Louisiana communities still reeling from Hurricane Ida, pandemic
By Manan Bhavnani Medill Reports EMPIRE, La. — Mitch Jurisich still remembers growing up on Louisiana’s water and going fishing and shrimping with his father as a kid. “It was a wonderful life,...
View ArticleNative American schools on Louisiana Gulf Coast struggle to reopen in wake of...
By Apps Mandar Bichu Medill Reports HOUMA, La.— “Honestly, I don’t understand why they would want to shut schools down. It’s confusing,” the second deputy-chief of the Grand Caillou/Dulac tribe said,...
View ArticleSaving communities after Hurricane Ida: Local resilience fills gaps
By Mckenzie Richmond Medill Reports Sixteen years to the day Hurricane Katrina made landfall along Louisiana’s coast, coastal communities were struck Aug. 29, 2021, by Hurricane Ida, a Category 4...
View Article‘We can’t drill our way out’: Environmental bill could move coastal...
By Hayley Starshak Medill Reports The landscape in southeast Louisiana changes every day – literally. In Barataria, Louisiana, just 20 miles south of New Orleans, that situation on the ground could not...
View ArticleFaith leaders join forces to address environmental justice issues in Louisiana
By Diana Leane Medill Reports Deacon Joseph M. Clavijo sat in a camping chair under a sprawling oak tree in New Orleans’ City Park and marveled at the surrounding nature on a sunny Saturday afternoon...
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