Kezia Setyawan
Coastal Desk ReporterKezia Setyawan is a coastal reporter for WWNO and WRKF and is based out of Houma.
Her previous roles include work as a general reporter for the Courier and Daily Comet in the Houma-Thibodaux area and a Snowden intern at the Malheur Enterprise in Vale, Oregon. Kezia has covered the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, Hurricane Ida disaster and recovery. Her work centers and amplifies the voices of those who have been pushed to the margins.
Kezia is originally from Portland, Oregon. She has a Bachelor of Arts in Journalism from the University of Oregon. She enjoys developing film in her bathroom, reading web-comics and nonfiction, and dressing up her dog and cat in silly outfits.
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The Louisiana Coastal Protection and Restoration Authority just announced the completion of the Terrebonne Barrier Island and Beach Nourishment project. Barrier islands act as the first line of defense against storms coming from the Gulf of Mexico.
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In the humid Louisiana heat, three boats full of children and tribal members traveled down the bayou in Pointe-aux-Chenes to teach the Pointe-au-Chien tribe’s youngest members about their past, a 10-year-old tradition known as the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe Culture Camp.
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The establishment of École Pointe-au-Chien was officially signed into law by Gov. John Bel Edwards, in a ceremony at the Pointe-au-Chien Indian Tribe building on Friday that signaled an end to an ongoing struggle to establish a French immersion school in the community.
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École Pointe-au-Chien, a public French immersion school, has now been approved to open after a unanimous vote in the state Senate and House at the end of May.
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With the hurricane season now upon us, experts are saying 2022 could see another above-average year of activity. NOAA is predicting the possibility of three to six major hurricanes. There’s a lot of factors that can speak to the severity of the season and intensity of these hurricanes, including and not limited to, the ongoing La Niña conditions, climate change and the Loop Current.
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More than 500 people gathered in Baton Rouge on Saturday to have a party with a purpose: a first-ever Gulf Coast festival focusing on environmental justice in the region.
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An $11 million, storm-resilient affordable housing community in Lafourche Parish, a first of its kind in a community that has been significantly impacted by intense storms over the last several years, was celebrated by local and state leaders for its official completion on Wednesday.
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The Gulf Gathering for Climate Justice and Joy is a mass mobilization and festival happening Saturday, June 4 in Baton Rouge.
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Delays, long inspection lapses and bureaucratic red tape cause slow moving times into temporary housing for Terrebonne and Lafourche residents months after Hurricane Ida.
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To protect southeast Louisiana parishes against the Atchafalaya River backwater flooding and intense storms during hurricane season, a 446-foot floodgate opened for the first time on Bayou Chene in St. Mary Parish on Friday, with local and state officials in attendance.