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Hurricane Laura was one of the strongest storms to hit Louisiana in over 150 years. It was also the first major hurricane to make landfall on U.S. shores during the COVID-19 pandemic. And, just six weeks after Laura ripped through southwest Louisiana, Hurricane Delta hit the same region, stalling early recovery efforts in October.
For the past six months,
Carly Berlin, the Gulf Coast Correspondent for
Southerly Magazine, has been reporting on the aftermath of these storms amid the pandemic with the aid of a Pulitzer Center grant. Her series,
How Louisiana Communities Are Navigating Hurricane Recovery During a Pandemic, has focused on challenges facing Black voters in Lake Charles after the storms, the mounting disasters mental health toll on teachers and students, and the housing crisis caused by hurricane damage, mass evictions, and lack of federal aid.