The NOLA Public Schools district earned its first B letter grade since the schools returned to the district’s control in 2018 ...

The shutdown is over, how did the state do in protecting its most vulnerable. And charters await their fate with state ...

States are moving in sharply different directions on the death penalty, with some looking to broaden when and how executions occur while others try to scale them back or end them entirely.

The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's ...

Millions of gallons of oily water and spilled petrochemicals from the Smitty’s Supply fire and explosion have been handled at three different sites, but state officials have granted an emergency ...

In late 2015, the city of New Orleans and FEMA resolved years of haggling over how much federal relief the city should get to rebuild the sewage systems, water systems and roads damaged following ...

The assertion that New Orleans public schools are “better off” after 20 years of reform is delusional, at least from the perspective of a native New Orleanian and parent of three children who have ...

Calvin Duncan, an uncommon man with an all-too-common story, is vying to become clerk of Orleans Parish Criminal District Court – and his campaign may have gathered enough momentum to draw fire from ...

The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's ...

The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's right to know and deeply committed to sharing our knowledge with the community ...

The Lens fights to reveal and report on issues that impact the community and the region. Staunchly defending the public's right to know and deeply committed to sharing our knowledge with the community ...