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Lafayette

Lafayette, La. had a winding, difficult road to get its own internet service

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Technology is becoming part of the economy

Broadband less likely to be available in lower income and rural areas

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Mission Health and Kenilworth noise issue could still be salient

It might have been solved, too.

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Western North Carolina counties awaiting federal assistance decision

Considering the storms as one or two disasters would likely impact finding

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Taxpayer-funded broadband can work, but can require lots of time

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OPINION: "Maybe you win a Pulitzer and maybe you have to give it back.”

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A loss of newspapers is a loss of good governance

What their loss means to states and municipalities

misinformation

In times of crisis, states have few tools to fight misinformation

Good morning. It's Friday, January 24, 2025, and in this morning's edition, we're covering states having few clues to fight misinformation, one North Carolina sheriff's quest to bring the border war home and a lot more.

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When natural disasters hit

I had big fancy plans about a newsletter on responses to natural disasters. I figured it would be timely since I just experienced Helene.

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From the vault: Louisiana lowers the cost of prisoner phone calls

My December 26, 2012 article from The Louisiana Weekly

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When moving forward and quitting are both positive options

Occasionally the choice between giving up and continuing the task is unclear. Sometimes the choice is obvious. There are also times where I make the best decision possible during the moment. During my four years living in New Orleans, I worked as a freelancer for multiple media outlets, mostly newspapers.

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[COPY] Lower Ninth Ward in New Orleans no longer a food desert

One grocery store is helping, but the neighborhood and others in the Crescent City have a lack of food options resulting in food apartheid