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Louisiana Considered: Lake Charles Fails To See Aid For Nearly 1 Year After Hurricane Laura, Understanding The COVID-19 Delta Variant

By Patrick Madden,
Aubry Procell
Published July 23, 2021 at 12:30 PM CDT
Mahdi Ali sits outside his family's beauty supply store in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Aug. 28, 2020. The building is severely damaged and tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise is missing or damaged.
Aubri Juhasz
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Mahdi Ali sits outside his family's beauty supply store in Lake Charles, Louisiana on Aug. 28, 2020. The building is severely damaged and tens of thousands of dollars in merchandise is missing or damaged.
  • Lake Charles Mayor Nic Hunter describes his frustration with federal programs for failing to send aid to Lake Charles for more than 11 months after Hurricane Laura caused catastrophic damage to the city which was compounded by several other storms in the meantime.
  • WWNO/WRKF public health reporter Rosemary Westwood speaks with Tulane University epidemiologist Dr. Susan Hassig about the rapid spread of the delta variant of COVID-19, which undid months of Louisiana’s progress in the fight against the virus in a matter of weeks.
  • WWNO/WRKF capitol access reporter Paul Braun and the hosts discuss the failure of the state’s first veto override session under the current constitution to override any vetoes.
Louisiana Considered
Patrick Madden
Patrick Madden joined WWNO in 2019 as its first-ever Regional News Director, overseeing news reporting at WWNO, as well as our partner station WRKF Baton Rouge. Madden also serves as one of the hosts of Louisiana Considered, and co-hosts Friday's Politics Roundtable on Louisiana Considered with Stephanie Grace, columnist for The Times-Picayune | The Advocate.
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Aubry Procell
Aubry is a reporter, producer and operations assistant in Baton Rouge.
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