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Tune in to the latest #BehindTheLensPodcast 🎙 episode! Dive into the pivotal Council vote on rezoning for Greenfield Louisiana's grain elevator project.

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#TheLensNola 🔍 In Louisiana, one of the nation’s most impoverished states, recipients could easily lose food stamps through the work-requirement red tape, advocates say.

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#FactFriday : Did you know? During the Spanish rule, Governor Esteban Rodriguez Miro introduced the Tignon Law, mandating Black women to wear a headscarf (tignon) to mark them as part of the 'slave class.'

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#ThrowbackThursday : Remember the paved lawn controversy on Orleans Ave in 2013? In a city like New Orleans, where flooding is a real concern, the choice between grass or pavement isn't just about aesthetics it's about impact.

#TheLensNola 🔍 John the Baptist Parish Council has approved rezoning 1,300 acres for Greenfield Louisiana's grain-export facility in Wallace, despite opposition from the Descendants Project, who vow to keep fighting.

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St. John the Baptist Parish Council voted to rezone land in Wallace, La. for heavy industrial use to make way for a massive grain export terminal. The Descendants Project (Louisiana) said the vote was a mistake that could remove protections across the parish. The Lens
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#OPINION Righting the wrongs of history takes an understanding of that history, along with structured conversations about where racial equity is blocked, and how to move past that.

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Correct answer was Irma Thomas👏🥳

#WisdomWednesday The city of New Orleans is offering financial assistance for eligible renters. The outreach event scheduled to take place on Thurs. April 11 and Fri. April 12 from 9a–3p or until capacity is reached at the Joe Brown Park Rec Center.

While a judge ruled Friday that it was too early to block rezoning for the Greenfield Grain Terminal, neighbors fear that the parish council could sanction on Tuesday what one advocate called a “dangerous formula” used in the rezoning plan.

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Update: Rainwater said he's not aware of support for a bill introduced by Rep. Alonzo Knox to create a transitional panel for the Sewerage & Water Board. City council members criticized the bill and the task force's proposal for a new board. The Lens
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#FactFriday Prepare for Monday's eclipse safely. Solar eclipse glasses are available at all New Orleans Public Library locations, distributed first come, first served, limit 3 per family. Remember, viewing the eclipse without protective eyewear is unsafe.

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I am completely against the plan from City Park Conservancy that would displace the popular Grow Dat Youth Program. Friends of Grow Dat

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What's your child's school doing for the eclipse? The Lens hopes to visit a view school viewings.