After an insinuation made by a Super Bowl planning committee, reporters from The Lens asked Lower 9 residents what Super Bowl visitors should see, plotted the points on a map, and …

Nov 18, 2024 · Securing Harrah’s Funding for Orleans schools and services to school kids. The City Council had set aside $8 million last year, to deal with the lawsuit, but in light of the …

Dec 26, 2024 · “I keep paper and pen with me at all times because, like the most dynamic dreams, creativity is as wispy as Louisiana mist and dissipates quickly if not seized,” writes …

Nov 25, 2024 · ‘Nothing short of scheming’ Back in August, OJJ claimed in a court filing that it is no longer utilizing the Jackson Parish Jail as a state secure-care facility.. But the jail still holds …

Dec 26, 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 …

Nov 20, 2024 · Though its score climbed a little, the NOLA Public Schools district received the same grade, a C, from the state of Louisiana for the third year in a row. The state’s A-F letter …

Dec 26, 2024 · The old man hated the cold. Hated how it seeped into his bones and dried his skin, made his knees and elbows hurt, sometimes his lower back. He hated standing by the …

Dec 26, 2024 · This has varied over time. For 23 years, I was confined to solitary, which afforded me all of the time I ever needed to write. Since being released into general population in 2016, …

6 days ago · What Louisiana’s school letter grades don’t tell us about school quality. Despite our F grade, the students at Noble Minds are not failing, and we are not failing our students. The …

Nov 11, 2024 · Scientists push for project completion . A group of more than 30 scientists around Louisiana recently co-authored a letter in support of CPRA’s Coastal Master Plan in the wake …