This story was originally published by DeSmog and is reprinted here with permission. Industry and academic groups have launched a research arms race to influence the U.S. Department of Energy’s decision about whether more liquified natural gas exports are in the public interest. In late January, President Joe Biden announced that the agency would temporarily […] The post A research duel heats up, amid high-stakes decision on LNG exports appeared first on The Lens ..read more

On Tuesday, in the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit, lawyers from the ACLU of Louisiana and Cooley LLP argued in front of a three-judge panel on behalf of Bilal Hankins, a Black teenager stopped at gunpoint moments after he and his friends had approached officers for help in finding a lost dog. […] The post Federal Judge: ‘I don’t think robbers would ask for help’ appeared first on The Lens ..read more

Nick Chrastil on an eye-popping State Police contract The Lens had to sue to obtain. It's been one year since JPSO shot and killed Calvin Cains III and his family is suing for body camera footage. And a redesign of City Park could disrupt Grow Dat Youth Farm. The post Behind The Lens episode 239: ‘It’s unconscionable’ appeared first on The Lens ..read more

Billions of federal tax dollars will soon be pouring into Louisiana to fight climate change, yet the projects they’re supporting may actually boost fossil fuels – the very products warming the planet. At issue are plans to build dozens of federally subsidized projects to capture and bury carbon dioxide from industries. On the surface, these […] The post How federal tax dollars meant to fight climate change could end up boosting Louisiana’s fossil fuel production appeared first on The Lens ..read more

It’s been almost a year since Jefferson Parish Sheriff’s Office deputies shot and killed 18-year-old Calvin “Trey” Cains III in the parking lot of his mom’s Metairie apartment complex Yet his mother, Mallory Woodfork, and his father, Calvin Cains Jr., are still searching for answers about their son’s final moments — and demanding accountability from […] The post ‘Show us the video’ appeared first on The Lens ..read more

A new road threatens to cut through the “safe haven” for youth created through the Grow Dat Youth Farm, in what critics see as an unnecessary focus on motor vehicles. The post Stories behind the soil: Le Petit Jardin de Belle appeared first on The Lens ..read more

Last year, the firm began raking in big money for legal services related to a DOJ probe into patterns of misconduct. The post Louisiana paying D.C. attorneys $1,000 an hour to defend against probe into state police  appeared first on The Lens ..read more

As we enter hurricane season, we need to talk about climate change. But it needs to be more than mere talk and debates. While politicians debate, markets respond to facts. Many of us see this in our skyrocketing homeowners insurance rates – if we are lucky enough to have insurance.  The insurance crisis is one […] The post We are not helpless in the face of climate change. appeared first on The Lens ..read more

Nick Chrastil and Katy Reckdahl on a bill that would provide funding to build new local juvenile-detention faciilites. Marta Jewson and La'Shance Perry on the Living School's final days as it prepares to close its doors. The post Behind The Lens episode 238: ‘Juvenile Jails’ appeared first on The Lens ..read more

This week, as the Living School moves toward its final graduation, the Class of 2024 mourns the closure of their unique high school — and explains why it mattered. The post Living Memories appeared first on The Lens ..read more