Drew Hawkins
Public Health Reporter, Gulf States NewsroomDrew Hawkins is the public health reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom, a collaboration among public radio stations in Louisiana (WWNO and WRKF), Alabama (WBHM) and Mississippi (MPB-Mississippi Public Broadcasting) and NPR. He covers stories related to health care access and outcomes across the region, with a focus on the social factors that drive disparities.
Before joining the team, Drew freelanced for multiple outlets including The Guardian, Scalawag Magazine, Louisiana Illuminator, Mississippi Center for Investigative Reporting, LitHub, and others.
Drew was born in Lafayette, grew up in LaPlace and moved to Ponchatoula after Katrina. He studied creative writing at the New Orleans Center for the Creative Arts (NOCCA), and earned degrees at LSU in Baton Rouge. In short, he is a proud product of South Louisiana.
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The Republican congresswoman defeated Democrat Jamie Davis in a race that grew tighter than expected. -
With many Louisiana schools closed for Election Day, Gulf States Newsroom senior reporter Drew Hawkins brought his children — Eden and Finnegan — to the polls to learn about the civic process. -
NDAs have become a flashpoint in Louisiana politics, drawing criticism from voters on both the left and right. Will they play a role in the Nov. 3 election? -
Residents are suing Vermilion Parish, alleging that officials violated Louisiana Open Meetings Law to keep the details of the SpaceX deal from public view. -
In a conversation with Gulf States Newsroom’s Drew Hawkins, Nungesser discusses the NDA he signed, how Gov. Landry's administration pushed the practice and why he thinks the public deserves to know what the state gives up to land these deals. -
The groundbreaking comes just over three months after a company tied to Hut 8, the partner of the Trump brothers in a bitcoin mining venture, donated to a political action committee affiliated with Gov. Jeff Landry. -
Georges dismissed concerns from some of his reporters that his embrace of Meta blurs the line between the news and business. -
Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) arrest data obtained by the Deportation Data Project shows that the New Orleans ICE office's area of responsibility has the second-highest arrest rate in the country relative to its noncitizen immigrant population. -
Clint Cointment says his administration isn't hiding any public records about the Hyundai Steel deal, despite denying requests from residents, advocacy groups, the courts and the Gulf States Newsroom. -
Residents who live near where SpaceX’s rockets will be launched say they were kept in the dark about the project.
