In the Louisiana penal system, a ‘life sentence’ means just that. But behind bars and razor wire at the Louisiana State Penitentiary at Angola, a maximum-security facility once called the “bloodiest prison in America,” inmates face death with dignity through … Read More
Images made of Hurricane Katrina before, during and after the storm. Warning: Graphic Content. August 28, 2005: Louisiana Superdome “Shelter of Last Resort” August 29, 2005. The Day the Storm Hit August 30, 2005: Evacuation August 31, 2005 September 1, … Read More
Twenty years after covering Hurricane Katrina, one seemingly harmless visit with family this past June brought back a flood of memories.. As much as I’d like to forget, each anniversary of Hurricane Katrina triggers some anxiety. Sad memories mostly, mixed … Read More
In September 2002, I spent a day, from 7 a.m. to 4 p.m., documenting 51 inmates at the Louisiana State Penitentiary as they picked row after row of cotton in the fields surrounding the maximum-security prison known as ‘The Farm’ … Read More