Well, we did it. Eve Troeh and I made a radio documentary about Louisianans’ sense of security in their lives, and we finished it, and it is airing…It aired last weekend on WWNO and WRKF, and will air again on WWNO on Friday. This project was humbling, to say the least. One of my favorite authors is Julian Barnes. And in an interview with a literary website he had this to say about how he works differently in journalism and
read more.....as 43 might say. My good friend Eve Troeh had a commentary on the Katrinaversary. You could hear the hurt in her voice. But it was nothing compared to the hurt you could hear in her voice in Courtroom A about a week ago, when she had to confront the person accused of attacking and robbing her. The two year mark has come and gone, and life continues here. When things have been tough here, people have looked really closely
read more...Sunday, the 27th… It was striking to be at the Carnaval Latino a day before Barack Obama spoke at First Emmanuel Baptist Church, which I recorded for NPR. Obama mentioned that “you don’t need to ship folks in to rebuild here in New Orleans. A lot of folks need jobs right here.” After talking to regional newcomers, some immigrants, some not, who’ve come in to work demolition crews on day labor wages, who’ve subjected themselves to a culture that doesn’t
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