The slow road to getting vaccinated after back-to-back hurricanes
A state program aims to make COVID-19 vaccinations accessible to residents of southwest Louisiana, where vaccine rates are low and people are displaced.
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Carly Berlin
Carly Berlin is a Gulf Coast correspondent for Southerly.
Evictions, homelessness surge in southwest Louisiana after hurricanes
Catastrophes collided on Lake Charles in 2020 and scattered an already fragile housing market to the wind. Homelessness is climbing despite stays on evictions in what should be a cautionary tale for the rest of the state.
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After hurricanes, it’s harder than ever for Lake Charles’ Black residents to cast a ballot
A series of natural disasters — the pandemic and two hurricanes — could suppress Black voters in Southwest Louisiana.
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