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Author Archives: Michael Esealuka

Posted inDisaster Recovery

Cancer Alley community leaders reflect on Ida as hurricane season looms

by Michael Esealuka April 26, 2023April 26, 2023

The Louisiana Just Recovery Network stepped in to rebuild homes in 2021. They’re still at it—and working to create jobs for former industrial plant workers in the process.

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‘They want us gone’: Black Louisianans fight to rebuild a year after Ida

by Michael Esealuka August 29, 2022August 29, 2022

Residents of Ironton and West Point a la Hache are still pushing federal and state agencies to help them make their communities safer before the next storm.

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‘Real solutions to root issues’: Making hurricane recovery more equitable

by Michael Esealuka February 22, 2022February 22, 2022

Six months after Ida, a co-founder of the Louisiana Just Recovery Network reflects on the group’s effort to repair homes and train workers.

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