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Behind The Lens episode 69: Lines of sight

Posted February 21, 202000:21:19

Who's paying for a 90-camera installation in the CBD? Also, standardized exams are voided at several city schools. And, The Lens wins thousands in attorney's...

Behind The Lens episode 68: ‘Standardized and systematized'

Posted February 14, 202000:30:36

New recordkeeping standards for New Orleans high schools, the “responsible bidders ordinance," and a word of warning from planners in the face of...

Behind The Lens episode 67: A thousand words

Posted February 7, 202000:36:37

The Port's controversial new mural, a postponed public hearing on the Plaquemines Liquids Terminal, the latest on the fake subpoenas case and Dr. MarkAlain...

Behind The Lens episode 66: A developing story

Posted January 31, 202000:29:11

A campaign finance revelation adds to the controversy over the Hard Rock Hotel collapse; parents demand more options in charter schools for their gifted...

Behind The Lens episode 65: Blowin' in the wind

Posted January 24, 202000:28:45

Michael Isaac Stein updates the Hard Rock Hotel site story. Marta Jewson reports on New Beginnings' bid to get out of a lawsuit. Jessica Rosgaard says...