Kat Stromquist
Senior Reporter Covering Justice, Incarceration and Gun Violence, Gulf States NewsroomKat Stromquist is a senior reporter covering justice, incarceration and gun violence for the Gulf States Newsroom, a regional collaboration among NPR and public radio stations in Alabama (WBHM), Mississippi (MPB) and Louisiana (WWNO and WRKF). Her reporting looks beyond crime statistics and law enforcement narratives to focus on communities at the heart of these issues.
Previously, Kat reported for the statewide Arkansas Democrat-Gazette newspaper, where her investigations focused on institutional care and disability issues. She also has worked at the Gambit alt-weekly newspaper in New Orleans and as a public defense investigator.
Kat was raised in suburban Chicago but is a longtime resident of her adopted hometown, New Orleans. She enjoys reading, cooking and writing poetry.
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Federal immigration enforcement and the deployment of the National Guard for security purposes have put New Orleans in the spotlight recently. What could this do to tourism at a crucial time of the year? -
Charles Wall was appointed to the role "effective immediately" on Thursday (Jan. 15) by Kristi Noem, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security secretary. -
Federal judge Brian A. Jackson certified the prison labor case as a class action in late December. A lawsuit alleges the "farm line" violates the Eighth Amendment rights of people working there and the Americans with Disabilities Act. -
A report from the Death Penalty Information Center shows Alabama played a key role in executions and new death sentences. -
Forty-four death row inmates across the U.S. have been executed this year, reaching a level not seen in more than a decade.
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El Departamento de Seguridad Nacional ha enviado agentes de la Patrulla Fronteriza de los Estados Unidos a Nueva Orleans, en una operación que el gobierno federal está llamado “Operation Catahoula Crunch.” -
The state's food banks say food insecurity is growing. Meanwhile, they've lost some federal support. -
A survivor tells his experience of being jailed in New Orleans during Hurricane Katrina, while officials and experts look at jails and natural disasters today. -
Supporters of Boyd, the chairman of an in-prison anti-death penalty group, put the billboard message up in hopes of garnering more public awareness. -
Hundreds rallied in downtown New Orleans Tuesday evening against the prospect of President Donald Trump deploying National Guard troops in the city.
