Drew Hawkins
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
public health reporter for the Gulf States Newsroom | writer | producer/host | New Orleans vs. all y’all
contact: drew @ gulfstatesnewsroom dot org
contact: drew @ gulfstatesnewsroom dot org
A couple of months ago, I was out in Richland Parish, LA, talking to people about the new Meta data center being built. Everyone talked about the traffic and reckless drivers.
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
Construction on Meta’s largest data center brings 600% crash spike, chaos to rural Louisiana
An investigation from the Gulf States Newsroom found that trucks contracted to work at the Meta facility are causing delays and dangerous roads in Holly Ridge.
www.wwno.org
November 20, 2025 at 2:38 AM
A couple of months ago, I was out in Richland Parish, LA, talking to people about the new Meta data center being built. Everyone talked about the traffic and reckless drivers.
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
So, I started looking into it. Their concerns were valid. 🧵
www.wwno.org/local-region...
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Congratulations to Audrey Brown, Christopher Burrell, Rebecca Cadenhead, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social , Will Katcher, @josephinelee.bsky.social , Rachel Livinal, @jimmylovrien.bsky.social
#CHJDataFellowship #DataFellows
#CHJDataFellowship #DataFellows
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October 7, 2025 at 11:04 PM
Congratulations to Audrey Brown, Christopher Burrell, Rebecca Cadenhead, @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social , Will Katcher, @josephinelee.bsky.social , Rachel Livinal, @jimmylovrien.bsky.social
#CHJDataFellowship #DataFellows
#CHJDataFellowship #DataFellows
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From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social | Anyone looking for a COVID shot for themselves or their kids in Louisiana is facing a new maze of pharmacy restrictions after changing federal guidance on the vaccine.
MORE HERE ⬇️
MORE HERE ⬇️
Louisiana pharmacies make their own rules amid confusing COVID guidance: ‘It’s clear as mud’
Unclear rules and inconsistent interpretations of federal and state COVID-19 vaccination rules leave families confused and vulnerable patients unprotected.
www.wwno.org
September 25, 2025 at 9:35 PM
From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social | Anyone looking for a COVID shot for themselves or their kids in Louisiana is facing a new maze of pharmacy restrictions after changing federal guidance on the vaccine.
MORE HERE ⬇️
MORE HERE ⬇️
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Thank you @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social for getting my good side.
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans 20 years ago, Antigravity Magazine — a small, DIY publication — played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed on what was happening in the city.
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‘Down but not out’: The punk zine that helped keep New Orleans’ culture afloat after Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Antigravity Magazine played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed.
www.wwno.org
August 27, 2025 at 9:35 PM
Thank you @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social for getting my good side.
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Great reporting from Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social and Gulf States Newsroom @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social
In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts. n.pr/4mCWGJt
Speaker Johnson slashed Medicaid. His constituents could lose health services
In Mike Johnson's district, not only could thousands of Louisianians lose coverage, health centers are bracing for a financial hit. They're hoping for additional funding to make up for Medicaid cuts.
n.pr
August 28, 2025 at 8:43 PM
Great reporting from Drew Hawkins @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social and Gulf States Newsroom @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social
There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
‘Down but not out’: The punk zine that helped keep New Orleans’ culture afloat after Katrina
When Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Antigravity Magazine played a vital role in helping local media dispel rumors and keep their audience informed.
www.wwno.org
August 27, 2025 at 4:14 PM
There have been a lot of stories about the media in the aftermath of Hurricane Katrina in New Orleans.
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
Here's a story you haven't heard. It's about a small, punk-rock monthly magazine called Antigravity. @antigravitymag.bsky.social
www.wwno.org/katrina-20/2...
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From Drew Hawkins...
"What does heat in New Orleans SOUND like?
We know what it feels like. We know what the data looks like. But I had this idea of a way to represent the temperature data through sound — using music."
www.tiktok.com/@drewhawkins...
@climatecentral.org @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
"What does heat in New Orleans SOUND like?
We know what it feels like. We know what the data looks like. But I had this idea of a way to represent the temperature data through sound — using music."
www.tiktok.com/@drewhawkins...
@climatecentral.org @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
August 19, 2025 at 2:05 AM
From Drew Hawkins...
"What does heat in New Orleans SOUND like?
We know what it feels like. We know what the data looks like. But I had this idea of a way to represent the temperature data through sound — using music."
www.tiktok.com/@drewhawkins...
@climatecentral.org @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
"What does heat in New Orleans SOUND like?
We know what it feels like. We know what the data looks like. But I had this idea of a way to represent the temperature data through sound — using music."
www.tiktok.com/@drewhawkins...
@climatecentral.org @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social
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For the latest Backstory, we sat down with @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social to discuss his investigation, "Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them," produced in partnership with @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social: soundcloud.com/typeinvestig...
