Betsy Shepherd
Coastal ReporterBetsy Shepherd covers environmental news and is producing a podcast on the Civil Rights Movement in small-town Louisiana. She won a regional Edward R. Murrow award for a feature she reported on Louisiana’s 2016 floods.
Before joining New Orleans Public Radio, Betsy served as the managing producer of American Routes and online content coordinator at Indiana Public Media. She received her undergraduate degree from Louisiana State University and earned two master’s degrees in journalism and ethnomusicology from Indiana University.
In addition to her work at WWNO, Betsy is a freelance radio producer and reporter for the BBC and The Southern Foodways Alliance.
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The latest on the spread of coronavirus in New Orleans and across Louisiana.Want to take a breather and catch up later? Sign up for our New Orleans Public… -
Maya Smith works as a cashier at a Walmart in New Orleans. She is 21 years old, the breadwinner in her household, and she just walked out in protest of… -
Across the globe, there is massive demand for a limited supply of ventilators, which are needed to save critically ill COVID-19 patients.Gov. John Bel… -
The latest on the spread of coronavirus in New Orleans and across Louisiana today, April 1.Want to take a breather and catch up later? Sign up for our New… -
Record numbers of laid-off workers across Louisiana are waiting for badly needed assistance, while the state struggles to process hundreds of thousands of… -
The Louisiana Workforce Commission has expanded its staff to help process the surge of unemployment claims they have received following the coronavirus… -
In order to help businesses affected by COVID-19, New Orleans is waiving all fines, fees, interest payments and penalties on sales tax payments for the… -
New Orleans Jazz & Heritage Festival 2020 has been rescheduled from its spring dates, April 23 through May 3, to the fall, organizers announced Tuesday… -
As businesses shutter and New Orleans tourism grinds to a halt, workers throughout the city are feeling the pinch, especially those in the hospitality… -
Gov. John Bel Edwards on Monday announced plans to shut down casinos, bars and theaters and restrict restaurants to take-out service. Gatherings of 50…
