Drew Hawkins
Health Equity Reporter, Gulf States NewsroomDrew Hawkins is the health equity 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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While some see telemedicine as a useful tool to help provide care to sexual assault survivors, others believe it's not enough to solve the nursing shortage. -
Today on Louisiana Considered, we continue to bring you the latest on the Bourbon Street attack. We hear an eyewitness account from a pedicab driver, and also discuss security failures. We also visit a blood donation center to learn about recovery efforts. -
Officials and health experts are working to make sure those affected by the Bourbon Street attack have access to the medical and financial resources they need. -
Kareem Badawi just finished his first semester at the University of Alabama, where was studying engineering. His father Belal Badawi says he was an 18 year old full of life. -
The death toll from Wednesday morning's attack on Bourbon Street in New Orleans has risen from 10 to 15, according to the FBI. -
The Lemon Tree Mound is a sacred place for the Atakapa/Ishak-Chawasha tribe. And it's disappearing under the rising waters of the Gulf of Mexico. In this episode, we travel out into the bayous of South Louisiana to understand what this one small sacred place means for the Land Back Movement and climate justice, and why efforts to save our coast matter, even if they really mean only buying time. -
New federal policies extend Medicaid to incarcerated youth and open the door for adult inmates to get coverage before they’re released. -
Denver Smith and Doug Brown’s deaths have reverberated through the years. In this episode, we explore the legacy of the shooting — and the lessons these stories hold. -
The shooting on Southern’s campus made national headlines, prompting a federal civil rights investigation and Louisiana’s attorney general to open his own investigation. -
After weeks of campus disruptions and classroom boycotts, Southern University’s administration decided to take drastic action.
