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All Things New Orleans: Offshore Migrant Workers, Short-term Rentals And Some Jazz

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Ellroy Corporal, Avelino Tajonera, and Jerome Malagapo were among the Filipino guest workers on West Delta 32 E when a pipe they were working on exploded.

This week on All Things New Orleans, City Council is expected to make its first vote on regulating short-term rentals, we’ll hear from both sides. We’ll take a look at how crowdfunding has changed the nature of disaster relief in light of the floods in south Louisiana.

Deepwater Horizon, the movie, comes out this Friday. It highlights the working conditions and laborers on the rig when it exploded in 2010. We talk with the author of an investigative article on a lesser-known group of offshore workers, migrants from the Philippines. You can read the full story, by Justin Nobel, here.

Tegan has reported on the coast for WWNO since 2015. In this role she has covered a wide range of issues and subjects related to coastal land loss, coastal restoration, and the culture and economy of Louisiana’s coastal zone, with a focus on solutions and the human dimensions of climate change. Her reporting has been aired nationally on Planet Money, Reveal, All Things Considered, Morning Edition, Marketplace, BBC, CBC and other outlets. She’s a recipient of the Pulitzer Connected Coastlines grant, CUNY Resilience Fellowship, Metcalf Fellowship, and countless national and regional awards.