Drew Hawkins: Reporting on the Shortage of Trauma-informed Nurses in the Gulf South
In this episode, we sat down with Drew Hawkins to discuss his new investigation, “Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them,
soundcloud.com
July 31, 2025 at 4:16 PM
For the latest Backstory, we sat down with @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social to discuss his investigation, "Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them," produced in partnership with @gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social: soundcloud.com/typeinvestig...
The Trump Administration is delaying critical funding used for opioid overdose prevention — especially naloxone (Narcan) — from the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program.
Cutting or delaying this funding could directly lead to more overdose deaths.
wbhm.org/2025/alabama...
Cutting or delaying this funding could directly lead to more overdose deaths.
wbhm.org/2025/alabama...
Future of Alabama’s Narcan program in peril
OD2A funds helped Alabama make naloxone more widely available last year. Health experts say it’s responsible for a promising downturn in overdose deaths.
wbhm.org
July 26, 2025 at 11:16 PM
The Trump Administration is delaying critical funding used for opioid overdose prevention — especially naloxone (Narcan) — from the CDC’s Overdose Data to Action (OD2A) program.
Cutting or delaying this funding could directly lead to more overdose deaths.
wbhm.org/2025/alabama...
Cutting or delaying this funding could directly lead to more overdose deaths.
wbhm.org/2025/alabama...
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A really well-reported story by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social on the importance of sexual assault nurse examiners and the impacts for survivors who lack access to them in the Gulf South:
www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations
www.typeinvestigations.org
July 18, 2025 at 3:36 AM
A really well-reported story by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social on the importance of sexual assault nurse examiners and the impacts for survivors who lack access to them in the Gulf South:
www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
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@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social wrote about today's ICE raids, Latin America's banana plantations, and the history that connects them. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...
antigravitymagazine.com
July 15, 2025 at 3:43 PM
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social wrote about today's ICE raids, Latin America's banana plantations, and the history that connects them. antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
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Absolutely loved this story.
Talks about the links between the Latin American coups of the mid 1900s and the modern disappearing of migrants in America.
(From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social in @antigravitymag.bsky.social )
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Talks about the links between the Latin American coups of the mid 1900s and the modern disappearing of migrants in America.
(From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social in @antigravitymag.bsky.social )
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...
antigravitymagazine.com
July 16, 2025 at 5:57 PM
Absolutely loved this story.
Talks about the links between the Latin American coups of the mid 1900s and the modern disappearing of migrants in America.
(From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social in @antigravitymag.bsky.social )
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Talks about the links between the Latin American coups of the mid 1900s and the modern disappearing of migrants in America.
(From @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social in @antigravitymag.bsky.social )
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
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Powerful and eloquent essay that updates the long and shameful history of U.S. involvement in “disappearances.” How many more years will pass before we in the U.S. end these abuses and make real amends?
This is the story of a man with no name who was disappeared from a mall in New Orleans.
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...
antigravitymagazine.com
July 13, 2025 at 2:36 AM
Powerful and eloquent essay that updates the long and shameful history of U.S. involvement in “disappearances.” How many more years will pass before we in the U.S. end these abuses and make real amends?
This is the story of a man with no name who was disappeared from a mall in New Orleans.
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
Fruit of a Poisonous Tree - ANTIGRAVITY Magazine
On a recent Friday morning in New Orleans, while shoppers perused high-end luxury items at stores inside the Canal Place mall like Saks Fifth Avenue and Banana Republic, while workers sipped their cof...
antigravitymagazine.com
July 12, 2025 at 10:03 PM
This is the story of a man with no name who was disappeared from a mall in New Orleans.
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
It's about disappearances—past and present. About the U.S. legacy in Guatemala. About banana empires, CIA coups, and the people still paying the price.
antigravitymagazine.com/feature/frui...
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Jamilla Webb attended the second national Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion conference (featuring keynote speaker Angela Davis); @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social investigates banana plantations, ICE raids at Canal Place, and the history that connects them...
July 4, 2025 at 5:42 PM
Jamilla Webb attended the second national Get Free: A Black Feminist Reunion conference (featuring keynote speaker Angela Davis); @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social investigates banana plantations, ICE raids at Canal Place, and the history that connects them...
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A big list of 30 opioid settlement story ideas and 30 other public health story ideas: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
60 opioid settlement and other public health story ideas - (IRE)
docs.google.com
June 20, 2025 at 6:29 PM
A big list of 30 opioid settlement story ideas and 30 other public health story ideas: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
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Building empathy into #addiction and #homelessness coverage, by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06... via @healthjournalism.org #journalism
Building empathy into addiction and homelessness coverage
At HJ25, panelists spoke about fostering empathy and nuance in stories about people living with addiction and homelessness.
healthjournalism.org
June 30, 2025 at 11:11 PM
Building empathy into #addiction and #homelessness coverage, by @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social healthjournalism.org/blog/2025/06... via @healthjournalism.org #journalism
Tons of great stories in here — guarantee you’ll get some ideas!
