The Advocate’s Mike Smith spent the last year living and reporting in Lake Charles. On Friday, he joined Patrick Madden and the Advocate’s editorial director and columnist Stephanie Grace to reflect on his time in the southwestern Louisiana city. He shares how he managed to report on the hope among residents, despite their struggles with storm damage.
WBHM’s Mary Scott Hodgin has a new podcast that dives into the failures of the Alabama prison system. The Gulf States Newsroom’s Brittany Brown spoke with her to learn how these prisons are violating civil rights.
Eight months after Hurricane Ida, nearly 1,000 bayou parish residents are still waiting on FEMA trailers. WWNO coastal reporter Kezia Setyawan tells us why FEMA has struggled to provide enough move-in ready trailers and how residents are responding.
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