Behind The Lens

Recent Episodes

Behind The Lens episode 273: ‘Caught in the lurch’

Posted May 16, 2025 • 00:27:47

Delaney Dryfoos on the the largest new delta in North America. Marta Jewson on how the decentralized New Orleans school district caught one special...

Behind The Lens episode 272: ‘Growing threat’

Posted May 9, 2025 • 00:22:33

Delaney Dryfoos on the Calcasieu River's concerning pollution. Marta Jewson on Lycee's $400k property tax bill and the city's offer to settle a lawsuit...

Behind The Lens episode 271: ‘Death warrant’

Posted April 17, 2025 • 00:31:20

Nick Chastil and Katy Reckdahl on working conditions at Angola's Farm Line, with an eye on summer heat, and execution in Louisiana, following the first...

Behind The Lens episode 270: ‘The wrong schools’

Posted April 11, 2025 • 00:21:52

Education reporter Marta Jewson on the state's request that the courts free them from a special education consent decree, the city council seeks to...

Behind the Lens episode 269: ‘They are not forgotten’

Posted March 28, 2025 • 00:27:58

This week, two St. James Parish residents who recently wrote a piece for the Lens on their families’ deep roots in the region and how local histories...