New law puts cameras in special ed. classrooms; grassroots air quality monitoring under threat; history of Spanish Town Mardi Gras

A new law that took effect Feb. 1st requires a camera to be in place in special education classrooms in all Louisiana public schools. It expands on an existing law that required cameras in special education classrooms, but only if parents requested them. The new law followed an audit that found most special ed classes did not have cameras installed.

Safura Syed, a reporter for Verite News, has been covering this story. She joins us today with more.

Louisianans are no strangers to poor air quality, particularly for those who live in the state’s industrial corridor. Over the last few years, some residents began taking air quality into their own hands, tracking pollution with commercial air sensors…

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