reserved.

Our reporting has more urgency than ever.


For more than a decade, we have reported on issues as well as public policy meant to address the needs of residents. The Lens seeks to focus on the inherent inequality that has created a multi-tiered system. We, at The Lens seek to uncover, illuminate, inform and take part in a forward-looking community. Join us.

 
 

Continue to The Lens