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Oct 12, 2024 · The Lens is a nonprofit news organization that covers environment, health, criminal justice, and opinion in New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. Read stories about lead pipes, fossil fuels, reproductive rights, juvenile jails, and more.
Promises Unfulfilled: The Politics of School Choice
5 days ago · The writer, Luis Mirón, believes that -- despite the big money bestowed upon pro-charter OPSB candidates in today's election -- belief in the success of the all-charter charter district in the city is becoming more and more difficult to sustain, especially among low-to-middle income minority families.
When the Village Fails - The Lens
Jul 30, 2024 · From our home with the dented gutter, I cross the bayou and drive a half mile to work up Orleans Avenue, passing the Bibleway Missionary Baptist Church, the Mom and Pop Food Store, blocks of shotgun houses, and the Ruth …
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The Lens is the New Orleans area’s first nonprofit, nonpartisan public-interest newsroom, dedicated to unique investigative and explanatory journalism. Our mission is to educate, engage and empower readers with information and analysis necessary for them to advocate for a more transparent and just governance that is accountable to the public. Our aim is to report […]
Stepping up for New Orleans workers, on Tuesday’s ballot
Oct 31, 2024 · “As an organizer with Step Up Louisiana, it’s my job to get my neighbors to see their own power, “ says the writer, Tasha Williams, the economic-justice organizer for Step Up Louisiana, which is working for the passage of the Workers’ …
Neighborhoods Watched
Oct 21, 2021 · The Lens investigates how New Orleans has spent millions to expand its police surveillance powers in recent years, without any formal oversight or public disclosure. The project exposes the city's sprawling, decentralized and constantly changing surveillance apparatus, and the lack of transparency and accountability.
Grain Terminal in the Lower 9: ‘It’s not going to be good for us.’
Nov 1, 2024 · The Port of New Orleans plans to “revitalize” the Alabo Street Wharf into a terminal for organic grain. Neighbors in Holy Cross are concerned about grain dust, pests, rodents and a steady line of railcars passing right outside their doors.
Neighborhoods Watched: The Toolbox - The Lens
Oct 21, 2021 · Motorola CommandCentral. The Motorola CommandCentral package is a video/data integration and analytics software suite that includes CommandCentral Aware, CommandCentral Analytics and CommandCentral Predictive.. CommandCentral Aware is the central part of the Motorola software package. It integrates video feeds, 911 data, patrol vehicle GPS information and more onto a single interface for RTCC ...
Louisiana AG sues feds to undo longstanding disability protections
Oct 28, 2024 · In an unprecedented challenge that could erase critical protections for people with disabilities, including students in public schools, Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murrill is suing the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), arguing Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 is unconstitutional.
Opinion Archives - The Lens
Sep 9, 2024 · The Lens aims to engage and empower the residents of New Orleans and the Gulf Coast. We provide the information and analysis necessary to advocate for more accountable and just governance.