Great working on this with @edmahon.bsky.social and @aneripattani.bsky.social
Great working on this with @edmahon.bsky.social and @aneripattani.bsky.social
A big list of 30 opioid settlement story ideas and 30 other public health story ideas: docs.google.com/spreadsheets...
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
I created this with @aneripattani.bsky.social and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social .
60 opioid settlement and other public health story ideas - (IRE)
docs.google.com
June 21, 2025 at 6:25 PM
Tons of great stories in here — guarantee you’ll get some ideas!
Great working on this with @edmahon.bsky.social and @aneripattani.bsky.social
Great working on this with @edmahon.bsky.social and @aneripattani.bsky.social
New Orleans put its own spin on the #nokingsday protests in cities across the country #neworleans #noking #trump
@gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @npr.org
@gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @npr.org
June 15, 2025 at 5:05 PM
New Orleans put its own spin on the #nokingsday protests in cities across the country #neworleans #noking #trump
@gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @npr.org
@gulfstatesnewsroom.bsky.social @npr.org
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"Alabama has 44 certified [sexual assault nurse examiners] for the entire state. Louisiana has 42."
"Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million."
"It's a life-lasting impact when those services are not there for a survivor."
#USA #Healthcare
"Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million."
"It's a life-lasting impact when those services are not there for a survivor."
#USA #Healthcare
Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations
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June 14, 2025 at 4:30 PM
"Alabama has 44 certified [sexual assault nurse examiners] for the entire state. Louisiana has 42."
"Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million."
"It's a life-lasting impact when those services are not there for a survivor."
#USA #Healthcare
"Mississippi only has 6 — for a population of almost three million."
"It's a life-lasting impact when those services are not there for a survivor."
#USA #Healthcare
Reposted by Drew Hawkins
Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them.
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom (@wwno.org): www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom (@wwno.org): www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them. - Type Investigations
www.typeinvestigations.org
June 13, 2025 at 2:33 PM
Trauma-informed nurses help sexual assault survivors. Most hospitals in the Gulf South don’t have them.
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom (@wwno.org): www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
@wadrewhawkins.bsky.social reports in partnership with Gulf States Newsroom (@wwno.org): www.typeinvestigations.org/investigatio...
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Found this on Instagram by Gulf States Newsroom and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social interviewing those on medicaid. Every day people living, working, and trying to survive. Don't let the narrative be of lazy people committing fraud. We all know people using medicaid whether they tell us or not.
June 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
Found this on Instagram by Gulf States Newsroom and @wadrewhawkins.bsky.social interviewing those on medicaid. Every day people living, working, and trying to survive. Don't let the narrative be of lazy people committing fraud. We all know people using medicaid whether they tell us or not.
a short explainer on HB 531 re: forensic medical exams, which just passed in the house at the Louisiana legislature #louisiana #legislature
May 20, 2025 at 7:59 PM
a short explainer on HB 531 re: forensic medical exams, which just passed in the house at the Louisiana legislature #louisiana #legislature
A bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature is drawing attention to major gaps in how the state provides care for sexual assault survivors.
Rep. Johnson introduced it and said “The situation is so dire, it’s like the Wild Wild West.”
www.wwno.org/public-healt...
Rep. Johnson introduced it and said “The situation is so dire, it’s like the Wild Wild West.”
www.wwno.org/public-healt...
Bill aims to fix Louisiana’s ‘broken’ care system for sexual assault survivors
The bill, introduced by state Rep. Travis Johnson, calls for improved information for patients and a comprehensive audit of the state’s resources for care.
www.wwno.org
May 14, 2025 at 8:37 PM
A bill moving through the Louisiana Legislature is drawing attention to major gaps in how the state provides care for sexual assault survivors.
Rep. Johnson introduced it and said “The situation is so dire, it’s like the Wild Wild West.”
www.wwno.org/public-healt...
Rep. Johnson introduced it and said “The situation is so dire, it’s like the Wild Wild West.”
www.wwno.org/public-healt...
I went to the Angola Prison Rodeo the other weekend -- the only rodeo in the country where incarcerated men compete in bull riding, buck breaking, and other controversial, dangerous events (like "Convict Poker")
my latest: www.wwno.org/law/2025-05-...
my latest: www.wwno.org/law/2025-05-...
Brutality and humanity at the Angola Prison Rodeo
While the event has been criticized for its controversial and dangerous events, it also offers a chance for participants to connect to the outside world.
www.wwno.org
May 6, 2025 at 3:39 PM
I went to the Angola Prison Rodeo the other weekend -- the only rodeo in the country where incarcerated men compete in bull riding, buck breaking, and other controversial, dangerous events (like "Convict Poker")
my latest: www.wwno.org/law/2025-05-...
my latest: www.wwno.org/law/2025-05-...