Opinion Archives | The Lens

Dan Bright was my brother. Death Row didn’t kill us, but it tried.

by Shareef CousinJune 15, 2025June 15, 2025

We can’t keep losing our brothers to the aftermath of injustice. We can’t call it “freedom” if we’re still dying from what they did to us.

Maintaining independence in levee-board appointments

by Sandy Rosenthal and H.J. Bosworth, Jr.June 14, 2025June 14, 2025

Louisiana can’t afford a mirage

by Simone MalozJune 10, 2025June 11, 2025

Nothing is ever black and white on a plantation

by Jo BannerJune 3, 2025June 3, 2025

Criminal Justice

Only those who have experienced jail can understand the bigger picture

by Bernard SmithMay 30, 2025May 30, 2025

The New Orleans jailbreak: crisis, blame, and a system built to break

by Gus BennettMay 28, 2025May 28, 2025

Working for bike safety, after suffering a severe bicycling injury

by Elyse BejasaMay 15, 2025May 15, 2025

Legislature must demand that Mid-Barataria Diversion proceed, as planned

by David MuthMay 14, 2025May 14, 2025

Does the Louisiana Legislature represent us, or should we find someone else?

by Sarah OmojolaMay 12, 2025May 13, 2025

Levee board members have no sway over Army Corps design

by Stephen EstopinalApril 24, 2025April 27, 2025