Louisiana Archives – Scalawag

'Young people need power.' Southern students on safety, accountability, and what they need from adults

by Rainesford Stauffer June 7, 2022August 16, 2022

"Do something. Pass legislation. 'Thoughts and prayers' without action to prevent tragedy is faith without works."

Songs for a South underwater

by Sergio Lopez February 11, 2022February 11, 2022

Scalawag's 2021 Sick & Shut In List

Southern Politics

Scalawag's 2021 Sick & Shut In List

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors December 29, 2021December 29, 2021

New Orleans has a trash problem. Thanks to climate change, your city probably will, too.

by Drew Hawkins December 3, 2021December 3, 2021

Salt, Soil, & Supper: New Orleans, plural

by Xander Peters December 1, 2021December 1, 2021

Southern Politics

Without paid leave, the South's COVID school policies cause a terrible trickle down for families

by Rainesford Stauffer November 18, 2021March 9, 2022

You're swamped? Join the club.

by Ko Bragg and Virginia Walcott September 17, 2021September 22, 2021

'We have to evaluate the motives of health care institutions'

by Alysia Nicole Harris September 9, 2021September 21, 2021

Scalawag Updates

Hurricane Ida: How to get and give help on the Gulf Coast

by Scalawag Team August 30, 2021September 2, 2021

Southern Politics

A principal leaves his beloved school after an intense year

by Katy Reckdahl and The Hechinger Report August 24, 2021March 9, 2022

In portraits and letters: 'Being free is not the same as freedom'

by Jason Kerzinski August 17, 2021August 30, 2021

Abolition made practical

by Alysia Nicole Harris July 6, 2021July 6, 2021

A prisoner's apothecary: Solitary Gardens reimagines six-by-nine cells

by Roshan Abraham, Next City June 30, 2021June 30, 2021

Southern Politics

Prostitution was already illegal in Louisiana. Then Republicans crafted an even more damning law used to target trans sex workers.

by Matt Nadel June 1, 2021April 20, 2022

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Food apartheid, continued

by Xander Peters May 26, 2021May 26, 2021

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Call it what it is—Food apartheid

by Xander Peters May 19, 2021May 19, 2021

Southern Politics

Bad medicine in Louisiana prisons

by Xander Adams May 5, 2021April 13, 2022

Scalawag Updates

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Louisiana's shrimping industry is in jeopardy. Again!

by Xander Peters March 24, 2021March 24, 2021

Southern Politics

The Southern Tenant Union Playbook

by Sam Russek March 12, 2021March 15, 2021

Scalawag Updates

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Urban ag gets a bump from the feds

by Xander Peters March 3, 2021March 3, 2021

The South's communication infrastructure can't withstand climate change

by Bailey Basham January 8, 2021March 16, 2021

Meet the Southern librarians fighting for racial justice and truth-telling

by Jason Christian December 29, 2020January 11, 2021

In Louisiana's petrochemical corridor, COVID-19 spreads like cancer

by Drew Hawkins December 18, 2020December 18, 2020

After two devastating hurricanes, southwest Louisiana worries the rest of the country has already moved on

by Xander Peters November 9, 2020August 31, 2021

Scalawag Updates

Black Power in the South: How to keep supporting the movement

by Scalawag Team and Scalawag Editors November 6, 2020April 20, 2021

Southern Politics

If the Democratic Party made the perfect candidate in a lab, it would be Adrian Perkins

by Jeanie Riess October 27, 2020October 27, 2020

Southern Politics

Black disillusionment is real, but Black liberation is possible

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Don't discount the majority of your state: Reaching rural Southern voters

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Southern Politics

Black voting rights experts weigh in on disinformation: We've got your back

by Lovey Cooper and Courtney Napier October 16, 2020October 16, 2020

Scalawag Updates

Salt, Soil, & Supper: Let's talk Indigenous gumbo

by Xander Peters October 14, 2020March 3, 2021